Eurovision in Vienna is just less than 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 2026 journey so far. The next artist in this year’s preview is Germany’s Sarah Engels.
Sarah Engels’ Eurovision journey so far
Germany once again returned to a national selection to choose their act for Eurovision 2026, albeit with new broadcaster SWR at the helm. A new selection was held on February 28th, with three songs picked from a field of nine by a professional jury. These three would then perform again with Sarah being declared the winner, receiving 38.3% of the final vote. She is the second automatic qualifier to perform during the course of the show, and will perform competitively on May 16th.
Sarah’s song for Eurovision 2026 – “Fire” – was written by Sarah herself, as well as Luisa Heinemann, Dario Schümann, Raphael Lott and Valentin Boes.
What do we think of “Fire”?
The team at That Eurovision Site has reacted to Germany’s entry for Vienna. Molly gave her thoughts on “Fire”, which you can check out below.
Who is Sarah Engels?
Sarah Engels is a 33-year-old singer born in the German city of Cologne. She rose to fame in 2011 when she took part in the German version of Idol, Deutschland sucht den Superstar. After finishing as the runner up, she went on to release six albums, with her debut record reaching #2 on the German album charts.
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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News Source: That Eurovision Site / SWR
Photo Credit: ARD/SWR/Claudius Pflug
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