The first of the nine songs competing in Eurovision Song Contest – Das Deutsche Finale 2026 has been released.
“Ciao Ragazzki” by Ragazzki has been released with just over a month to go before the German national final. Ragazzki is formed of YouTuber Marti Fischer and musician David “Miirtek” Starosciak, who are collaborating together for the first time. They describe their song as a combination of Southern Italy and Eastern Europe.
On their reveal as competing in the German selection, the duo commented:
We want to get the audience fired up with Italo-disco and Polska-pop and celebrate Europe! With our banging 80s disco beats, we’ll have all the nonnas and babunias on their feet. For us, the Eurovision Song Contest is a stage where not only music, but a complete artistic vision can unfold. To play on this stage and be seen there makes a dream come true.
The Eurovision Song Contest – Das Deutsche Finale 2026 will take place on February 28 live from Berlin. The show will be hosted live from Berlin by Barbara Schöneberger and Hazel Brugger, who hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The finalists are:
BELA – “Herz” (Heart)
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”
Abor & Tynna represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song “Baller”. They finished 15th scoring a total of 151 points.
Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest+
Germany was one of seven countries to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. The country has taken part in every contest since then, apart from in 1996, when they failed to make it through the qualifying round. To date Germany has won the contest twice. The first time was in 1982 when Nicole sang “Ein Bisschen Frieden” in Harrogate, which later became a global hit. Germany didn’t win again until 2010 when Lena sang “Satellite” in Oslo. She received 9 sets of 12 points, scoring 246 points overall.