| Germany | |
|---|---|
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| Broadcaster |
WDR (NVSC 27-present) NDR (NVSC 1-NVSC 26) |
| Selection process |
Bundesvision Song Contest (NVSC 9-NVSC 13,NVSC 15-NVSC 18) Unser Song für den NVSC (NVSC 14, NVSC 19-NVSC 21, NVSC 23, NVSC 24) X Factor Germany (NVSC 22) |
| Appearances | |
| Appearances |
26 (18 finals) |
| Debut | NVSC #01 |
| Best result | 2nd: #19 |
| Worst result | 18th SF: #06 |
| North Vision Ranking of Nations | |
| Rank (#25) | 30th |
| Highest ranking | 2nd |
| Lowest ranking | 36th |
Germany is one of the most successful countries in the contest, having been in the final fifteen out of twent-one attempts, including a eleven edition consecutive qualification-streak since the eleventh edition. The highest position of the country was achieved by Lena in the nineteenth edition with the song "Beat To My Melody". The country is currently ranked second in the North Vision Ranking of Nations and it peaked at the second place after the nineteenth edition, while its worst placement was thirty-sixth after the eighth edition.
Germany has so far hosted one event related to the North Vision Song Contest; the second edition of the pre-qualification round for the tenth edition of the contest. The contest has been broadcast since the first edition by NDR and had several commentators in charge either for radio or television. The spokespersons have been different since the first edition.
Contestants
There have so far been nineteen contestants that represented Germany in the contest with five of them achieving a top 10 result.
- Table key
| Winner | Last place | Did not qualify to the semi-finals | |||
| Second place | Automatically qualified to the final | Withdrawn or disqualified | |||
| Third place | Did not qualify to the final | Did not compete |
Voting history
Germany's voting statistics as of the twentieth edition. The tables list the points given or received by Germany in the semi-finals, the finals and a total of both. Germany has given the most points to (as of the end of NVSC #21)...
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Denmark
| 146 |
| 2 |  United Kingdom
| 144 |
| 3 |  Switzerland
| 138 |
| 4 |  Sweden
| 135 |
| 5 |  France
| 131 |
Germany has received the most points from (as of the end of NVSC #21)...
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom
| 164 |
| 2 | Switzerland
| 149 |
| 3 |  Austria
| 114 |
| 4 |  Serbia
| 106 |
| 5 | Sweden
| 105 |
12 points
Table key
- Winner – Germany gave 12 points to a winning song / Germany won the contest.
- Second place – Germany gave 12 points to a runner-up song / Germany was runner-up in the contest.
- Third place – Germany gave 12 points to a third place song / Germany came third in the contest.
- Qualified – Germany gave 12 points to a song that was a qualifier / Germany was a qualifier.
- Non-qualified – Germany gave 12 points to a song that was not a qualifier / Germany was not a qualifier.
Detailed voting
NVSC 1
Germany performed in the second semi-final and qualified in the eigth place. Germany then performed in eighteenth position in the final; coming nineteenth place.
| Points given and received | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Given | Received | ||
| Semi-final | Final | Semi-final | Final | |
| 12 |  Portugal
|  Belarus
| Austria Bosnia-Herzegovina Greece
| |
| 10 |  Lithuania
| Lithuania
|  Ukraine
| |
| 8 |  FYR Macedonia
|  Iceland
| ||
| 7 |  Georgia
| Portugal
| ||
| 6 |  Estonia
|  Ireland
| ||
| 5 | Iceland
| Sweden
|  Czech Republic Iceland
| |
| 4 |  Luxembourg
|  Andorra
| ||
| 3 | Andorra
| Austria
|  Belgium Georgia
|  Albania Finland
|
| 2 | Belgium
| Luxembourg
| Finland Turkey
|  Armenia Estonia Russia
|
| 1 |  Norway
| Norway
| ||
NVSC 2
Germany performed in the first semi-final and qualified in the tenth place. Germany then performed in fourth position in the final; coming seventeenth place.
| Points given and received | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Given | Received | ||
| Semi-final | Final | Semi-final | Final | |
| 12 | Luxembourg
| Belarus
| ||
| 10 | Portugal
| France
| ||
| 8 | Ukraine
| Finland
| ||
| 7 | Russia
| Portugal
| ||
| 6 |  Morocco
| Andorra
| ||
| 5 | Finland
| Luxembourg
| Armenia
| |
| 4 |  Slovenia
| Iceland
| ||
| 3 |  San Marino
|  Slovakia
| ||
| 2 | Albania
|  Spain
| ||
| 1 | Lithuania
| Ukraine
| ||
NVSC 3
Germany performed in the second semi-final and came twelfth.
| Points given and received | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Given | Received | ||
| Semi-final | Final | Semi-final | Final | |
| 12 |  Netherlands
| Greece
| ||
| 10 | Armenia
| Iceland
| Greece
| |
| 8 | Sweden
| Netherlands
| Bosnia-Herzegovina Portugal
| |
| 7 | Iceland
| Sweden
| Lithuania
| |
| 6 | Estonia
| Norway
| ||
| 5 | FYR Macedonia
| Finland
| ||
| 4 |  Italy
| Andorra
| Albania Azerbaijan Sweden United Kingdom
| |
| 3 | Spain
| FYR Macedonia
| ||
| 2 | Norway
| France
| ||
| 1 | Azerbaijan
| Serbia
| ||
NVSC 9
Germany performed in the first semi-final and qualified in the twelfth place. Germany then performed in first position in the final; coming in 10th place.
| Points given and received | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Given | Received | ||
| Semi-final | Final | Semi-final | Final | |
| 12 | Denmark
| Denmark
|  Monaco United Kingdom
|  Malta Netherlands
|
| 10 | United Kingdom
| Norway
|  Liechtenstein Lithuania Malta | Liechtenstein |
| 8 | Andorra
| Ukraine
| Bosnia-Herzegovina Spain
| United Kingdom
|
| 7 | Malta
| United Kingdom
| Albania Slovakia
|  Algeria Estonia
|
| 6 | Serbia
| Switzerland
| Andorra Greece Italy Serbia
| Italy Lithuania
|
| 5 | Austria
| Czech Republic
|  Romania
| |
| 4 | Monaco
| Austria
| Austria
| Ireland Slovakia
|
| 3 | Russia
| Russia
| Denmark Russia
|  Bulgaria
|
| 2 | Algeria
| Netherlands
| Andorra
| |
| 1 | Albania
| Slovenia
|  Kazakhstan Latvia Monaco Portugal Spain
| |
NVSC 10
Germany performed in the second semi-final and did not qualify coming 14th with 63 points.
| Points given and received | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Given | Received | ||
| Semi-final | Final | Semi-final | Final | |
| 12 | Switzerland
|  Montenegro
| Switzerland
| |
| 10 | Montenegro
| Denmark
| ||
| 8 |  Faroe Islands
| Switzerland
| Lithuania Sweden
| |
| 7 | Lithuania
| Norway
| Faroe Islands
| |
| 6 | Sweden
| France
|  Cyprus
| |
| 5 | Romania
| Ukraine
| ||
| 4 | Georgia
| United Kingdom
| ||
| 3 | Algeria
| Andorra
| ||
| 2 | San Marino
| Sweden
| Russia
| |
| 1 | Portugal
| Andorra
| ||
NVSC 11
Germany performed in the second semi-final on position fifteen from where they qualified. Germany was drawn to perform 18th in the final.
| Points given and received | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Given | Received | ||
| Semi-final | Final | Semi-final | Final | |
| 12 | France
| France
| Greece Switzerland
| Bosnia-Herzegovina Estonia
|
| 10 | Switzerland
| Ukraine
| Azerbaijan Israel
| Faroe Islands Greece
|
| 8 | Israel
| Denmark
| Ireland
| |
| 7 |  Croatia
| Andorra
| Armenia
| Switzerland United Kingdom
|
| 6 | Azerbaijan
| Norway
| Faroe Islands Finland FYR Macedonia
| Azerbaijan Hungary Israel Norway
|
| 5 | Italy
| Azerbaijan
| Finland Ireland
| |
| 4 | Morocco
| Croatia
| Georgia Poland
| Montenegro
|
| 3 | Liechtenstein
| Switzerland
| Belarus Morocco
| Armenia Portugal
|
| 2 | Faroe Islands
| Montenegro
| Portugal
| |
| 1 | Iceland
| Russia
| France
| Algeria Andorra Cyprus Tunisia
|
NVSC 12
Germany performed in the first semi-final on position fifteen from where they qualified. In the final Germany performed twenty-fourth and came eleventh.
| Points given and received | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Given | Received | ||
| Semi-final | Final | Semi-final | Final | |
| 12 | Sweden
| Austria
| Armenia Belarus Denmark Israel Kazakhstan Moldova
| Armenia Morocco
|
| 10 | Switzerland
| Andorra
| Iceland Morocco Sweden Switzerland
| Denmark Sweden United Kingdom
|
| 8 | Monaco
| Ireland
| Iceland Israel
| |
| 7 | Hungary
| Moldova
| Poland
| Azerbaijan Poland Switzerland
|
| 6 | Israel
| Ukraine
| Bosnia-Herzegovina
| |
| 5 | Armenia
| Switzerland
| Monaco Portugal
| Georgia Serbia
|
| 4 | Iceland
| Sweden
| Cyprus Moldova Tunisia
| |
| 3 | Greece
| Monaco
| Georgia Greece
| Belarus Hungary
|
| 2 | Belarus
| Israel
| Bulgaria Hungary
| |
| 1 | Morocco
| Hungary
| ||
NVSC 13
Germany performed in the first semi-final on position ten from where they qualified. In the final Germany performed second and came third.
| Points given and received | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Given | Received | ||
| Semi-final | Final | Semi-final | Final | |
| 12 | Faroe Islands
| Ukraine
| Armenia Czech Republic France Romania
| Armenia Belgium Finland France Montenegro Slovenia United Kingdom
|
| 10 | Ukraine
| Switzerland
| Andorra Serbia
| Czech Republic Romania Switzerland
|
| 8 | Montenegro
| Netherlands
| Montenegro
| Turkey
|
| 7 | Armenia
| Italy
| Belarus Estonia Luxembourg Tunisia
| |
| 6 | Andorra
| Faroe Islands
| Ireland
| Andorra Cyprus Morocco Serbia
|
| 5 | Ireland
| Montenegro
| Finland
| Monaco
|
| 4 | Liechtenstein
| Croatia
| Azerbaijan Croatia
| Albania Croatia Hungary
|
| 3 | Croatia
| Kazakhstan
| Denmark
| |
| 2 | Spain
| Ireland
| ||
| 1 | Poland
| Liechtenstein
| Liechtenstein Slovakia
| Italy
|
NVSC 14
Germany voted as part of the big 6 in the second semi-final. In the final Germany performed ninth and came fifteenth.
| Points given and received | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Given | Received | ||
| Semi-final | Final | Semi-final | Final | |
| 12 | Denmark
| Russia
| Belarus
| |
| 10 | United Kingdom
| Denmark
| Albania
| |
| 8 | Malta
| United Kingdom
| Austria Belgium Estonia Kazakhstan Morocco
| |
| 7 | Lithuania
| Croatia
| Czech Republic
| |
| 6 | Belarus
| Malta
| Slovenia
| |
| 5 | Ireland
|  Lebanon
| Liechtenstein
| |
| 4 | Tunisia
| Norway
| Montenegro
| |
| 3 | Iceland
| Andorra
| Andorra Iceland Italy United Kingdom
| |
| 2 | Belgium
| Ireland
| Tunisia
| |
| 1 | Czech Republic
| Turkey
| Armenia Faroe Islands
| |
Commentators and spokespersons
Since the first edition there have been different commentators and spokespersons for Germany. However, all the events were broadcasted by NDR, on both radio and television.Peter Urban commented the first 4 editions, however Anke Engelke replaced him in the semi-finals for the third edition.
In nineteen editions, 18 different spokespersons announced the German votes.
| Edition(s) | Final television commentator | Semi-finals television commmentator | Radio commentator | Spokesperson | Broadcaster |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVSC #01 | Peter Urban | Peter Urban | Ilka Petersen | Anke Engelke | NDR (TV + Radio) |
| NVSC #02 | Oliver Pocher | ||||
| NVSC #03 | Anke Engelke | Günther Jauch | |||
| NVSC #04 | Peter Urban | Ange Engelke | Heidi Klum | ||
| NVSC #05 | Judith Rakers | Angela Merkel | |||
| NVSC #06 | Ilka Petersen | Oceana | |||
| NVSC #07 | Judith Rakers | Helene Fischer | |||
| NVSC #08 | |||||
| NVSC #09 | Monika Gruber | ||||
| NVSC #10 | Maxim | ||||
| NVSC #11 | Barbara Schöneberger | ||||
| NVSC #12 | Natalie Horler | ||||
| NVSC #13 | Ann Sophie | ||||
| NVSC #14 | Cindy aus Marzahn | ||||
| NVSC #15 | Walter Freiwald | ||||
| NVSC #16 | Vanessa Mai | ||||
| NVSC #17 | Elyas M'Barek | ||||
| NVSC #18 | Caroline Kebekus | ||||
| NVSC #19 | André Hamann | ||||
| NVSC #20 | Cindy aus Marzahn | ||||
| NVSC #21 | Matthias Schweighöfer |
Viewing figures
The country has participated and broadcast all the shows of the contest up to the twenty-first edition. Since the very first edition the contest gained high popularity in the country with the first edition being watched by an average of 3,44 million viewers. The most watched editions so far are the twelfth and thirteenth editions with an average of 9,81 and 9,03 million viewers respectively.
| Edn. | Viewers (Grand Final) | Share (Grand Final) | Viewers (Semi-final 1) | Share (Semi-final 1) | Viewers (Semi-final 2) | Share (Semi-final 2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #01 | 6,33m | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| #02 | 5,97m | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| #03 | 4,02m | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| #04 | 6,89m | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| #05 | 3,14m | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| #06 | 3,86m | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| #07 | 2,59m | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| #08 | 2,87m | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| #09 | 6,24m | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| #10 | 4,88m | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| #11 | 7,05m | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| #12 | 9,71m | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| #13 | 13,44m | 37,33% | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| #14 | 9,61m | 26,04% | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| #15 | 8,54m | 21,33% | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| #16 | 8,96m | 24,75% | 2,03m | 7,44% | 4,94m | 23,84% |
| #17 | 7,01m | 20,25% | 4,32m | 21,83% | 1,89m | 6,97% |
| #18 | 8,62m | 22,47% | 3,97m | 18,66% | 1,32m | 5,04% |
| #19 | 15,66m | 45,09% | 3,55m | 17,02% | 6,07m | 30,91% |
| #20 | 10,21m | 22,78% | 2,11m | 6,56% | 3,05m | 8,73% |
| #21 | 11,94m | 27,05% | 0,97m | 2,75% | 4,29m | 16,20% |
| #22 | 14,44m | 37,83% | 1,99m | 5,96% | 5,42m | 25,91% |
| #23 | 10,08m | 22,30% | 1,00m | 2,86% | 1,76m | 4,98% |
| #24 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Other contests
OGAN Second Chance Contest
The contest takes place during the contest, usually during the second semi-final of the respective edition. It is not a televised event, but only through YouTube. Germany debuted in the second edition already, held for the ninth edition.
| Edn. | Artist | Song | Final | Points | Place in BuViSoCo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #09 | Christina Volmari | "Die Tasche" | 10 | 67 | 2nd out of 16 |
| #10 | Madeline Juno | "Same Sky" | 17 | 38 | 2nd out of 16 |
| #11 | Kerstin Merlin | "Himmel und Hölle" | 2 | 112 | 2nd out of 16 |
| #12 | Jennifer Rostock ft. Nico Webers | "Kaleidoskop" | 7 | 79 | 4th out of 16 |
| #13 | Finger und Kadel ft. Micaela Schäfer | "Blasmusik" | 4 | 71 | 4th out of 10 |
| #14 | Lena | "Traffic Lights" | 4 | 104 | 2nd out of 18 |
| #15 | Leslie Clio | "My Heart Ain't That Broken" | 5 | 81 | 2nd out of 10 |
| #16 | Wolkenfrei | "Wolke 7" | 13 | 56 | 3rd out of 16 |
| #17 | Glasperlenspiel | "Geiles Leben" | 3 | 95 | 2nd out of 6 |
| #18 | Neele Ternes | "Dad" | 5 | 80 | 2nd out of 16 |
| #19 | Beyond The Black | "Lost In Forever" | 4 | 91 | 2nd out of 10 |
| #20 | Lamiya | "Echoes" | 17 | 40 | 2nd out of 10 |
| #21 | Femme Schmidt | "Kill Me" | 9 | 64 | 2nd out of 12 |
| #23 | Inês Brasil | "Make Love" | DSQ | 4th out of 12 | |
| #24 | Lea | "Leiser" | TBA | 2nd out of 10 | |
Junior North Vision Song Contest
The contest is only for European artists under the age of 16. Germany has debuted in the third edition.The country opts for a national selection at the moment.
Junior North Vision Song Contest 3
Germany lately confirmed it's participation in the third Junior North Vision Song Contest. Despite a lack of artists in that moment, NDR believed in a participation. They decided to send Hanna Michalowicz with her cover of "Warrior". Germany came 4th with 99 points, achieving several twelve points as well.
Junior North Vision Song Contest 4
NDR stated shortly after the results of the third edition that they'll won't support the contest anymore due to a lack of budget. ZDF; the second German television immediately responded and said they'll take over the management of the participation and broadcast the contest from the fourth edition on. Therefor, Germany confirmed it's participation on November 23. Saphira was chosen to represent Germany with "Wings" , a cover of the Little Mix song. Saphira only came 21st, which is a disappointing result.
Junior North Vision Song Contest 5
Hanna Michalowicz was once again chosen to represent Germany with her version of "Hurt". Hanna finished fifteenth with 34 points.
Junior North Vision Song Contest 7
NDR confirmed their return shortly after the results of the seventh edition. Keanrah will represent the country with his song "About You", which was presented on the 27th March, four days before the deadline passed.
Junior North Vision Song Contest 10
NDR confirmed a return for the tenth edition of the Junior North Vision Song Contest. Jannine Weigl was announced as the German contestant with her song "Pluto". Weigl reached a second place in the semi-final with 112 points. In the grand final, Germany placed 14th with 73 points.
Contestants
| Edn. | Artist | Song | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #03 | Hanna Michalowicz | "Warrior" | 4 | 99 | ||
| #04 | Saphira | "Wings" | 21 | 19 | ||
| #05 | Hanna Michalowicz | "Hurt" | 15 | 34 | ||
| #07 | Keanrah | "About You" | 13 | 46 | ||
| #10 | Jannine Weigl | "Pluto" | 14 | 73 | 2 | 112 |
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Germany in the North Vision Song Contest
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