Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Germany | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Artist: Internal Selection Song: Unser Song für Deutschland 100% Televoting | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 30 June 2010 Song: Semi-final 31 January 2011 7 February 2011 Final 18 February 2011 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Lena Meyer-Landrut | |||
| Selected song | "Taken by a Stranger" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 10th, 107 points | |||
| Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Germany hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf and selected their song through a national final, organised by German broadcaster NDR which is part of ARD. In June 2010, ARD announced that Lena Meyer-Landrut would represent Germany at the contest again.
Unser Song für Deutschland
At the winner's press conference of Eurovision 2010, Stefan Raab announced that Lena Meyer-Landrut would represent Germany in 2011 to defend her title.[1] ARD didn't, however, confirm the news until 30 June.[2][clarification needed] In December 2010, ARD's head of entertainment Thomas Schreiber said in an interview that the song would be selected via televoting during three live shows, two semi-finals broadcast by ProSieben and the final on Das Erste (ARD), thereby confirming earlier media reports.[3] As confirmed by NDR, these three shows were held on 31 January and 7 February (semi-finals) and 18 February (final) with six songs been presented in each of the two semi-finals the half of which proceeded to the final.[4]
Like one year earlier, the three shows were presented by Sabine Heinrich and Matthias Opdenhövel.[5] On 27 January, ARD announced the six jury members of the competition:[6] Lena Meyer-Landrut performed "Taken by a Stranger" as the German song for the Eurovision Song Contest. It won the super final against the pop ballad "Push Forward" with 79% of the votes in the final telephone voting.[7]
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final of Unser Song für Deutschland (Our Song for Germany) was held on 31 January 2011 in Cologne, Germany, and broadcast live by the commercial television station ProSieben.
The jury consisted of (advisory only, no voting rights):
- Stefan Raab
- Der Graf, singer of the German band Unheilig
- Stefanie Kloß, singer of the German band Silbermond
Lena Meyer-Landrut performed six songs, from which three were chosen through televoting to advance to the final.
| Draw | Song | Composers | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Good News" | Audra Mae & Ferras Alqaisi | Out |
| 2 | "Maybe" | Daniel Schaub & Pär Lammers | Qualified |
| 3 | "I Like You" | Rosi Golan & Johnny McDaid | Out |
| 4 | "That Again" | Stefan Raab | Out |
| 5 | "Taken by a Stranger" | Gus Seyffert, Nicole Morier, Monica Birkenes | Qualified |
| 6 | "What Happened to Me" | Lena Meyer-Landrut & Stefan Raab | Qualified |
Semi-final 2
The second semi-final was held on 7 February 2011 in Cologne and broadcast live by ProSieben.
The jury consisted of (advisory only, no voting rights):
- Stefan Raab
- Anke Engelke, comedian, singer and host of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
- Joy Denalane, soul singer
Lena Meyer-Landrut again performed six songs, from which three were chosen through televoting to advance to the final.
| Draw | Song | Composers | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "A Million and One" | Errol Rennalls & Stavros Ioannou | Qualified |
| 2 | "Teenage Girls" | Viktoria Hansen, Lili Tarkow-Reinisch, Yacíne Azeggagh | Out |
| 3 | "Push Forward" | Daniel Schaub & Pär Lammers | Qualified |
| 4 | "At All" | Aloe Blacc | Out |
| 5 | "A Good Day" | Audra Mae, Todd Wright, Scott Simons | Out |
| 6 | "Mama Told Me" | Stefan Raab & Lena Meyer-Landrut | Qualified |
Final
The final of Unser Song für Deutschland was held on 18 February 2011 in Cologne, and shown live by the public broadcaster Das Erste (ARD).
The jury consisted of (advisory only, no voting rights):
- Stefan Raab
- Barbara Schöneberger, hostess and singer
- Adel Tawil, singer of the German band Ich + Ich
Lena Meyer-Landrut performed the six selected songs from the semi-finals again. Through televoting, Germany's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was chosen.
| Draw | Song | Composers | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Maybe" | Daniel Schaub & Pär Lammers | Out |
| 2 | "What Happened to Me" | Lena Meyer-Landrut & Stefan Raab | Out |
| 3 | "Push Forward" | Daniel Schaub & Pär Lammers | Superfinalist |
| 4 | "Mama Told Me" | Lena Meyer-Landrut & Stefan Raab | Out |
| 5 | "A Million and One" | Erroll Rennalls & Stavros Ioannou | Out |
| 6 | "Taken by a Stranger" | Gus Seyffert, Nicole Morier, Monica Birkenes | Superfinalist |
Super final
| Draw | Song | Composers | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Push Forward" | Daniel Schaub & Pär Lammers | 21% |
| 2 | "Taken by a Stranger" | Gus Seyffert, Nicole Morier, Monica Birkenes | 79% |
At Eurovision
Germany was the host of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 and a "Big Five" member and was therefore in the final, on 14 May. Germany voted in the second semi-final. Lena finished 10th in the final with 107 points.
Points awarded by Germany
Semi-final 2
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Final
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
See also
References
- ^ Bakker, Sietse (30 June 2010). "Final of Eurovision 2011 set for 14 May, Lena returns!". EBU. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
- ^ "ESC-Finale 2011 findet am 14. Mai statt". Eurovision.de (in German). 30 June 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ^ "Auf der ESC-Baustelle (Video)" (in German). NDR. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Unser Song für Deutschland" (in German). NDR. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ "Will Lena defend her title?". Eurovision.tv. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "USFD: Die Jury steht fest". Eurovision.de. 27 January 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ RP Online: Lovely Lena tritt an mit „Taken by a Stranger“, accessed on February 18th 2011.
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