Deutschlands Empfehlung Für Den Online Music Song Contest (OMSC 12)

Deutschlands Empfehlung Für Den Online Music Song Contest (OMSC 12) was the 5ᵗʰ edition of the German music competition Deutschlands Empfehlung Für Den Online Music Song Contest and was held on the 5ᵗʰ April 2021. The slogan of this edition was “Be Yourself!”.

The winner of the contest was Lena with her song "Thank You". She represented Germany in OMSC 12 in Kraków, Poland, placing TBA with TBA points.

Format
Deutschlands Empfehlung Für Den Online Music Song Contest (OMSC 12), organised by Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (ARD) and Südwestrundfunk (SWR), was the fifth edition of the contest to determine the German representative/s for OMSC 12. This edition was held in the capital and largest city of the German state Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, it was held in the SWR headquarters. The show was held on 5ᵗʰ April 2021 internally with four artists competing. This edition had no language restrictions, therefore there were one song in German and three songs in English.

Voting
The juries influenced the results at 100%, as this time the voting consisted uniquely in jury votes. The public influenced the selection of the songs by choosing the song rules.

After the artists' performances, the juries voted giving sets of 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 points, and the results were announced by the broadcasters a few days later, on the 5ᵗʰ of January 2021.

Competing Entries
The competing artists for the Artist Final were announced on 5ᵗʰ April 2021 while the Songs for the Song Final were announced on 7ᵗʰ April 2021.

Artist Final
The Artist final took place on the 5ᵗʰ April 2021 in the capital of Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart.

Song Final
The Song final took place on the 5thᵗʰ April 2021 in the capital of Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart.