Following tonight’s finale of “Ich will zum ESC!”, we now know that Floryan has received the wildcard spot in next week’s German national final – “Das Deutsche Finale”.
He will take the 11th and final spot in the competition after winning with his song “Scars”.
About “Ich will zum ESC!”
“Ich will zum ESC!” (English – I want to go to Eurovision) launched in December as a six-part docutainment series to find one wildcard entry for the German national final. Now, after five episodes, we know the finalists: Anne, Bibiane, Florian and Luca. Unfortunately, Bibiane had to withdraw at the last minute due to illness. These finalists took part in the live final tonight, performing the songs that they created over the series with coaches Rea Garvey and Conchita Wurst. The audience voted and we now know that Floryan will join the rest of the field for “Das Deutsche Finale 2024”, scheduled for next Friday the 16th of February.
You can watch Floryan’s winning performance here:
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: NDR
Photo Credit: André Kowalski / NDR
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