More details have been revealed about the format of the program “Ich will zum ESC!”, the show that will select a wildcard act into Germany’s national final.
The Format
Launched last month, “Ich will zum ESC!” is a six-part docutainment series that will select a wildcard entry into Germany’s national final “Eurovision Song Contest – Das Deutsche Finale 2024“. 15 artists will compete in the program. The first episode will start by sorting the artists into two teams, headed by coaches Conchita Wurst and Rea Garvey. The first four shows will feature the artists learning from and working with Wurst and Garvey. In episode five, the artists will start working on their Eurovision entries, with the help of their coaches. Two acts will advance to the final episode, which will be broadcast live. There, the audience will vote for which act they want to see advance to the main national final.
How to watch “Ich will zum ESC!”
The first three episodes of ‘Ich will zum ESC!’ will be available from January 25th in ARD’s media library. The fourth will be uploaded five days later on January 30th. Episode five arrives two days later on February 1st. They will also air live on January 27th (Episodes 1 & 2), February 3rd (Episode 3), and February 4th (Episodes 4 & 5) on Das Erste. The final episode will air live on February 8th on ARD’s media library and NDR television.
Germany in Eurovision
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
Photo Credit: NDR / André Kowalski
Rory Gannon