SWR has announced further details about Das Deutsche Finale 2026, the German national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna.
More about the format
After unveiling the nine artists hoping to represent Germany in Vienna, SWR has detailed the format of Das Deutsche Finale 2026. All nine acts will perform their songs during the opening stage of the show, followed by an initial voting round. At this point, a 20-member international jury, representing 20 Eurovision-participating countries, will select the top three entries.
These three finalists will then move on to the second phase, where the German public will decide the winner through televoting. The system mirrors last year’s approach, when Stefan Raab and the jury narrowed the field before viewers made the final choice.
Here are the artists and their song titles competing for the German ticket to Vienna:
- BELA – “Herz“
- Dreamboys The Band – “Jeanie“
- Laura Nahr – “Wonderland“
- Malou Lovis – “When I’m With You“
- Molly Sue – “Optimist (Ha Ha Ha)“
- MYLE – “A OK“
- Ragazzki – “Ciao Ragazzki“
- Sarah Engels – “Fire“
- wavvyboi – “Black Glitter“
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 Abor & Tynna with “Baller”. As Germany is part of the Big 5, it automatically qualified for the Grand Final. In the Final, the song received 151 points and finished in 15th place.
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Euan T