Germany: Grand Final of Unser Lied für Liverpool tonight!

Germany chooses its Eurovision 2023 representative tonight as the grand final of Unser Lied für Liverpool takes place.

For the second year in a row, the Central European powerhouse will choose its representative at the Eurovision Song Contest through a national final format, hoping to end the streak of unsuccessful results in recent years.

Participants

Eight artists are taking part in tonight’s German national final, vying for a ticket to Liverpool. These artists are:

TRONG – “Dare to be Different“
René Miller – “Concrete Heart“
Anica Russo – “Once Upon a Dream“
Lonely Spring – “Misfit“
Will Church – “Hold On“
Patty Gurdy – “Melodies of Hope“
Ikke Hüftgold – “Lied mit gutem Text”
Lord Of The Lost – “Blood and Glitter“

Due to illness, Frida Gold with “Alle Frauen in mir sind müde”, will not be able to take part in the national final and will withdraw from the selection process.

Format

The online voting for Unser Lied für Liverpool has started in Germany for several days now.

During Unser Lied für Liverpool the public can vote via SMS or phone. Online voting will be combined with televoting results. The public vote will weigh 50% of the total result.

The jury vote will decide the remaining 50% of the result. During the show, the international jury will award 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 points to the participants.

Eight international juries from different countries will be made up of people from the music and entertainment industry. The international judges come from Switzerland, the Netherlands, Finland, Spain, Lithuania, Ukraine, Austria and the United Kingdom.

Unser Lied für Liverpool will be presented by Barbara Schöneberger.

The German national final starts at 22:20 CET and will last almost two hours. You can watch it through the ARD Das Erste website by clicking HERE.

Last year Malik Harris with the song “Rockstars” represented Germany in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in Turin but once again Germany ended up in the last place, 26th with only 6 points.

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