Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021
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| Country |  Germany | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: TBD Song: TBD | |||
| Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Germany will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Background
Prior to the 2021 Contest, Germany had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 63 times since its debut as one of seven countries to take part in 1956.[1] 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. Germany, to this point, has been noted for having competed in the contest more than any other country; they have competed in every contest since the first edition in 1956 except for the 1996 contest when the nation was eliminated in a pre-contest elimination round. In 2018, the German entry "You Let Me Walk Alone" performed by Michael Schulte placed fourth of twenty-six competing songs with 340 points.
The German national broadcaster, ARD, broadcasts the event within Germany and delegated the selection of the nation's entry to the regional broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR). NDR confirmed that Germany would participate in the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest on 19 May 2018.[2] In 2018, the multi-artist national final Unser Lied für Lissabon determined both the song and performer to compete at Eurovision for Germany. For their 2019 entry, ARD organised a national final with the same procedure.[2]
Before Eurovision
Internal selection
NDR confirmed that the German entry for the 2021 contest will be selected internally.[3]
At Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 is scheduled to take place at Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and will consist of two semi-finals held on 18 and 20 May, and the grand final on 22 May 2021.[4] As Germany is a member of the Big 5, their entry for 2021 will directly qualify to the final, along with France, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and host country the Netherlands.[5] The top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the grand final.
References
- ^ "Germany Country Profile". EBU. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ a b Jiandani, Sanjay (Sergio) (19 May 2018). "Germany: NDR confirms participation in Eurovision 2019". Esctoday. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Germany: Internal selection process enters final stage, as juries assess entries for Eurovision 2021". Wiwibloggs. 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Rotterdam 2021 - Eurovision Song Contest". EBU. Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
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