Germany to select for the 70th Eurovision Song Contest
HOW TO WATCH: Das Deutsche Finale happens on Saturday 28 February with a 20:15 CET start time. It airs on ADR in Germany, and viewers around the rest of the world can stream it live on the Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel.
Nine acts performing nine entries and a charismatic hosting duo that know a lot about the Eurovision Song Contest!… On Saturday 28 February 28, an international jury and a public vote will decide what song will be representing Germany at Vienna 2026.
With double the energy, humour and Eurovision expertise, Barbara Schöneberger and Hazel Brugger will take the stage together for the first time as co-hosts, guiding the audience through a live show that broadcaster SWR promises will be filled with plenty of musical surprises and a celebration of the Eurovision Song Contest.
Ahead of the live show, you can listen to all nine competing entries over on the Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel.
One of these songs will be representing Germany at Vienna 2026:
BELA – Herz
Dreamboys the Band – Jeanie
Laura Nahr – Wonderland
Malou Lovis – when I’m with you
MOLLY SUE – Optimist (Ha Ha Ha)
MYLE – A OK
RAGAZZKI – Ciao Ragazzki
Sarah Engels – Fire
wavvyboi – black glitter
After the songs have been presented, a 20-member international jury, made up of music experts from 20 countries participating in the Eurovision Song Contest, will evaluate the nine performances and select their top three.
In the second stage of the voting, the viewers alone will decide which of these three acts will earn the ticket to represent Germany at the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna this May.
Viewers outside of Germany are welcome to cast their vote, too! At esc.vote, the same platform used by the Eurovision Song Contest, international audiences are invited to vote for their faves.
Special guests on the night will include comedian Carolin Kebekus, Eurovision legend Paola Felix, actor Hans Sigl, the winners of the 2025 German pre-selection Abor & Tynna, and Michael Schulte, who represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018.
The winner of Germany’s Das Deutsche Finale in 2025 was the song Baller, by Abor & Tynna. The banging dance track went on to represent Germany in Basel and ended up giving the duo a viral hit over the summer.