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Germany: Grossstadtgeflüster never applied for Das deutsche Finale 2024!

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The speculated fan favorite Grossstadtgeflüster will not take part in the German preliminary round Das deutsche Finale 2024 for the selection of the German representative at Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö. The reason for this is quite simple: the band hadn’t even applied to NDR for it. The group made this clear today in a statement on social media.

It all fit! The title of the song “Ich kündige” is concise, unique and catchy. It was released after 1 September 2023 and could have simply been limited to the usual three minutes which is a requirement for a Eurovision Song Contest entry. And the song had already triggered a hype in the Eurovision bubble and on TikTok in advance. Nevertheless, Grossstadtgeflüster will not take part in the German Eurovision preliminaries in 2024 and thus will not get a chance to represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Malmö, Sweden.

You can listen to their song “Ich kündige” at the video down below:

Specifically, the band responded to the rumours with a statement on an Instagram post, which can be seen below:

“Because of the many people asking us if we would participate in the ESC:

Certainly, it would have been an honor for us to secure the last place for Germany.

However, we didn’t apply because we’re pretty terrible at meeting deadlines, and on top of that, we tend to develop a mysterious skin irritation whenever we walk too close to a German flag.”

As early as October 12, there have been reports about a possible application of Grossstadtgeflüster with “Ich kündige” on ESCKompakt, noting that the band had not confirmed that they were involved in the application process.

Lots of hype had been developed around the song “Ich kündige” and its video. A Tiktok with the song had reached almost 3 million views within two days. A hint from the X fan account Songfestival Azerbaijan did the rest to spark the hopes in the Eurovision bubble.

So now, two days before the official announcement of the actual participants in the Eurovision preliminary decision Das deutsche Finale 2024, comes the clarifying cancellation. With this, the band is probably doing NDR a favor, because the possible disappointment of the fans about the non-participation of Grossstadtgeflüster should have evaporated by then.

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Germany: The third preview of the songs of the Eurovision Song Contest – Das Deutsche Finale 2024!

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As we previously informed you in one of our articles, the revelation of the artists participating in the Eurovision Song Contest – Das Deutsche Finale 2024 will take place on January 19. Just before the announcement of the hopefuls heading to Malmö, Germany’s public broadcaster, NDR, has provided initial information about the songs that will be part of the national final, thanks to a third preview by German citizens.

 

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Listening to the songs, the German audience commented:

– young woman
– “Like my grandchildren.”
– “a bit hippie-like”
– starts quiet and becomes up-tempo then
– reminds the pensioneers of Eastern-Europe/oriental music
– could be played in a bar
– One of them said she imagines young people on a camping trip to this song.
– “The artist looks Like she did a semester abroad in Australia and never came back.”
– artist is barefoot, wears a dress and has a shaggy hairstyle
– artist looks like Ella Endlich
– great vocals but she “screams a lot”
– hits every note
– One of the grannies assumes it’s in english but it’s not sure because she doesn’t know English

Details about the next stages of evaluation and the final selection of songs for the Eurovision Song Contest – Das Deutsche Finale 2024 will be announced in the coming days.

Out of the 693 submitted songs, artists participating in the German national final were selected during the Christmas period. Among them are 475 solo acts, 71 duets, and 127 bands.

The Eurovision Song Contest – Das deutsche Finale 2024 is scheduled for February 16, 2024, at 21:00 CET. It will be broadcast live from Berlin on Das Erste, eurovision.de, and the ARD Mediathek. The winner will earn the opportunity to fly to Malmö and represent Germany in the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in May.

Germany finished in the last position in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with Lord of the Lost and the song “Blood and Glitter.”

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Germany: Das Deutsche Finale 2024: The second song preview!

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The artists who will compete in Das deutsche Finale 2024, the national final through which Germany‘s entry for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest will be selected, will be announced on January 19, as we previously reported.

Just before the announcement of the finalists, the German public broadcaster NDR provided the following details about the songs that will be performed in the national final through a second preview of the songs, done by German residents.

 

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After hearing the songs, the German audience remarked:

– Female/male duet

– Reminiscent of New German Wave

– German language

– Sounds similar to Nina Hagen or Laing

– Her outfit is very special and she has a great hairstyle.

– She looks a bit like a hippie and looks a bit melancholic.

– The lyrics are very confident and spontaneous

– Easy to sing

– One of them reminds me of “Wo sind die Katzen” from Eesti Laul a few years ago

– Good rhythm

– Uplifting

– One of the grandmothers thinks the young people will like it.

In the upcoming period of time, information about the next evaluation rounds and the final selection of songs that will participate in Das Deutsche Finale 2024 will be released.

The artists that will compete in Das deutsche Finale 2024 have been chosen since the Christmas season after 693 songs were submitted and thoroughly evaluated. There are 127 bands, 71 duets, and 475 solo entries among them.

The German television network TV3 will carry live coverage of Das Deutsche Finale 2024 live on February 16, 2024, at 22:00 (local time). Live broadcasts from Berlin will take place on ARD Mediathek, eurovision.de, and Das Erste. The winner will get to travel to Malmö in May of next year to represent Germany in the 68th Eurovision Song Contest.

Germany was represented last year by Lord of the Lost and the song “Blood and Glitter”. The band, which is well-known in Germany, came in last place overall, with a total of 18 points. Will Germany be able to recover from its string of poor results and move to the left side of the leaderboard?

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Germany: Das Deutsche Finale 2024 artists to be unveiled on January 19!

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As we previously reported, the artists who will compete in Das deutsche Finale 2024—the national final through which Germany’s entry for the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest will be selected—will be unveiled on January 19.

The artists taking part in Das Deutsche Finale 2024 have been chosen since the Christmas season, according to NDR, which also revealed that all 693 songs that were submitted were thoroughly reviewed. There are 127 bands, 71 duets, and 475 solo entries among them. Melissa Mantzoukis, a Greek-German singer who competed in the Greek national selection in 2023, is one of the contenders.

Rumored song submissions from other singers include Marie Reim, Alexandra Hofmann, Marina Marx, boy band Zeitflug, Ksenia Eirich, Dario Black, Fabio, Eva Lima, Gloria Massamba, Gute Katze Böse Katze and John Riot.

Das Deutsche Finale 2024 is scheduled for February 16, 2024, at 22:00 local time. TV3 in Germany will carry the event live. Live broadcasts from Berlin will take place on ARD Mediathek, eurovision.de, and Das Erste.

Germany was represented last year by Lord of the Lost and the song “Blood and Glitter”. The band, which is well-known in Germany, came in last place overall, with a total of 18 points. Will Germany be able to recover from its string of poor results and move to the left side of the leaderboard?

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Germany 2024: The participants for Das Deutsche Finale 2024 to be revealed soon!

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In about a two weeks’ time we will know the list of contestants for  Das Deutsche Finale 2024.  According to website Schlagerpuls the planned date for this announcement will be on January 19, 2024.  According to news website, the information comes directly from German broadcaster NDR.  However, the date is still subject to change.

693 artists submitted their songs to enter German national final for Eurovision Das Deutsche Finale 2024. After an internal selection process, 32 entries were submitted for evaluation by a 20-person international jury.

Shortly before Christmas NDR made the final shortlist of the participants.  Little is known until this point about the names of the acts that are still in the race.  Nevertheless, some of the wishful candidates have confirmed that their songs were rejected.  For instance, pop singer Claudia stated that the screening “was intense” and that she did not make it.

Marie Rime, Alexandra Hofmann (with Jørgen Olsen), Marina Marx and the boy band Zeitflug are some of the names that have been floated as contestants.  Rime herself helped fueled these rumours on an Instagram posted where she said “it will not take long” until her upcoming single, Naiv will be revealed.

 

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German national final for Eurovision Das Deutsche Finale 2024 will be broadcasted in Berlin on February 16, 2024.  The acts selected by the professional jury will join a final act chosen by the public via the music show Ich Will Zum ESC! on February 8, 2024.

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Germany: Barbara Schöneberger is the host of Das Deutsche Finale 2024!

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Barbara Schöneberger has been announced as the host of the German selection for Eurovision 2024.

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during the German Film Award 2009 Gala at the Palais am Funkturm on April 24, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

 

It will be the 8th time that she will announce the representative of Germany in the Eurovision contest after having already presented the German selection in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022 and 2023.

In fact, this year she was also awarded the German Television Award 2023 for the hosting of Unser Lied Fur Liverpool, the German preliminary decision for the previous edition of the Competition.

Eurovision Song Contest – Das Deutsche Finale 2024 will take place on February 16 2024 at 10 PM. It will be broadcast live from Berlin on Das Erste, eurovision.de, and ARD Mediathek. The winner will have the opportunity represent the country in Malmö and   at the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest next May.

Germany finished last in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, with Lord of the Lost and the song “Blood and Glitter”. The group scored 18 points across the juries and televote, marking a second consecutive last-place performance for Germany at the contest.

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Germany: Will Church rejected from Das Deutsche Finale 2024!

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Will Church seemed to be among the 32 entries still in the run for a place in the German national final, Das Deutsche Finale 2024, and it now seems that his song has been rejected. Read more

Germany: The 15 artists vying for a place in “Das Deutsche Finale 2024”!

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This year’s ‘Ich will zum ESC’ will include fifteen performers, whose names have been made public by German broadcaster NDR. The winner of the six-episode competition show will advance to “Deutsche Finale”, the national final through which Germany’s 2024 Eurovision entry will be selected.

Rea Garvey and Conchita Wurst, the 2014 Eurovision winner, will serve as the contestants’ mentors during this procedure. The participants will either sing original music or covers of songs in the first five episodes. In the sixth and final show, they will perform the song that, if they win, will be performed at the “Deutsche Finale” on February 16.

The 15 artists

Anne

Since she was a kid, now twenty-seven-year-old Anne has watched the competition and dreamed of the day she will get to perform on that stage. In the premiere of “Ich will zum ESC,” Anne is going to perform Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now”, aiming to impress the audience with her voice as well as her dancing abilities.

Anne, Kandidatin bei "Ich will zum ESC!" © Bildergarten Entertainment

Apollson

22-year-old Bruno, a Regensburg-born independent artist, goes by Apollson. At the age of six, he joined a school choir, which marked the beginning of his musical journey. He frequently discusses his experiences with mental health concerns in his music. He will perform Rihanna’s “Love on the brain” in the premiere episode of “Ich will zum ESC”.

Apollson, Kandidat bei "Ich will zum ESC!" © ildergarten Entertainment

Béranger

Béranger is a 32-year-old Berlin-based musician with French roots. Having already released an album, he will participate in “Das Deutsche Finale 2024” with his own composition, “Wild Drift”.

Béranger, Kandidat bei "Ich will zum ESC!" © Bildergarten Entertainment

Bibiane

Bibiane, who is 26 years old, works in the social media industry. She is also a professional musician and will be performing Britney Spears’ “Toxic” at this year’s Ich want zum ESC.

Bibiane, Kandidatin bei "Ich will zum ESC!" © Bildergarten Entertainment

Celina

22-year-old Celina is of Italian descent. She characterizes her music as energetic and danceable. It will be her first time appearing in front of an audience, when she performs on “Ich will zum ESC”. She will perform Dua Lipa’s “Physical”, claiming a spot among the candidates for the “Deutsche Finale 2024”.

Celina, Kandidatin bei "Ich will zum ESC!" © Bildergarten Entertainment

Christos

Born in Greece, Christos and his family relocated to Germany a decade ago. He is involved in music and releases his own songs under the stage name “OJI CHRISTOS” while pursuing his studies. He is going to compete with the song “Be yourself” for a spot in the German national final.

Christos, Kandidat bei "Ich will zum ESC!" © Bildergarten Entertainment

Esther

Esther, who is 57 years old, has been performing professionally for about 30 years. Having performed on music stages in various countries, she is competing with her own version of Grace Jones’ “Slave to the rhythm” in hopes of making it to the German national final.

Esther, Kandidatin bei "Ich will zum ESC!" © Bildergarten Entertainment

Florian

Florian, 28, has been a fan of the competition since he was a young child and will be singing “What Was I Made For” by Billie Eilish at this year’s “Ich will zum ESC”.

Florian, Kandidat bei "Ich will zum ESC!" © Bildergarten Entertainment

Jamina

Jamina, who is 19 years old, aspires to be a singer and actress. Her performance of Radiohead’s “Creep” in “Ich will zum ESC” will be her first step in achieving this objective.

Jamina, Kandidatin bei "Ich will zum ESC!" © Bildergarten Entertainment

Luca

Luca, who is 23 years old, has studied acting and has been in a number of musicals. He’s going for a spot in this year’s German national final with “When I was your man” by Bruno Mars.

Luca, Kandidat bei "Ich will zum ESC!" © Bildergarten Entertainment

Lyn

Lyn is 38 years old. She has already released four albums. She will try to win the jury vote with “Calm after the storm”, with which Common Linets represented the Netherlands at Eurovision 2014.

Lyn, Kandidatin bei "Ich will zum ESC!" © Bildergarten Entertainment

Marie

Marie, 23, is a musician, uploading covers to her personal TikTok account. She performs different kinds of music, both in German and English. In the first episode of “Ich will zum ESC”, she will perform Silbermond’s Something Stills.

Marie, Kandidatin bei "Ich will zum ESC!" © Bildergarten Entertainment

Paul

Paul is 26 years old and has been in the music business for 18 years. He works as a music producer and created the music project POULISH KID along with two friends a year and a half ago. He will attempt to win the judges’ vote with “Out Of Time”, which he has composed.

Paul, Kandidat bei "Ich will zum ESC!" © Bildergarten Entertainment

Sophie

Sophie is 32 years old and has roots from Bavaria. Alongside her professional work in journalism, she also works as a musician. In the first episode of “Ich will zum ESC” she will perform “Schön Enough” by Lina Maly.

Sophie, Kandidatin bei "Ich will zum ESC!" © Bildergarten Entertainment

Sven

The list of candidates for ‘Ich will zum ESC’ is completed by Sven. Sven is studying medicine and is a member of a band. He’ll try to win the jury vote with Måneskin’s “Beggin”.

Sven, Kandidat bei "Ich will zum ESC!" © Bildergarten Entertainment

Germany was represented this year by Lord of the Lost and the song “Blood and Glitter”. The band, which is well-known in Germany, came in last place overall, with a total of 18 points. Will Germany be able to recover from its string of poor results and move to the left side of the leaderboard?

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Germany: 32 Songs Advance to Next Stage!

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In the pursuit of finding Germany‘s representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, the competition has narrowed down to 32 songs that have successfully advanced from a pool of 693 submissions received by NDR. Notably, the initial deadline of October 5 was extended to October 15, resulting in an additional 50 submissions.

The next phase involves a comprehensive evaluation by a distinguished 20-member international jury. From this assessment, the top 10 songs will be selected to participate in the highly anticipated German national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 – Das Deutsche Finale. The identities of the jury members, all of whom have past experience as Eurovision jurors, will be unveiled following the conclusion of the selection process.

While specific details about the submitted songs are limited, members of the German delegation have disclosed that a significant portion of the entries still in contention are performed in the German language. This linguistic diversity adds an intriguing element to the competition, reflecting the varied musical landscape within Germany.

The culmination of this selection process will be showcased in the live broadcast of Eurovision Song Contest – Das Deutsche Finale 2024, set to take place in Berlin. Audiences can tune in on Das Erste, eurovision.de, and ARD Mediathek to witness the unveiling of the chosen entry that will represent Germany on the Eurovision stage.

This selection holds particular significance for Germany, especially in the wake of their last-place finish in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The group Lord of the Lost, with their entry “Blood and Glitter,” garnered 18 points across both juries and televoting, marking a second consecutive last-place performance for Germany in the esteemed competition. The upcoming Eurovision 2024 selection is eagerly awaited as Germany aims to make a resounding impact and improve its standing on the Eurovision stage.

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Germany: Artists who submitted for “Das Deutsche Finale 2024”!

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Seven more artists who are likely to represent Germany in the upcoming Eurovision contest in Malmö were made public earlier today on the ESC Kompakt website.

John Riot

John Riot is a German model and singer. His participation in The Voice seven years ago helped make him well-known to the general public and he currently has over 100,000 Instagram followers. The singer has attempted to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest before. In 2020, he attempted to represent San Marino but did not manage to win the ticket to Rotterdam. His song for this year’s “Deutsche Finale,” “Intoxicated”, addresses the bullying and exclusion that members of the LGBTQ+ community encounter, a topic he claims he has personally experienced.

 

Gute Katze Böse Katze

Among the artists that might be included in the final list of contenders for the “Deutsche Finale 2024” is the band Gute Katze Böse Katze, which characterizes its sound as “Hamburg cuddly punk”. The group submitted the song “Rendezvous” with Waldinsel Records. The band feels that winning the national selection will be hard, because the song is unconventional and is sung in German.

Gloria Massamba

Gloria Massamba rose to fame in Germany following her victory in the “Erftkreis Lied Contest,” a regional competition in which ten municipalities compete with one song each. This year, she submitted the pop-dance song “Start Again”, along with producer Dieter Kirchenbauer.

Eva Lima

Eva Lima is known in Germany’s electro-pop scene. This year, she is claiming the country’s representation with the song “Scared Of The Dark”, which stays true to the singer’s well-known musical identity. The hip-hop tempo and the song’s dark atmosphere give this particular participation an extra layer of interest.

@evalimamusic Mein Song für Malmö 🇸🇪🇩🇪#esc2024 #eurovisionsongcontest #germanyeurovision #unsersongfürmalmö #twelvepoints #esc ♬ original sound – Eva Lima

Fabio

Fabio, who is of Italian descent, is mostly known in Germany from TikTok, where he has a particularly high level of popularity. He recently released the song “Shake it”, with which she aspires to participate in the “Deutsche Finale 2024”.

Dario Black

Dario Black is another artist who made his interest in representing Germany known via TikTok. You can listen to his track, “Let The Music” below:

@iamdarioblack “Let The Music” for Eurovision Germany 2024. A fusion of latin pop & electronic music is gonna be 🔥 on stage. #eurovisiongermany2024 @ESC Deutschland #eurovision ♬ original sound – Dario Black

Ksenia Eirich

Ksenia Eirich’s song is entitled “Wherever I Go”. It is a combination of various musical styles, including rock, rap, and dark-pop. Below you can watch the music video of her entry, which she has directed herself.

The German broadcaster NDR reports that 693 proposals in total were submitted. In particular, 475 solo singers, 71 duets and 127 bands aspire to participate on the German national selection. Greek-German singer Melissa Mantzoukis is among the artists that submitted an entry. Information on the upcoming stages of the evaluation as well as the final list of songs that will compete on February 18 will be released soon.

Germany was represented this year by Lord of the Lost and the song “Blood and Glitter”. The band, which is well-known in Germany, came in last place overall, with a total of 18 points. Will Germany be able to recover from its string of poor results and move to the left side of the leaderboard?

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Source: ESC Kompakt