Earlier this month, the submission window for the German national final was extended by one week to October 15th; now that it has closed, NDR have confirmed that almost 700 submissions were received! There were 693 unique contributions submitted, with 572 entering at least one original song. 121 people applied without an original song, which was allowed this year and …
The online submission window for Das Deutsche Finale 2024 closes one week from today on October 5th. Among the many hopefuls who are still perfecting their entries to meet that deadline is one Eurovision veteran who is ready to compete for Germany for the first time in 20 years. According to German newspaper Allgäuer Zeitung, Ralph Siegel – the prolific songwriter of …
As the votes rolled in on the night of April 24, 1982, it quickly became clear that Germany was about to win Eurovision for the very first time. The song, “Ein bißchen Frieden” or “A Little Peace”, received the maximum 12 points from more than half of the 17 other countries competing that year and received support from all but …
‘The Could Have Beens’ is a new retrospective series that looks back at the national finals that produced eventual Eurovision winners. On the night of March 20, 1982, television viewers across West Germany tuned into Ein Lied für Harrogate, the country’s Eurovision national final. 12 acts squared off, hoping to represent the nation at that year’s contest in Harrogate. Germany …
[AdSense-B] It appears that another unlikely combination might have appeared at the competition next year in Lisbon, with rumours surfacing that Bosnia & Herzegovina’s return to the contest could’ve been entirely funded by none other than Ralph Siegel, serial Eurovision composer and institution of the event. The plans for the comeback were revealed by legendary Bosnian singer Hanka Paldum who …
