German broadcaster ARD revealed more details ahead of Friday’s German national final, Das Deutsche Finale 2024.
About Das Deutsche Finale 2024
The German national final, Das Deutsche Finale 2024, will feature 9 participants. Eight artists were initially selected, then Floryan was added to the lineup after winning “Ich will zum ESC!”. The show will start at 10:05 PM CET on February 16th on Eurovision.de, Erste, ONE and the ARD media library. Barbara Schöneberger will host the show and there will be guest appearances from Mary Roos, Riccardo Simonetti, Florian Silbereisen, Alli Neumann and “Ich will zum ESC!” coaches Conchita Wurst and Rea Garvey. The results will use the same formula seen at Eurovision – an international jury will decide 50% of the final results and the audience vote will form the other half.
Das Deutsche Finale 2024 Running Order
Additionally, the running order for Friday’s final has been revealed. It will see NinetyNine kick off the show and Max Mutzke close it.
| Running Order | Artist | Song |
| 1 | NinetyNine | “Love On A Budget” |
| 2 | Leona | “Undream You” |
| 3 | Isaak | “Always On The Run” |
| 4 | Galant | “Katze” |
| 5 | Floryan | “Scars” |
| 6 | Bodine Monet | “Tears Like Rain” |
| 7 | Ryk | “Oh Boy” |
| 8 | Marie Reim | “Naiv” |
| 9 | Max Mutzke | “Forever Strong” |
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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Rory Gannon