ARD has launched “Ich will zum ESC!”, a six-part docutainment series that will determine who gets a spot in the national final “Das Deutsche Finale 2024”.
About “Ich will zum ESC!”
“Ich will zum ESC!” (English – I want to go to ESC!) is a docutainment series. 15 acts will take part, of which one will receive a spot in Germany’s national final “Das Deutsche Finale 2024”. Along the way, the participants will be coached by Rea Garvey and Eurovision 2014 winner Conchita Wurst. The artists will start by performing cover or original songs in the audition stage, before working with Garvey, Wurst and various songwriters/producers to create their Eurovision entry. At the end of the process, the audience will vote for one participant to advance to the main German national final.
You can see a full list of the participants and their home cities here.
How to watch “Ich will zum ESC!”
“Ich will zum ESC!” will air on ARD. The first three episodes will be available in the broadcaster’s media library from January 25th, 2024. The fourth episode will drop on January 30th and episode five two days later on February 1st. The final episode will be a live show and will air on February 8th, a week before the main national final, scheduled for the 16th of February.
Germany’s Eurovision History
Germany has been part of Eurovision since the beginning, debuting in 1956. Their debut entries were Walter Andreas Schwarz’s “Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück” and Freddy Quinn’s “So geht das jede Nacht”. Germany has appeared at every Eurovision except for 1996, which means they have been at more Contests than any other country. They have a long history of success in Eurovision, finishing in the top 3 an impressive 13 times. Germany has won the contest twice: Nicole won in 1982 with her song “Ein bißchen Frieden”, taking home 161 points. Their second win came in 2010 when Lena scored 246 points with her song “Satellite”.
Germany’s most recent Eurovision entry was Lord of the Lost with “Blood and Glitter”. As Germany is part of the Big 5, they automatically qualified for the Grand Final. In the Final, the song received 18 points and finished last – 26th – for the second year in a row.
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News Source: Eurovision.de
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