Eurovision Song Contest 2024
Country Germany
National selection
Selection processEurovision Song Contest – Das deutsche Finale 2024
Selection date(s)16 February 2024
Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2023 • 2024

Germany is set to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden. The German broadcaster ARD, in collaboration with Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), will organise the national final Eurovision Song Contest – Das deutsche Finale 2024 in order to select the German entry for the 2024 contest.

As a member of the "Big Five", Germany automatically qualifies to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Background

Prior to the 2024 contest, Germany has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest sixty-six times since its debut as one of seven countries to take part in 1956,[1] making it, to this point, the country that has competed the most times in the contest: they have taken part in every edition except in 1996 when the nation was eliminated in a pre-contest qualification round. Germany has won the contest on two occasions: in 1982 with the song "Ein bißchen Frieden" performed by Nicole and in 2010 with the song "Satellite" performed by Lena. In 2023, "Blood & Glitter" performed by Lord of the Lost placed 26th (last) in the final with 18 points.[1]

Members of the German television consortium ARD broadcast the contest within Germany. Since 1996, ARD member Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) has been responsible for organising Germany's participation in the contest. The country has used both internal selections and a variety of national final formats to select their entries in the past, chiefly sticking to the format Unser Lied für… ("Our Song for…", followed by the name of the host city) in recent years. ARD confirmed its intention to compete in the 2024 contest immediately after the 2023 final.[2]

Before Eurovision

Eurovision Song Contest – Das deutsche Finale 2024

On 7 September 2023, ARD announced its intention to organise a national final, titled Eurovision Song Contest – Das deutsche Finale 2024 ("Eurovision Song Contest – The German Final 2024"). The show, which will be held in Berlin on 16 February 2024 and will be hosted by Barbara Schöneberger, will be broadcast live on Das Erste, on the broadcaster's streaming platform ARD Mediathek, and on its official Eurovision website Eurovision.de.[3][4][5] The winner will be selected by a combination of jury votes and televoting.

Competing entries

A submission period for interested artists was open from 7 September to 15 October 2023. Singers or groups could apply with or without a song, and were required to upload a video performance of their song or (for those without an original composition) a cover of their choice.[3][4] The competition was open to any artists and songs, without restrictions of language or nationality.[4] At the end of the submission period, 693 artists had applied – 495 soloists, 71 duos and 127 bands – with a total of 572 songs.[6][7] By 25 November 2023, these were narrowed down to 32, who were assessed by a 20-member international jury – consisting of previous jurors for their countries at Eurovision, whose names will be revealed later – to select a maximum of ten finalists.[8] These are scheduled to be announced on 19 January 2024[9] and will be introduced via the show ESC vor acht ("ESC before eight"), consisting of eight daily broadcasts hosted by Alina Stiegler between 5 and 15 February 2024.[10] Alongside this process, NDR launched a separate competition to determine an additional finalist, titled Ich will zum ESC! ("I want to go to the ESC!"), with fifteen contestants selected from the received applications.[11][12]

Applicants include Unser Lied für Liverpool participants From Fall to Spring; Jørgen Olsen – 2000 winner for Denmark – with singer Alexandra Hofmann; Melissa Mantzoukis – one of the shortlisted candidates in the Greek internal selection for 2023; songwriter Ralph Siegel – who entered Eurovision twenty-four times, including a victory in 1982 – with singer Aileen Sager; Mantzoukis and Sager took part Deutschland sucht den Superstar (the German version of Idol – in 2022 and 2023, respectively; and Will Church, who later announced to have been excluded.[13][14][15][16][17] Other artists who expressed interest in competing include Unser Lied für Liverpool participants Betül Akmar, Ikke Hüftgold, and Mitchy & André Katawazi.[14][18]

Ich will zum ESC!

Ich will zum ESC! is a format developed by NDR and Hessischer Rundfunk (HR) to select one finalist for Eurovision Song Contest – Das deutsche Finale 2024. It will consist of five pre-recorded episodes premiering on ARD Mediathek between 25 January and 1 February 2024 (later airing on Das Erste) and a live final on 8 February 2024 on NDR Fernsehen, and will see fifteen artists being coached by Conchita Wurst (2014 Austrian representative and overall winner) and Rea Garvey. In each episode, the coaches will choose which participants will move on to the next stage, with four qualifying for the final, where they will present a newly-composed song; the winner will be determined by a televoting round.[11][12]

Episode 1 – Audition 1 – 25 January 2024[19][20]
Draw Artist Song Coaches' vote Result
C.W. R.G.
TBA Anne "Don't Stop Me Now" TBD
Apollson "Love on the Brain"
Bibiane "Toxic"
Christos "Be Yourself"
Esther "Slave to the Rhythm"
Jamina "Creep"
Paul "Out of Time"
Episode 2 – Audition 2 – 25 January 2024[19][20]
Draw Artist Song Coaches' vote Result
C.W. R.G.
TBA Béranger "Wild Drift" TBD
Celina "Physical"
Florian "What Was I Made For?"
Luca "When I Was Your Man"
Lyn "Calm After the Storm"
Marie "Irgendwas bleibt"
Sophie "Schön genug"
Sven "Beggin'"
Episode 3 – Vocal coaching – 25 January 2024[20]
Draw Artists Song Coaches' vote Judges' vote[lower-alpha 1] Result
C.W. R.G. Y.A. K.M.
TBA TBD
Episode 4 – Lip-sync challenge  – 30 January 2024[20]
Draw Artist Song Coaches' vote Judge's vote[lower-alpha 2] Result
C.W. R.G.
TBA TBD
Episode 5 – Songwriting challenge – 1 February 2024[20]
Draw Artist Song Coaches' vote Result
C.W. R.G.
TBA TBD
Episode 6 – Live final – 8 February 2024[20]
Draw Artist Song Audience vote Result
TBA TBD

Final

The final of Eurovision Song Contest – Das deutsche Finale 2024 will take place on 16 February 2024. The winner will be selected by a 50/50 combination of votes from an international jury and a televote.[21][22]

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will take place at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, and consist of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. All nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete in the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. As a member of the "Big Five", Germany automatically qualifies to compete in the final on 11 May 2024. In addition to its participation in the final, Germany is also required to broadcast and vote in one of the two semi-finals. This will be decided via a draw held during the semi-final allocation draw on 30 January 2024.[23]

In a joint meeting held in Munich in September 2023, ARD and German-language broadcasters ORF for Austria and SRF for Switzerland renewed their plans to cooperate on the broadcast of Eurovision-themed programmes ESC – Der Countdown and ESC – Die Aftershow in 2024, as they did for the 2023 contest.[24][25] In Germany, the final will be broadcast live on Das Erste; for the first time in 25 years, the commentary will not be provided by Peter Urban, with 2023 marking his final year as commentator.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Guest judges: Yvonne Ambrée and Katrin Mickiewicz.
  2. ↑ Guest judge: Nikeata Thompson.

References

  1. 1 2 "Germany". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 "ARD hält an ESC-Teilnahme fest" [ARD holds onto ESC participation]. Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Deutsche Presse-Agentur. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  3. 1 2 "'Das Deutsche Finale 2024': Germany's road to Malmö". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "ESC 2024: Bewerbungsfrist für deutschen Vorentscheid verlängert" [ESC 2024: Application deadline for German preliminary round extended]. Eurovision.de (in German). ARD. 4 October 2023. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Conte, Davide (28 December 2023). "Germany: Barbara Schöneberger To Host Das Deutsche Finale 2024". Eurovoix. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  6. ↑ Ilias, Timos (17 October 2023). "Germany: 693 songs submitted for 'Das Deutsche Finale 2024'". Eurovisionfun. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "693 Bewerbungen für deutschen ESC-Vorentscheid 2024" [693 applications for the German ESC 2024 preselection]. Eurovision.de (in German). ARD. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  8. ↑ Washak, James (26 November 2023). "Germany: 32 Song Left in the Running for Eurovision 2024". Eurovoix. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  9. ↑ Granger, Anthony (10 January 2024). "Germany: Das Deutsche Finale 2024 Participants to be Revealed on January 19". Eurovoix. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  10. ↑ Washak, James (15 January 2024). "Germany: 8 Acts To Take Part in Das Deutsche Finale 2024?". Eurovoix. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  11. 1 2 "'Ich will zum ESC!': Germany launches a new path to Eurovision". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  12. 1 2 "'Ich will zum ESC!': Neues Format mit Conchita und Rea Garvey" ["Ich will zum ESC!": The new format with Conchita and Rea Garvey]. Eurovision.de (in German). ARD. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  13. ↑ Ilias, Timos (14 September 2023). "Germany: Will Melissa Mantzoukis participate at 'Das Deutsche Finale 2024'?". Eurovisionfun. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  14. 1 2 Argyropoulos, Dimitris (23 September 2023). "Germany: Two new potential candidates for Das Deutsche Finale 2024!". Eurovisionfun. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  15. ↑ Argyropoulos, Dimitris (15 October 2023). "Germany: The participations highlights of Das deutsche Finale 2024 through TikTok!". Eurovisionfun. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  16. ↑ Granger, Anthony (16 October 2023). "Germany: Eurovision Winner Jørgen Olsen in Contention for 2024 Return". Eurovoix. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  17. ↑ Koronakis, Spyros (21 December 2023). "Germany: Will Church rejected from Das Deutsche Finale 2024!". Eurovisionfun. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  18. ↑ Ntinos, Fotios (19 September 2023). "Germany: The first artists who have expressed interest in representing the nation in Malmö!". Eurovisionfun. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  19. 1 2 Papadopoulos, Giorgos (6 December 2023). "Germany: The 15 artists vying for a place in 'Das Deutsche Finale 2024'!". Eurovisionfun. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Conte, Davide (3 January 2024). "Germany: More Details Of 'Ich will zum ESC!' Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  21. ↑ "Das deutsche Finale 2024: So wird Deutschlands ESC-Beitrag ausgewählt – Tickets wohl ab 19. Januar" [Das deutsche Finale 2024: This is how Germany's ESC entry will be selected – tickets probably from 19 January]. ESC kompakt (in German). 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  22. ↑ "Acts, Songs, Voting: Infos zum deutschen ESC-Vorentscheid 2024" [Acts, songs, voting: info about the German ESC preselection 2024]. Eurovision.de (in German). ARD. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  23. ↑ Van Dijk, Sem Anne (13 December 2023). "Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Allocation Draw on January 30". Eurovoix. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  24. ↑ Van Waarden, Franciska (12 September 2023). "Eurovision 2024: ARD, ORF and SRF Are Collaborating On Programming". Eurovoix. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  25. ↑ "ARD, ORF und SRF erneut mit gemeinsamen Shows beim ESC" [ARD, ORF and SRF again with joint shows at the ESC]. Eurovision.de (in German). ARD. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
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