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As a "Big 4" member (the four biggest financial contributors of the contest), Germany qualified directly for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 alongside the previous year's winner Serbia and the three other "Big 4" members, France, Spain and the United Kingdom.
Before Eurovision
Wer singt für Deutschland?
Wer singt für Deutschland? (English: Who sings for Germany?) was the competition that selected Germany's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. The competition took place on 6 March 2008 at the Schauspielhaus in Hamburg, hosted by Thomas Hermanns. Five acts competed during the show with the winner being selected through a public televote. The show was broadcast on Das Erste as well as online via the broadcaster's Eurovision Song Contest website eurovision.de.[1] The national final was watched by 3.47 million viewers in Germany.
Competing entries
Five acts were selected by an expert panel consisting of representatives of NDR and major record labels. Each act was also supported by a celebrity which consisted of Marc Bator (news anchor for Tagesschau), Katja Ebstein (German Eurovision entrant in 1970, 1971 and 1980), Kim Fisher (singer and presenter), Oliver Pocher (comedian) and Tetje Mierendorf (actor).[2] The five participating acts were announced on 10 January 2008.[3]
As one of the 'Big 4' countries, Germany automatically qualified for the final on May 24, 2008. Germany performed in 4th position, behind Albania and before Armenia where they picked up 14 points ended 23rd (including a maximum 12 from Bulgaria).