Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 with the song "Flieger", composed by Dieter Bohlen, with lyrics by Joachim Horn-Bernges, and performed by Nino de Angelo. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), selected their entry through a national final. This year marked the last contest in which participation and televoting were only open to residents of West Germany.

Before Eurovision

Ein Lied für Lausanne

The national final, broadcast by Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) to ARD broadcasters across West Germany, took place on 23 March 1989 at the Deutsches Theater in Munich, and was hosted by actor and comedian Hape Kerkeling. Ten acts presented their entries live and the winner was selected by public televoting through hotline.

At Eurovision

Nino de Angelo performed twenty-first on the night of the contest, following and preceding. At the close of the voting the song had received 46 points, placing 14th in a field of 22 competing countries. It marked the second appearance in a row in which Germany took the 14th place slot at the end of the night. The contest was broadcast on Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen, with commentary by Thomas Gottschalk, and on radio with commentary by Ado Schlier. The show was watched by 9.87 million viewers in West Germany.

Voting