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As the songs competing for this year’s competition in Basel continue to be selected, the team at That Eurovision Site will react to the entries that will be participating at Eurovision 2025. The next entry we will react to is Germany, which will be competing in this year’s competition with “Baller” by Abor & Tynna.
Our thoughts on “Baller”
In this series, we will provide our opinions via two methods. One of our team members will be reacting on video, which you can see below, whilst up to three members will give their written opinion on the entry. Tim will be on the main seat and will be showing his reaction to “Baller”
What did the other team members think of “Baller”?
Daniel: I say this as somebody who likes way more German entries than most people, this is the best thing they’ve sent in YEARS, and might just be my new all time favourite German entry. It goes as hard as a bullet train, Tynna’s stage presence as the vocalist is absolutely electrifying, and a country singing in their own language is always a good thing. If this isn’t Germany’s best result since 2018 then to be quite frank Europe has failed as a continent. Please check out the full album this is from if you haven’t already because there genuinely isn’t a single miss on there.
Euan: I think it’s testament to how great performers that they are that while clearly being ill and sounding not the best, Tynna still managed to completely fill the stage with her presence and charm. There’s a lot of high energy songs this year with catchy hooks, but ‘Baller’ manages to overshadow all of them, but a chorus that sticks with you. While this has obviously done well with the people of TES, and the community as a whole I feel that this song might have the widest range of possible results. There’s definitely a path to this coming both top five and bottom five, and if Europe has sense and test it’ll be the former.
Rory: When I initially heard this song, this did not do much for me. However, with every additional listen, I have just grown to love this track. The EDM feel makes it fresh while also harking back to the likes of the 90s with its thumping electronic bass beats. On top of this, the fact this is the first German-language entry FROM Germany since 2007 is something to note. Germany is taking a risk this year, and it really could pay dividends and start the ball rolling on an amazing run of results in the Contest.
Listen to “Baller” on streaming platforms
You are able to listen to Abor & Tynna’s Eurovision 2025 entry on the following streaming platforms:
Spotify
Apple Music
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 Isaak with “Always on the Run”. As Germany is part of the Big 5, they automatically qualified for the Grand Final. In the Final, the song received 117 points and finished in 12th place – the first time the country has finished on the left hand side of the scoreboard since 2018.
What do you think of “Baller”? Are you excited to see what Abor & Tynna will do in Basel? As always, let us know what you think by commenting below. Also, be sure to follow “That Eurovision Site” on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Tumblr, Threads and Bluesky as we gear up for Eurovision 2025!
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As a German, I really hope we do well with the song. Because I’m afraid that if that doesn’t happen, other problems will be ignored and the German language will be blamed, we Germans love to say how bad our language sounds and I think that’s such a shame and also a reason for the hate the song gets here in Germany, apart from Tynna’s vocals. I also think it’s great that you mention Tynna’s stage presence, I like it too and I hope they manage to capture it well on camera on the big stage in May. Let’s hope for the best and that we don’t end up at the bottom of the table again, as we have done so often in recent years.