It has been confirmed by German broadcaster and Eurovision.de that Barbara Schöneberger will host Germany’s national final “Das deutsche Finale 2024″. She has hosted previous editions of Germany’s national final.
What we know about “Das Deutsche Finale 2024”
Germany will select their artist for Malmö on February 16. We previously reported that NDR/ARD received 693 applications for the 2024 edition. Germany have also launched a wildcard selection for their national final. “Ich zum ESC” was launched earlier this year, and will select one act to participate in “Das Deutsche Finale 2024”.
What is “Das Deutsche Finale”?
“Das Deutsche Finale” is new in name in terms of German national selections. It is thought around 8-10 songs will compete in the national final, as per previous versions of ARD/NDR’s selections. Like last year there are wildcard entries into the national final, last year via TikTok, this year via an online show. Germany’s national selections often take place on a Friday night. This is somewhat different from a lot of countries who select on Saturday nights.
Germany’s Eurovision Journey
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: NDR/ARD
Photo Credit: Joerg Carstensen/dpa
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