Eurovision in Malmö is now just over a month away. In the lead-up to the start of rehearsals, we will get to know a bit more about this year’s artists, their discography, and their Eurovision 2024 journey so far. Next up, we will preview Germany’s 2024 representative Isaak.
Isaak’s Eurovision Journey So Far…
Isaak was selected to represent Germany with his song “Always on The Run”, after winning national final “Das Deutsche Finale. It was later revealed that Isaak would perform between Hera Björk and Raiven in the first semi-final on May 7th in order to preview his song.
Isaak is performing as an interval act during the show and not as a competing artist. Isaak’s first and only competitive performance will be in the Eurovision Grand Final on May 11th.
At the time of writing Isaak is confirmed to be performing at Eurovision in Concert on April 13th. Isaak has already performed at the London Eurovision Party on April 7th, as well as Pre-Party ES24 on March 30th.
What do we think of “Always on the Run”
The team at That Eurovision Site have reacted to Germany’s entry for Malmö. Tim gave his thoughts on “Always on The Run”, which you can check out below, you can also check out our written review here:
Who is Isaak?
Isaak Guderian, whose stage name is Isaak started his musical career in 2011 when he participated in the German version of The X Factor. Following on from this at the age of 18, Isaak founded his own music company which specialises in organising events and concerts.
In 2020 Isaak started making his own music, in 2021 he won the German TV talent show “Show Your Talent”. Following on from this Isaak has released several singles in the run up to his participation in Das Deutsche Finale.
“Always on the Run” was written by Isaak himself as well as Kevin Lehr, Leo Jupiter and Greg Taro.
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: Isaak/ That Eurovision Site
Photo Credit: Valentin Ammon
Rory Gannon