Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008


As a "Big 4" member, 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? 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.

Competing entries

Five acts were selected by a panel consisting of representatives of NDR and major record labels. Each act was also supported by a celebrity which included Marc Bator, Katja Ebstein, Kim Fisher, Oliver Pocher and Tetje Mierendorf. The five participating acts were announced on 10 January 2008.

Final

The televised final took place on 6 March 2008. The winner was selected through two rounds of public voting, including options for landline and SMS voting. In the first round of voting, the top two entries were selected to proceed to the second round. The top two entries were: "Hinterm Ozean" performed by Carolin Fortenbacher and "Disappear" performed by No Angels. In the second round, the winner, "Disappear" performed by No Angels, was selected.

Gallery

At Eurovision

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.
Peter Urban is the commentator for the event.

Points awarded by Germany[Eurovision [Song Contest 2008]]

Semi-final 1

Final

12 points10 points8 points7 points6 points

5 points4 points3 points2 points1 point

  • Commentators and spokespersons

  • Commentators - Peter Urban - television & Tim Frühling - Radio
  • Spokespersons - Thomas Hermanns