Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
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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
will represent Germany at the contest again.
announced that Lena Meyer-Landrut will represent Germany in 2011 to defend her title. ARD didn't, however, confirm the news until 30 June. 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.
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.
Like one year earlier, the three shows were presented by Sabine Heinrich and Matthias Opdenhövel. On 27 January, ARD announced the six jury members of the competition: Lena Meyer-Landrut will perform the title 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.
, Germany, and broadcast live by the commercial television station ProSieben.
The jury consisted of (advisory only, no voting rights):
Lena Meyer-Landrut
performed six songs, from which three were chosen through televoting
to advance to the final.
The jury consisted of (advisory only, no voting rights):
Lena Meyer-Landrut again performed six songs, from which three were chosen through televoting to advance to the final.
(ARD).
The jury consisted of (advisory only, no voting rights):
Lena Meyer-Landrut performed the six selected songs from the semi-finals again. Through televoting, Germany's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
has been chosen.
finished 10th in the final with 107 points.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th annual Eurovision Song Contest and was won by Eldar & Nigar performing "Running Scared" for Azerbaijan. The event took place in the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, following Germany's win in the previous year...
in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
and selected their song through a national final, organised by German broadcaster NDR
Norddeutscher Rundfunk
Norddeutscher Rundfunk is a public radio and television broadcaster, based in Hamburg. In addition to the city-state of Hamburg, NDR transmits for the German states of Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schleswig-Holstein...
which is part of ARD
ARD (broadcaster)
ARD is a joint organization of Germany's regional public-service broadcasters...
. In June 2010, ARD announced that Lena Meyer-Landrut
Lena Meyer-Landrut
Lena Meyer-Landrut , known professionally as Lena, is a German singer-songwriter. She represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway, and won the contest with the song "Satellite"...
will represent Germany at the contest again.
Unser Song für Deutschland
At the winner's press conference of Eurovision 2010, Stefan RaabStefan Raab
Stefan Konrad Raab is a German entertainer, television host, comedian and musician. Raab began his television career hosting the comedy show Vivasion in 1993 and has been hosting the late-night comedy show TV total since 1999. He became well-known in 1994 after composing a hit single spoofing...
announced that Lena Meyer-Landrut will represent Germany in 2011 to defend her title. ARD didn't, however, confirm the news until 30 June. 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
Das Erste
Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen , marketed as Das Erste , is the principal publicly owned television channel in Germany...
(ARD), thereby confirming earlier media reports.
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.
Like one year earlier, the three shows were presented by Sabine Heinrich and Matthias Opdenhövel. On 27 January, ARD announced the six jury members of the competition: Lena Meyer-Landrut will perform the title 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.
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final of Unser Song für Deutschland (Our Song for Germany) was held on 31 January 2011 in CologneCologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
, Germany, and broadcast live by the commercial television station ProSieben.
The jury consisted of (advisory only, no voting rights):
- Stefan RaabStefan RaabStefan Konrad Raab is a German entertainer, television host, comedian and musician. Raab began his television career hosting the comedy show Vivasion in 1993 and has been hosting the late-night comedy show TV total since 1999. He became well-known in 1994 after composing a hit single spoofing...
- Der Graf, singer of the German band UnheiligUnheiligUnheilig is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band with various pop and electronic influences. The band founded in 2000 and now consists of principally Der Graf , with his live musicians Licky, Henning Verlage and Potti.-Early years 1999–2009:In 1999, together with Grant Stevens Unheilig (German for...
- Stefanie Kloß, singer of the German band SilbermondSilbermondSilbermond is a German rock band from Bautzen, Saxony. The band consists of Stefanie Kloß, Andreas Nowak, Johannes and Thomas Stolle.-Biography:...
Lena Meyer-Landrut
Lena Meyer-Landrut
Lena Meyer-Landrut , known professionally as Lena, is a German singer-songwriter. She represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway, and won the contest with the song "Satellite"...
performed six songs, from which three were chosen through televoting
Televoting
Televoting, telephone voting or phone voting is a method of decision making and opinion polling conducted by telephone. Televoting can also extend to voting by SMS text message via a mobile cell phone.- Broadcast contest televoting :...
to advance to the final.
| Draw | Song | Composers | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Good News" | Audra Mae Audra Mae Audra Mae is an American singer-songwriter from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Audra Mae is the great-great-niece of Judy Garland, who was her great-grandmother's sister.... & Ferras Alqaisi Ferras Ferras Alqaisi , known as Ferras, is a Jordanian-American Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter who has signed with EMI as part of Capitol Records.-Career:Ferras grew up feeling out of place in a small Illinois town called Gillespie... |
Out |
| 2 | "Maybe" | Daniel Schaub & Pär Lammers | Qualified |
| 3 | "I Like You" | Rosi Golan & Johnny McDaid Johnny McDaid Johnny McDaid, is a writer, musician, producer, engineer and recording artist.McDaid, who comes from Derry, Northern Ireland, was formerly the singer and songwriter of the band Vega4, whose album "You and Others" was produced by Jacknife Lee... |
Out |
| 4 | "That Again" | Stefan Raab Stefan Raab Stefan Konrad Raab is a German entertainer, television host, comedian and musician. Raab began his television career hosting the comedy show Vivasion in 1993 and has been hosting the late-night comedy show TV total since 1999. He became well-known in 1994 after composing a hit single spoofing... |
Out |
| 5 | "Taken by a Stranger Taken by a Stranger "Taken by a Stranger" is a song by German singer Lena Meyer-Landrut that represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, earning 107 points and 10th place... " |
Gus Seyffert, Nicole Morier Nicole Morier Nicole Morier is a Los Angeles-based American Pop, Electropop singer-songwriter. She began her career in 2002 as one half of the electro-rock duo Electrocute before becoming a songwriter for artists including Britney Spears, Tom Jones, Wynter Gordon and Sky Ferreira... , Monica Birkenes |
Qualified |
| 6 | "What Happened to Me" | Lena Meyer-Landrut Lena Meyer-Landrut Lena Meyer-Landrut , known professionally as Lena, is a German singer-songwriter. She represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway, and won the contest with the song "Satellite"... & Stefan Raab Stefan Raab Stefan Konrad Raab is a German entertainer, television host, comedian and musician. Raab began his television career hosting the comedy show Vivasion in 1993 and has been hosting the late-night comedy show TV total since 1999. He became well-known in 1994 after composing a hit single spoofing... |
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 EngelkeAnke EngelkeAnke Christina Fischer is a German comedian, actress and voice-over actress born in Montréal, Quebec, Canada.Engelke moved to Cologne in 1971 with her parents...
, comedian, singer and host of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 - Joy DenalaneJoy DenalaneJoy Maureen Denalane , known as Joy Denalane, is a German singer-songwriter, known for her mixture of soul, R&B, and African folk music with lyrics in German and English.-Early life:...
, 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 Viktoria Hansen Viktoria Hansen was born in Aarhus, Denmark. Viktoria is a Singer Songwriter, Recording Artist, Vocal Coach in the field of music. Viktoria's professional career started in musical theatre at age 13 in her home town Aarhus, Denmark.... , Lili Tarkow-Reinisch, Yacíne Azeggagh |
Out |
| 3 | "Push Forward" | Daniel Schaub & Pär Lammers | Qualified |
| 4 | "At All" | Aloe Blacc Aloe Blacc Aloe Blacc is an American soul singer, rapper, and musician.-Early career and Shine Through :... |
Out |
| 5 | "A Good Day" | Audra Mae Audra Mae Audra Mae is an American singer-songwriter from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Audra Mae is the great-great-niece of Judy Garland, who was her great-grandmother's sister.... , Todd Wright, Scott Simons |
Out |
| 6 | "Mama Told Me" | Stefan Raab & Lena Meyer-Landrut | Qualified |
Final
The final of Unser Song für Deutschland has been held on 18 February 2011 in Cologne, and shown live by the public broadcaster Das ErsteDas Erste
Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen , marketed as Das Erste , is the principal publicly owned television channel in Germany...
(ARD).
The jury consisted of (advisory only, no voting rights):
- Stefan Raab
- Barbara SchönebergerBarbara SchönebergerBarbara Schöneberger is a German actress, singer and TV host.-Early life:Schöneberger is the only child of Clarinet player Hans Schöneberger and his wife Annemarie.She studied sociology, art history and communication studies in Augsburg...
, hostess and singer - Adel Tawil, singer of the German band Ich + IchIch + IchIch + Ich , also pronounced "Ich und Ich", is the name of a musical project by the German musicians Annette Humpe and Adel Tawil. They met in a Berlin recording studio in 2002 when Tawil sang on a production that Humpe had written...
Lena Meyer-Landrut performed the six selected songs from the semi-finals again. Through televoting, Germany's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th annual Eurovision Song Contest and was won by Eldar & Nigar performing "Running Scared" for Azerbaijan. The event took place in the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, following Germany's win in the previous year...
has been chosen.
| Draw | Song | Composers | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Maybe" | Daniel Schaub & Pär Lammers | Out |
| 2 | "What Happened to Me" | Lena Meyer-Landrut Lena Meyer-Landrut Lena Meyer-Landrut , known professionally as Lena, is a German singer-songwriter. She represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway, and won the contest with the song "Satellite"... & Stefan Raab Stefan Raab Stefan Konrad Raab is a German entertainer, television host, comedian and musician. Raab began his television career hosting the comedy show Vivasion in 1993 and has been hosting the late-night comedy show TV total since 1999. He became well-known in 1994 after composing a hit single spoofing... |
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 Taken by a Stranger "Taken by a Stranger" is a song by German singer Lena Meyer-Landrut that represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, earning 107 points and 10th place... " |
Gus Seyffert, Nicole Morier Nicole Morier Nicole Morier is a Los Angeles-based American Pop, Electropop singer-songwriter. She began her career in 2002 as one half of the electro-rock duo Electrocute before becoming a songwriter for artists including Britney Spears, Tom Jones, Wynter Gordon and Sky Ferreira... , Monica Birkenes |
Superfinalist |
Super final
| Draw | Song | Composers | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Push Forward" | Daniel Schaub & Pär Lammers | 21% |
| 2 | "Taken by a Stranger Taken by a Stranger "Taken by a Stranger" is a song by German singer Lena Meyer-Landrut that represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, earning 107 points and 10th place... " |
Gus Seyffert, Nicole Morier Nicole Morier Nicole Morier is a Los Angeles-based American Pop, Electropop singer-songwriter. She began her career in 2002 as one half of the electro-rock duo Electrocute before becoming a songwriter for artists including Britney Spears, Tom Jones, Wynter Gordon and Sky Ferreira... , 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. LenaLena Meyer-Landrut
Lena Meyer-Landrut , known professionally as Lena, is a German singer-songwriter. She represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway, and won the contest with the song "Satellite"...
finished 10th in the final with 107 points.