Germany: “Always On The Run” by ISAAK to Be Presented Differently at ESC in Malmö

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We already know a bit about how the team behind the German ESC delegation plans to bring “Always On The Run” by “The German Final 2024” winner ISAAK to the stage in Malmö: For example, it’s clear that the word “Shit” in the song lyrics will be replaced by a hissing sound. It is also known that the creative agency Black Skull Creative has been engaged to bring the German entry to the ESC stage in collaboration with Austrian Marvin Dietmann. ISAAK himself has also expressed that there is still intensive work to be done on the staging.

This is certainly necessary because it has also been noticed internationally that there was basically no staging during ISAAK‘s performance in the German final (as stated by wiwibloggs chief William Lee Adams: “There’s really not any staging“). Dan Shipton, managing director of Black Skull Creative, who will be responsible for the German staging in Malmö, also emphasizes this point in the current episode of “The Euro Trip Podcast“.

Dan expresses himself in the conversation with his colleagues as follows:

“The final performance in the preliminary was not right; For him as a great street artist, that was not authentic. I didn’t feel that the overall package represented the man he is.”

At the same time, Dan praises “Always On The Run” and emphasizes that, in his view, the song has greater potential than the (international) fan reactions and betting odds suggest. He firmly believes that Germany does not have to finish last and that with a good staging (“It’s up to us”), Germany can move much further up in the result table.

However, Dan’s comparison between Germany in the current situation and the United Kingdom about 5 years ago seems a bit unfortunate, because it is well known that Dan and his team have not really succeeded in improving the placements of Electro Velvet, Joe & Jake, or SuRie through suitable staging, just as they did not with James Newman (whom Dan compares to ISAAK) or Michael Rice.

Nevertheless, German ESC fans can draw hope from the fact that the responsible creative team is aware that “Always On The Run” at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö must be presented very differently than in the Berlin live show of “The German Final 2024” and that the considerations and planning for this are already beginning.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the developments regarding Germany’s participation in Eurovision 2024, in Malmö!

Source: ESC Kompakt

Germany: A lyric of “Always On The Run” has to be modified!

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Isaak, the winner of the German national selection for Eurovision 2024, shall change a lyric on his entry “Always On The Run“, in order for it to be eligible for the contest.

Specifically, the organizers have already warned Isaak that the following lyrics in the first verse need to be changed:

No one gives a shit about what’s soon to come.

The word “shit” is where the problem arises and what must change. That’s why it is against the competition rules to include cursing or offensive words in an entry. When it comes to Eurovision, peace, joy and unity come first, the organizers say. Hence, Isaak is aware of this and has decided to omit the specific word from “Always On The Run“, mentioning:

We thought about it and we censored it. It was no problem at all.

We remind you that Isaak will represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with his entry “Always On The Run“. Germany, as a member of the big-five, will automatically qualify to the Grand Final of May 11 and the German audience will cast their votes on the first semi-final.

You can also watch EurovisionFun’s reaction video on “Always On The Run“, below:

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Eurovision 2024: Dan Shipton to Direct Germany, Austria, and Cyprus!

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Dan Shipton will be directing three countries in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Specifically, Black Scull Creative, owned by Dan, his husband Ross Nicholson, and their collaborators Jay Revell and Paul Gardner, will be responsible for the television production of the entries from Austria, Germany, and Cyprus.

Speaking to The Euro Trip, Dan Shipton revealed:

We have Austria, Germany, and Cyprus.

We are very excited about these countries and we are very close to them.

We turned down several collaborations this year to dedicate more time to family, but we couldn’t miss out on Eurovision because it’s our passion.

Shipton has been the creative director of many entries in the past decade and was the main creative director of Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool. Also, in 2022, he worked with four countries, while in 2021, he collaborated with seven. Shipton and Nicholson had to reduce their collaborations for this year’s Eurovision as they are expecting their first child. Marvin Dietmann will also be collaborating with them on the three entries in Malmo this year.

Kaleen, this year’s representative of Austria at Eurovision, is married to Dietmann and is a close friend of Shipton.

Kaleen and I have been friends for years.

The song is a banger and has very nice elements. It’s wonderful, her vocals are amazing, the choreography is fantastic, and the song is perfect.

It has something different from what you would expect from a typical Eurovision song. What we have prepared will excite.

17-year-old Silia Kapsis, who will represent Cyprus with “Liar,” has already started working with Shipton and his team to prepare her performance for Malmo.

The song is fantastic. When her team sent it to me, I listened to it, listened to it again, listened to it for a third time, and I really liked it.

As an artist, she is amazing. Vocally, she is great. The choreography is wonderful. She definitely has the potential to stand out.

The Eurovision stage has been designed by German designer Florian Wieder, who has designed seven stages at Eurovision since 2011, including last year’s in Liverpool.

Whatever Florian designs is amazing.

It’s wonderful to have the audience around you. The cross-shaped stage will compel people to rally around it.

It’s up to us, as creative directors, to find a way to capture something different and guess what the result will look like to do something that will stand out. The stage has many possibilities.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the latest developmentes regarding the 68th Eurovision Song Contest!

Source: The Euro Trip Podcast

Germany: The detailed voting results of “Ich Will Zum ESC”!

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“Ich Will Zum ESC!” was a contest conducted by the German public broadcaster, in order to select an artist to take part in their national final, Das Deutsche Finale!

The public broadcaster, received a total of 20.000 votes for “Ich Will Zum ESC!”, with Floryan winning the ticket for the National Final. Below you can see the detailed results of the three finalists:

  1. Floryan – 6,132 phone calls, 2,165 SMS, 1,095 online – 9,392 votes
  2. Luca M. Wefes – 5,121 phone calls, 2,517 SMS, 1,113 online – 8,771 votes
  3. Anne Im – 4,052 phone calls, 1,901 SMS, 894 online – 6,856 votes

NDR recorded a viewership of 370,000 viewers, and a percentage of 1.9% across Germany.

In the end, the winner of the national final, was Isaak, with the song “Always on the Run”, and he will take part directly in the Grand Final of Eurovision 2024, in May 11:

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Source: eurovision.de

Germany: Ryk talks about his sadness regarding the results of Das Deutsche Finale 2024!

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Ryk is the artist that ended up in third place of Das Deutsche Finale 2024, the German national final for Eurovision 2024, and he commented bitterly on the results of the final.

The artist that begun as a favourite to win the German representation in Malmö, with his song “Oh Boy”, but after the fifth place in the international jury and the third place in the televoting, his win, was impossible. A loss that gave birth to many reactions.

In post in his personal Instagram account, he stated that:

“From the very bottom of my heart, I want to thank every single one of you for all the love, the support and the kindness you have shown me. It was the greatest pleasure and a huge honor to perform on that stage for a second time and for dreaming this dream anew. I am convinced that everything happens for a reason – but I can’t deny that my heart is broken.

Time is a great healer though! And this chapter is closed for now. I am thankful for an amazing experience, for new friends, for inspiring encounters and I am very proud of the piece of music and the act we created around it – I felt at home in my Northern Lights universe.

There’s a new path ahead of me waiting to be discovered and I can’t wait to see what happens along the way. For now I will head back up north into the Swedish forests to make peace with myself. And I will come back with a cleared mind, a loving heart and new melodies.”

 

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We remind you that ther winner of Das Deutsche Finale 2024 and the representative of Germany in Eurovision 2024 is Isaak, with his song ‘‘Always On The Run” .

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Germany: Detailed voting results and viewing figures of Das Deutsche Finale 2024

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On Friday night, Germany’s national final for Eurovision, Das Deutsche Finale 2024 took place. Isaak was the overall winner with his song “Always On The Run”.  Today the German broadcaster announced the detailed results of the jury and the television audience.

The detailed results of the public vote were as follows:

The detailed results of the jury vote were as follows:

Draw Song Total
1 “Love on a Budget” 3 3 5 5 10 6 2 3 37
2 “Undream You” 4 10 6 3 3 4 4 2 36
3 “Always on the Run” 10 6 8 8 12 8 12 10 74
4 ” Katze “ 2 5 10 10 2 12 3 8 52
5 Scars 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
6 “Tears Like Rain” 6 12 3 6 4 10 8 6 55
7 “Oh Boy” 12 4 2 4 6 5 6 12 51
8 ” Naive “ 8 2 12 2 5 2 5 4 40
9 “Forever Strong” 5 8 4 12 8 3 10 5 55

The members of the jury of each country that voted in the German final were as follows:

Switzerland (Spokesperson: Luca Hänni )

  • Lisa Oribasi
  • Rico Fischer
  • Chiara Dubey
  • Michael Von Der Heide
  • Georg Schluenegger

Croatia (Spokesperson: Anja Cerar)

  • Branimir Mihaljević
  • Bojan Jambrosic
  • Denis Dumancic
  • Monika Lelas Habanek
  • Mia Dimšić

Spain (Spokesperson: Álvaro Soler)

  • Marta Sánchez Gómez
  • Aaron Sáez Escolano
  • Sergio Sastre Sainz
  • Tony Sanchez Ohlsson
  • Sophia Martin

Lithuania (Spokesperson: Ieva Narkute)

  • Ieva Narkutė
  • Deivydas Zvonkus
  • Darius Užkuraitis
  • Lauras Luciunas
  • Vytautas Lukocius

UK (Spokesperson: Katrina )

  • Mark De Lisser
  • Pete Watson
  • George Ure
  • Rokhsan Heydari
  • Adam Hunter

Iceland (Spokesperson: Runar Freyr)

  • Einar Bardarson
  • Helga Moller
  • Kristján Gíslason
  • Kjartan Gudbergsson
  • Regina Oskarsdottir

Austria (Spokesperson: César Sampson )

  • Gabriela Horn
  • Sasha Saedi
  • Peter Pansky
  • Bettina Ruprechter
  • Christian Deix

Sweden (Spokesperson: Lina Hedlund)

  • Henrik Johnson
  • Maria Marcus
  • Philip Adamo
  • Rennie Mirro
  • Lina Hedlund

Overall results:

Viewing figures

According to the public figures, an average of 2.19 million people watched the German final on Friday night, about 200,000 more than in 2023. In 2023, the German final achieved 11.3% hare.  This time the viewing figures went up to 14, 7%.  However, the ratings slightly fell among younger viewers from 15% to 12.8% of the share.  In addition to this the viewers on the 14-49 age gap dropped significantly, from 700k to just 460k.  This time, as of 2023, 15 thousand people aged three and over watched the show.

You can watch the video reaction to the German participation from the Eurovisionfun team in the link below:

Source: Eurovision.de / dwdl.de

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Germany: Isaak and “Always On The Run” to Eurovision 2024!

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Das Deutsche Finale 2024 is officially over and Germany now has its own artist, for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest, in May in Malmö, Sweden! The winner of the Grand Final of Das Deutsche Finale 2024 was Isaak with the song “Always On The Run” and will wave the German flag, as successor of Lord of the Lost!

Eight artists, who were selected by the German public broadcaster, as well as one more artist selected through the TV show “Ich Will Zum ESC!”, claimed the win in Das Deutsche Finale 2024, and at the same time the country’s representation in Eurovision 2024. In the end after the jury and the televote, the long-awaited representative of the country in this year’s contest was finally selected!

Barbara Schöneberger was once again the host of the German national final.

The show

The show started with a beautiful opening act by Barbara Schöneberger, pretending to be Loreen, and stepping on stage under the music of “Tattoo”. Αfter that, the nine contestants walked on the stage, in the style of a “Flag Parade”.

After that, the competition part of the national final started:

NinetyNine – “Love on a budget”

A very radio-friendly, mid-tempo song, that really doesn’t seem to be the one that will break the negative streak of Germany, but a great start for the show overall.

Leona – “Undream you”

A very beautiful ballad, written by Elsie Bay (MGP 2022, 2023), that the crowd in the studio seemed to have liked a lot, as the applauses didn’t stop for the whole performance.

Isaak Guderian – “Always on the run”

Great vocals, on a song that could give germany a result, much better than the previous years, under conditions.

GALANT – “Katze”

A very clever staging, on a somewhat weird song, that could very much be a joke entry.

Floryan – “Scars”

The wildcard of this year’s national final. Floryan performed a moving ballad that the crowd loved, and could easily be tonight’s surprise.

Bodine Monet – “Tears like rain”

Bodine is the second favourite for tonight’s win. A very beautiful performance, with vocals on point, that the crowd loved

RYK – “Oh boy”

The favourite to win the national final, gives a majestic performance with great vocals, but is that enough to give him the ticket to Malmö?

Marie Reim – “Naiv”

An amazing performance by Marie, that could easily get Germany out of the last places, and at the same time, being the first song they select in German after 2007.

Max Mutzke – “Forever strong”

The last performance of the night. Max Mutzke returns after 20 years and hopes to give Germany a result as good as the one he got back in Istanbul 2004.

The final result, was determined by 50% by the voting of the German public, and 50% by a series of international jury. In detail, the result of the international jury are:

  • Switzerland gave 12 points to Ryk
  • Croatia gave 12 points to Bodine Monet
  • Spain gave 12 points to Marie Reim
  • Lithuania gave 12 points to Max Mutzke
  • The United Kingdom gave 12 points to Isaak
  • Iceland gave 12 points to Galant
  • Austria gave 12 points to Isaak
  • Sweden gave 12 points to Ryk

The Jury votes for the German national final!

During the counting of the public votes, we watched a tribute to ABBA, by Barbara Schöneberger and the contestants of the national final.

The voting of the public gave the maximum 12 points to Isaak, giving him the ticket to Eurovision 2024!

 

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Below, you can watch the winning performance of “Always On The Run” by Isaak once again:

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Germany: Tonight marks the final of Das Deutsche Finale 2024!

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Today, Germany, the two-time winner of the contest, selects its representative for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. In just a few hours, we will know the artist who will represent the mighty Western European nation in Malmo, aiming to end its dismal streak of the past nine years, where it has landed in the bottom two positions in seven out of eight competitions.

Participants

Nine artists will take part in tonight’s grand final of Das Deutsche Finale 2024. These artists will perform in the following order:

  1. NinetyNine – “Love on a budget”
  2. Leona – “Undream you”
  3. Isaak Guderian – “Always on the run”
  4. GALANT – “Katze”
  5. Floryan – “Scars”
  6. Bodine Monet – “Tears like rain”
  7. RYK – “Oh boy”
  8. Marie Reim – “Naiv”
  9. Max Mutzke – “Forever strong”

Final Outcome

The selection process for Germany‘s representative in Eurovision 2024 is straightforward. Following the Eurovision Song Contest standards, the grand winner of Das Deutsche Finale 2024 will emerge from a combination of 50% German public vote and 50% vote from an international jury.

The international jury comprises eight experts from the following countries:

  • Austria
  • Croatia
  • Iceland
  • Lithuania
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom

In case of a tie, the artist with more votes from the public will prevail.

The Show

Once again, the hostess of the German national final will be Barbara Schöneberger.

A plethora of guests is expected to grace the grand final of Das Deutsche Finale 2024. Notable among them are the winner of Eurovision 2014, Conchita Wurst, and Germany’s representatives in Eurovision 1972 & 1984, Mary Roos. Additionally, performances are slated from Rea Garvey, Riccardo Simonetti, Florian Silbereisen, and Alli Neumann.

The final of Das Deutsche Finale 2024 will commence at 22:05 CET, and you can watch it through the official website of German public television by clicking HERE.

Last year, Germany was represented by Lord Of The Lost with the song “Blood & Glitter”, securing the 26th position with 18 points.

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Germany: Some snapshots from the rehearsals of “Eurovision Song Contest – Das Deutsche Finale 2024”!

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Tomorrow is the big day for Germany’s national Final, the “Eurovision Song Contest – Das Deutsche Finale 2024” where the winner will earn the right to represent Germany in Eurovision 2024, in Malmö.

Thus, only a few hours before the Grand Final, the national broadcaster of Germany, ARD, published some snapshots from all the candidates’ rehearsals, so as the viewers may take a little hint of what is going to happen on stage and what should they expect from the artists more or less.

The official running order of all the nine (9) entarnts for tomorrow night is the following: Take a look…

01) NinetyNine – “Love on a budget”

NinetyNine

 

02) Leona – “Undream you”

Leona

 

03) Isaak Guderian – “Always on the run”

Isaak Guderian

 

04) GALANT – “Katze”

GALANT

 

05) Floryan – “Scars”

Floryan

 

06) Bodine Monet – “Tears like rain”

Bodine Monet

 

07) RYK – “Oh boy”

Ryk

 

08) Marie Reim – “Naiv”

Marie Reim

 

09) Max Mutzke – “Forever strong”

Max Mutzke

 

Remember here, that Germany’s National Final “Eurovision Song Contest – Das Deutsche Finale 2024” is set to be aired tomorrow, on Friday the 16th of February, while the winner of the show will be determined by a split system between the public’s vote (50%) and the International jury’s vote (the rest 50%).

All of the artists are going to be judged by eight different national juries all around Europe according to a Eurovision-like voting system, giving from 1 point to 12 points. In a possible case of a draw, it will be the public’s first place artist that will represent Germany in Malmö in May.

Source/Photographs: Esc-kompakt.de

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Germany HoD: “We care about Eurovision”

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German Head of Delegation for Eurovision, Ms. Alexandra Wolfslast has defended her role and Germany’s most recent participation in the music festival.

Germany’s most recent results in the Eurovision Song Contest have been far from perfect.  Ms. Wolfslat has been the Head of the Delegation since 2020.  During her term, Germany’s best result was 25th place in 2021 (second last).  Furthermore, the Big 5 country ended in last place in the last two editions of the festival.

However, she says that this bad streak is not attributable to a lack of commitment by the public broadcaster.  During an interview with The Euro Trip, Ms. Wolflstat talked about Eurovision and Germany’s current plans for the 2024 edition.

“We are trying to do as much as we can. I do hope that people see that we do care and that we’re pulling all the strings to get good contestants in the preselection and to Malmö.”

Germany will choose their representative via their national final Eurovision Song Contest – Das Deutsche Finale 2024, on Friday, February 16, 2024.  The public chose one of the contestants for the national final on the show, Ich will zum ESC!

Floryan won this pre-show and will join eight contestants in the German national final.  According to the HoD, using this format was part of the 2024 strategy to raise interest from the tv audience for Eurovision

“The normal German only knows about Eurovision in May, so that was one of the reasons to have this format [starting] earlier.”

Lord of The Lost represented Germany in 2023 with the song Blood and Glitter.  They ended in last place  in the Grand Final

Source: The Euro Trip

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