This Friday, February 16th, German broadcaster NDR will present “Eurovision Song Contest – das deutsche Finale” to determine the German entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden, this May. The sold-out contest is being held at Studio Adlershof in Berlin, and Barbara Schöneberger is hosting Germany’s national final once again!
9 Finalists, only 1 winner!
Almost 700 acts submitted songs for consideration in the fall of 2023. NDR selected 8 finalists and their songs were announced on January 19. Last week, the 9th contestant was confirmed after Floryan won “Ich will zum ESC!” with the song “Scars.”
The running order of the 9 finalists and their songs is as follows:
| Finalist | Song | Language | Special Notes |
| NinetyNine | Love on A Budget Music and Lyrics: Daniel Leon Schmidt, Henrik Menzel, Mirko Michalzik | English | Daniel Leon Schmidt is a songwriter from Hamburg. |
| Leona | Undream You Music and Lyrics: Elsa Søllesvik, Leona, Maria Christensen, Simon Davis | English | 20-year-old Leona has recorded a song with Max Giesinger. |
| Isaak | Always on The Run Music and Lyrics: Greg Taro, Isaak Guderian, Kevin Lehr, Leo Jupiter | English | Appeared on “X Factor” in 2011. |
| Gallant | Katze Music and Lyrics: Mona Meiller, Paul-Aaron Wolf | German | Gallant is 26-year-old Mone and 29-year-old Paul. |
| Floryan | Scars Music and Lyrics: Florian Rößler, Leif Bent, Rea Garvey | English | Floryan is a working on a master’s degree in music management. |
| Bodine Monet | Tears Like Rain Music and Lyrics: Ashley Hicklin, Lukas Hällgren, Pele Loriano, Roxane Ischi | English | Bodine made it to “The Voice Kids” finale at the age of 14. |
| Ryk | Oh Boy Music and Lyrics: Rick Jurthe | English | Participated in German National Final in 2017 |
| Marie Reim | Naiv Music and Lyrics: Tim Peters, Marie Reim | German | Mother, Michelle, represented Germany at ESC in 2001 |
| Max Mutzke | Forever Strong Music and Lyrics: Justin Balk, Max Mutzke, Sebastian Schubert, Simon Oslender | English | Represented Germany at ESC in 2004 with “Can’t Wait Until Tonight” |
Where to Watch?
If you live in Germany, you can follow the show live on Das Erste and ONE and on eurovision.de, as well as on the ARD Mediatek. ARD Mediatek made “Ich will zum ESC!” available to International viewers, and we expect “Eurovision Song Contest – das deutsche Finale” will be streaming worldwide once again. The show starts at 10:05 PM CET (4:05 PM EST in the Americas) and is expected to last for two hours.
Who Decides?
This year, the winner will be decided through a combination of international jury and public voting (online and televoting). The jury and the public vote will allocate an equal amount of points according to the ESC scoring system (1-12 points).
The eight international juries are each made up of five music professionals, who will evaluate the artists based on Thursday’s dress rehearsal performance. The jury scores will be combined and then converted back to the 12-point scale.
In the event of a first-place tie, the tied artist with the highest public score will be selected for ESC.
The public televote is only available within Germany. For the televote, up to 20 votes via phone call or SMS will be allowed. All calls (landline or mobile) will cost 14 cents, while each text message costs 20 cents. Online voting allows you to cast one free vote per device during the voting period.
It’s almost time to find out who Germany’s sending to Malmö for Eurovision 2024! “Viel Glück beim Wettbewerb” to all the contestants!