Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021

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Germany in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Participating broadcaster ARD [a] Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Selection processInternal selection
Announcement dateArtist: 6 February 2021
Song: 25 February 2021
Competing entry
Song"I Don't Feel Hate"
Artist Jendrik
Songwriters
Placement
Final result25th, 3 points
Participation chronology
◄202020212022►

Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "I Don't Feel Hate", written by Jendrik Sigwart and Christoph Oswald, and performed by Jendrik himself. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), selected its entry through a multi-stage internal selection.

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Background

Prior to the 2021 Contest, ARD has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Germany 63 times since its debut at the inaugural contest 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. In 2019, the duo S!sters with the song "Sister" finished in 25th place with 24 points, receiving nul points from the televote. In 2020, Ben Dolic was set to represent Germany with the song "Violent Thing" before the contest's cancellation. [2] [3]

As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, ARD organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. Since 1996, ARD has delegated the participation in the contest to its member Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR). In 2018, the multi-artist national final Unser Lied für Lissabon determined both the song and performer to compete at Eurovision for Germany. In 2019, NDR organised a national final with the same procedure, Unser Lied für Israel. [4] In 2020, NDR opted for a multi-stage internal selection, appointing two independent jury panels to select their entry. [5]

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

On 6 February 2021, NDR confirmed that Jendrik Sigwart will represent Germany in the 2021 contest. The song, entitled "I Don't Feel Hate", was released on 25 February 2021. [6] [7]

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 took place at Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and consisted of two semi-finals held on 18 and 20 May, and the grand final on 22 May 2021. [8] As Germany is a member of the Big Five, their entry directly qualified for the final, along with France, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and host country the Netherlands. [9] In addition to their participation in the final, Germany was also required to broadcast and vote in one of the two semi-finals.

Germany performed 15th in the grand final on 22 May 2021, following Moldova and preceding Finland. The final was watched by 6.53 million viewers in Germany, which meant a market share of 26.7 per cent. [10] [11]

Voting

Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with a diversity in gender and age represented. The judges assess each entry based on the performances during the second Dress Rehearsal of each show, which takes place the night before each live show, against a set of criteria including: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. [12] Jury members may only take part in panel once every three years, and are obliged to confirm that they are not connected to any of the participating acts in a way that would impact their ability to vote impartially. Jury members should also vote independently, with no discussion of their vote permitted with other jury members. [13] The exact composition of the professional jury, and the results of each country's jury and televoting were released after the grand final; the individual results from each jury member were also released in an anonymised form. [14] [15]

Points awarded to Germany

Points awarded to Germany (Final) [16]
ScoreTelevoteJury
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 pointsFlag of Austria.svg  Austria
1 pointFlag of Romania.svg  Romania

Points awarded by Germany

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the German jury: [14] [15]

Detailed voting results from Germany (Semi-final 1) [17]
DrawCountryJuryTelevote
Juror AJuror BJuror CJuror DJuror ERankPointsRankPoints
01Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 104641474112
02Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1614131181616
03Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1495314756
04Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 15161011211
05Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5111615310115
06Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 1515313121314
07Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 136121441213
08Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 1114101365101
09Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 121299151574
10Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 988599247
11Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 710157111483
12Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 6771268365
13Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 31621655612
14Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 83118161192
15Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 413141238210
16Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 22102721038
Detailed voting results from Germany (Final) [16]
DrawCountryJuryTelevote
Juror AJuror BJuror CJuror DJuror ERankPointsRankPoints
01Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 8141664719
02Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 25222318212316
03Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 10111222101418
04Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 519196151121
05Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 11122999265
06Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 2411173812
07Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2161414141211
08Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 22212417112183
09Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2023923252024
10Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 13202120232214
11Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 12514221092
12Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 4985128356
13Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 24252225242522
14Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 18242521222425
15Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
16Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 7171319181838
17Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 2371015201615
18Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 985813101112
19Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 61316236574
20Flag of France.svg  France 32634112210
21Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 1910157191517
22Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 171518121719101
23Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1516172451320
24Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 16371315647
25Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 118310167413
26Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 1414201181723

Notes

  1. Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

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