As always, the show started by a televote that determined the starting order of tonight's candidates. Because only five candidates remained in this quarter-final, each singer had the chance to perform twice.
After their performances, Alina Süggeler, Thomas D, and Stefan Raab - all of which are German music "experts" - commented on the songs and stage performances. Then the TV public chose tonight's qualifiers by means of televoting. This is the outcome (in order of appearance, qualifiers in bold):
Katja Petri (5th)
Ornella de Santis (3rd)
Shelly Phillips (4th)
Yana Gercke (2nd)
Roman Lob (1st)
Tonight's performances can still be watched on the official Unser Star für Baku website. Next Monday, the semi-final of the German national selection for Baku will be aired on Pro Sieben, at 20:15 CET.
