Deutschlands Empfehlung Für Den Online Music Song Contest (OMSC 5)

Deutschlands Empfehlung Für Den Online Music Song Contest (OMSC 5) was the 1ˢᵗ edition of the German music competition Deutschlands Empfehlung Für Den Online Music Song Contest and was held between the 7ᵗʰ November 2020 and the 13ᵗʰ November 2020. The slogan of this edition was “Vereint!”.

The winner of the contest were Glasperlenspiel with their song "Geiles Leben". They represented Germany in OMSC 5 in Busan (부산), South Korea, placing 11ᵗʰ with 49 points.

Format
Deutschlands Empfehlung Für Den Online Music Song Contest (OMSC 5), organised by Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (ARD), was the first edition of the contest to determine the German representative/s for OMSC 5. This edition was held in the German state, Baden-Württemberg. There were two semi-finals each with four entries. The first semi-final was held on the 9ᵗʰ of November 2020 in Freiburg im Breisgau, while the second semi-final was held on the 11ᵗʰ November 2020 in Karlsruhe. Only two of the four entries from each semi-final qualified for the grand finale. The grand finale was held on the 13ᵗʰ November 2020 in the capital of Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart.

Voting
The voting consisted in the German jury votes and the Public votes. The German jury's votes influenced the results at 50%, while the other 50% was determined by the televote.

These groups were weighted equally against each other: for both the semi-finals and the final, each group's vote would carry a score of televote 4, 3, 2, and 1; The scores were then added together to the jury votes to decide the places. In this national selection the songs must be sung at least at 50% in German

Competing Entries
The four competing entries competing in the first semi-final were announced to the public on the 7ᵗʰ November 2020, while the other four entries competing in the second semi-final were announced to the public on the 9ᵗʰ November 2020.

Semi-Final 1
The first semi-final took place on the 9ᵗʰ November 2020 in Freiburg im Breisgau.

Semi-Final 2
The second semi-final took place on the 11ᵗʰ November 2020 in Karlsruhe.

Final
The final took place on the 13ᵗʰ November 2020 in the capital Stuttgart.