At time of publication, Nemo‘s “The Code”, Switzerland’s entry to this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, sits at the top of the betting odds. The contest’s inaugural winner in 1956, Switzerland’s only other victory came in 1988, 36 years ago. Coming off of two contests in a row won by powerhouse countries that had won less than a decade before (Sweden …
Just over a year ago, German broadcaster NDR announced that Peter Urban would retire from his role as Eurovision commentator after the 2023 contest in Liverpool. This week, they revealed that Thorsten Schorn will be his replacement, talking German audiences through the three live shows in Malmö this May! Like Urban, Thorsten Schorn has a background in radio. He was …
Tonight, 9 acts competed to represent Germany in Malmö this May, and in the end the winner of Eurovision Song Contest – Das deutsche Finale 2024 was Isaak with the song “Always On The Run”! The perennial German national final host Barbara Schöneberger was back again this year to present the acts and moderate a panel of ESC experts. This year …
The below editorial is the opinion of the author(s), and does not necessarily represent the views of ESC United as a whole and its staff members, and does not represent the views of anyone associated with the EBU and Eurovision. Tonight in Berlin, nine acts will face off. The prize at stake? The honor of representing Germany at Eurovision 2024. …
Earlier this week we opened our poll ahead of Friday night’s show Das Deutsche Finale in Germany, asking YOU who should win the national selection. A total of 129 votes were cast in our flash poll, and there is a very clear winner among the nine songs. Raking in an impressive 51% of votes cast (66 total), Ryk’s song “Oh …
The German national selection Das Deutsche Finale is set to occur this coming Friday at 22:05 CET, where by the end of the night we will know the next German representative heading to Eurovision. This year’s selection had eight artists and songs pre-selected by the broadcaster and were announced last month, while the final ninth artist was selected through a …
Tonight, the finalists of Germany’s Wild Card casting show Ich will zum ESC! performed their potential ESC songs live from the Festsaal Kreuzberg in Berlin. The three songs in competition tonight were: Anne Im – “Yellow Brick Road” Floryan – “Scars” Luca M. Wefes – “Farben neuer Tage” After a 100% public vote, Floryan was chosen to advance to the …
Last week, Germany confirmed eight of the acts who will compete in Das Deutsche Finale 2024 on February 16. But one additional Wildcard act is being chosen in a special way this year– via a multi-episode casting show called Ich will zum ESC! Over the course of five pre-recorded episodes, 15 up-and-coming German artists competed for a place in the …
This morning, the German broadcaster ARD revealed the eight acts who are confirmed to compete in Das Deutsche Finale 2024 on February 16, and made their songs available to listen before the contest. The eight confirmed artists and songs are: Galant – “Katze” Isaak – “Always On The Run” Leona – “Undream You” Bodine Monet – “Tears Like Rain” Max Mutzke – “Forever …
Last year, the German broadcaster chose one wild card participant for Unser Lied für Liverpool through an online vote on TikTok. The online contest gave emerging artists a chance to appeal directly to the public for votes, and gave the public more influence over the selection process for their Eurovision entry. This year, the wild card contest has expanded into …
