'' Unser Lied für Stockholm '' ( ) was the competition that selected Germany 's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 . The competition took place on 25 February 2016 at the Köln-Mülheim Studios in Cologne , hosted by Barbara Schöneberger . Like in the previous six years , the national final was co-produced by the production company Brainpool , which also co-produced the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf and the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Baku . Ten acts competed during the show with the winner being selected through a public televote . The show was broadcast on Das Erste and EinsFestival as well as online via the broadcaster 's Eurovision Song Contest website '' eurovision.de '' and the official Eurovision Song Contest website '' eurovision.tv '' . An after-show programme hosted by Bianca Hauda and Thilo Jahn as well as the winner 's press conference were also broadcast on EinsFestival as well as online following the competition . The national final was watched by 4.47 million viewers in Germany , making it the most watched Eurovision Song Contest selection show since 2010 when Lena Meyer-Landrut was selected with " Satellite " , which won the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 for Germany
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016