German singer and Unser Lied für Israel participant Aly Ryan caused quite the stir last month when she dropped that she would never participate in the German national selection again, and promptly said no. According to her numerous tweets on the subject, the only way Germany would get Aly Ryan’s approval is if they internally select her. But since then …
[AdSense-B] Today the EBU and NDR confirmed the first six hopefuls for Unser Lied für Israel, the selection process that Germany will use to select their song for Tel Aviv. While the announcement was at pains to say that this is not the full line-up, the announcement of youthful stars has no doubt caused intrigue and excitement amongst Eurovision fans …
[AdSense-B] Over the past two days we have had a clearer picture of the acts taking part in Unser Lied für Lissabon, the German national selection for this year’s contest. A lot of pride is at stake for Germany, who have now finished 27th, 26th and 25th in the past three years, collecting just 17 points in the process. So …
[AdSense-B] The German national broadcaster, NDR, has decided to hold a national final to select their representative for Lisbon. Everybody interested can apply on bewerberESC2018@digame.de until noon of November 6th. Twenty of them will be called back and their singing and stage talent will be estimated. The biggest change in the next years national final is inclusion of the international …
Germany has been quietly working behind the scenes over the past few months in an attempt to reverse their current woeful Eurovision fortunes and, now, we have the names of the five acts who will hope to bring joy to the country once more! On Friday, German broadcaster ARD announced the five lucky performers who survived the final casting …
Looks like two last places in a row have served enough purpose – German media has been reporting that ARD will increase the focus on the song, not the artist, in the 2017 national final. Much like the casting show which proved so successful in 2010, ARD look to find a successful song and then match this to a performer …
It’s always a big occasion in the Eurovision calendar when a country decides on its song for Europe, but in recent years one of the biggest decisions has been which artist will represent Germany in the contest. Following the country’s overnight success story of the 2010 victory the Big 5 member has seen a myriad of big names and plucky …
It’s been an Up-and-Down whirlwind for Germany. First they announced that Xavier Naidoo was internally selected to represent Germany at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm. This was a controversial decision among the fans as he was accused of anti-semitism, Homophobia and other statements that were considered offensive by many. The unexpected backlash by the media and fans …
Matt and Adam are back with another edition of the ESC Podcast discussing the latest and greatest news, developments and general Eurovision related info. We are joined by our member Robert aka Lupus who is a new fan of the contest. The following topics were up for debate: – Turkey is out again…why?!? – Minus One and Thomas G:SON for …
Tonight sees two Eurovision shows taking place across Europe – quite the busy Thursday night for Euro fans! Germany – Unser Song für Österreich – 20:15 CET Germany’s final for Eurovision 2015 takes place tonight in Hannover and in a show that promises to be spectacular, eight acts will be vying to represent the country in neighbouring Austria. The acts …
