We at That Eurovision Site will be ranking national finals throughout this coming season. The next national final that the team have taken a closer look at is Das Deutsche Finale, which will take place on the 28th of February. Das Deutsche Finale will select the Eurovision representative for Germany in Vienna.
Who is taking part in Das Deutsche Finale 2026?
There are 9 artists taking part in the final of Das Deutsche Finale. The 9 artists taking part are as follows:
| Entrant | Entry |
| 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” |
Who is our winner from Das Deutsche Finale?
We ranked the songs taking part in the final, using a 1-9 ranking. 1 being our favourite, 9 being our least favourite song. We then calculated the average of all our rankings.
3rd. Sarah Engels – “Fire” (4.40):
2nd. Dreamboys the Band – “Jeanie” (4.20):
1st. Bela – “Herz” (2.40):
What did some of our team members have to say about their favourite songs from Das Deutsche Finale?
Goerge (Bella): It’s pleasant. I’m not sure it would stand out if selected, but I can definitely vibe with it. I also like hearing German, and I’d love to see another song in German at Eurovision. It has the kind of sound that could appeal to younger audiences, like “Baller”,so it might work.
Rory (Dreamboys): This is just a really nice song, I have to say! Typically, country-style folk songs don’t do it for me, but there’s something about this track that rubs me the right way. I feel it harks back to country groups like the Dixie Chicks, but even some Eurovision alumni like OG3NE. It’s a nice and gentle foot-tapper, and while it would be absolutely decimated in Vienna, I’ll still like it regardless
Samantha (Sarah): Is this song anything exceptional ? No. Is it fun ? Absolutely. The lyrics leave little to be desired, however I always appreciate a girl bop and this is exactly that. It’s giving Chanel vibes that we love to see and it is definitely catchy my only reservation is that the live performances is going to be a train wreck. The problem with a song like this is you have to have a) great stage presence / b) great vocals / c) on point choreography ; all at once. Unfortunately, a lot of the artists we see trying to do all these things always ending up sacrificing at least one and in some cases all of it because they are trying to hard to keep up with the song. Whilst we love a fun bop that you can bop to, I just wish artists wouldn’t set themselves up for failure with entries like this because they believe it looks cool and would be a great show especially for Eurovision ; it is only cool and a great show if done well and in most cases … it isn’t. With all that being said I obviously hope that I am wrong and that Sarah pulls it off but I fear that that won’t be the case.
And what were the teams thoughts on the national final as a whole?
Kittens: How a country like Germany with such a rich scene of music manages to put together this milquetoast lineup every year I do not know. Yet again we have ‘good’ with not much to offer in the ‘wow’ department. Bela is a fun little bop and Dreamboys the band is Haim-lite (emphasis on the lite). Ragazzki is at least something that would grab the attention of the Eurovision ‘locals’ (despite the fact that they might think it’s Italy’s entry). I had hope for Wavvyboi but even that ended up a mid-2nd act song from a rock musical. There’s not much here to shout about, and Germany’s lack of identity at Eurovision will roll onwards.
What is Das Deutsche Finale?
Over the years, Germany has used a combination of national finals and internal selections to choose their Eurovision representatives. In recent years, they have used “Unser lied fur (host city)” (translation – A song for (host city)). However, in 2024, they rebranded the national final to “Eurovision Song Contest – Das Deutsche Finale” (translation – ESC – The German final). Nine artists participated, one of which was chosen through the feeder show “Ich will zum ESC!” (translation – I want to go to ESC). The show used a 50%-50% split of jury and televote to decide the final results. Each international jury gave 1-6, 8, 10 and 12 points, then the German public vote made up the other 50% of the results.
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 Abor & Tynna with “Baller”. As Germany is part of the Big 5, they automatically qualified for the Grand Final. In the Final, the song received 151 points and finished in 15th place.
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