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 …
Xavier Naidoo NOT representing Germany – The Internet reacts
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 …
Unhappy Germany: Petition against Xavier Naidoo’s participation
As previously reported, Xavier Naidoo was selected internally to represent Germany at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm, Sweden. It’s been less than 24 hours since the announcement was made and the Internet is already going crazy over this for different reasons. As it turns out, there seems to be a good amount of discontent with the decision. …
Xavier Naidoo to represent Germany At Eurovision
One of the most successful German artists is going to represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm: Xavier Naidoo. The viewers will get to choose the song via the “Unser Song fur Xavier” show on February 18th, 2016. Some of the most renowned German composers and producers will be asked to submit their songs and six …
Germany: Seven artists announced
Seven of the eight artists taking part in the national selection, Unser Song für Österreich, have been announced today by the German broadcaster NDR. Amongst the artists are popular pagan folk band Faun, X Factor winners Mrs. Greenbird and notable DJ and remixer Noize Generation. ‘Nature pop’ project Fahrenhaidt, pianist Alexa Feser, The Voice winner Andreas Kümmert and girl group …
Germany: Seven established artists announced Wednesday
Germany’s national broadcaster has announced on their dedicated Eurovision website that the seven established artists taking part in Unser Song für Österreich will be announced on Wednesday. NDR states that the artists have been chosen in connection with record labels and are nationally known. The seven artists revealed on Wednesday (14th January) will be joined by the winner of the …
Germany: National final on 5th March
Unser Song für Österreich will be the national selection method for Germany in 2015, and will take much the same format as the 2014 edition. This time it is Andreas Bourani who is inviting young and upcoming German artists to take part in the contest, with the club concert being held on February 19th 2015. Aspiring artists can submit an …
Should Germany use Bundesvision as their national final?
In 2005, the German entertainer and Eurovision veteran Stefan Raab launched his brainchild – a version of the Eurovision Song Contest held between the 16 states or länder of Germany. And with that, the Bundesvision Song Contest was born. The 10th edition of the contest will be held in a few weeks on September 20th, and every year without fail …