The participants for the German national final Das Deutsche Finale will be revealed next Friday the 19th of January.
About Das Deutsche Finale 2024
Das Deutsche Finale will take place on the 16th of February. It will select the German representative for Eurovision 2024 in Malmö, Sweden. Barbara Schöneberger will host, as she has done before for previous editions of Germany’s national final. NDR received 693 applications for the contest, with 495 soloists, 127 bands and 71 duets.
“Ich will zum ESC!”
One participant in the national final will come out of “Ich will zum ESC!” (English – I want to go to Eurovision!). The six-part docutainment series will see Rea Garvey and 2014 Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst coach 15 participants along the journey of creating their Eurovision songs. The winner of the competition will receive a spot in the main national final, Das Deutsche Finale 2024. However, the recipient of this wildcard will be revealed at a later date, as the last episode is scheduled to air on February 8th.
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: ESC Deutschland
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Rory Gannon