A number of guests who will feature in Das Deutsche Finale 2026, the German national final for Vienna, have been announced.
Three guests for Das Deutsche Finale 2026 have been announced today in the Swiss and German press. ESC Kompakt reports that last years German representatives Abor & Tynna will be part of the show. Joining the German Eurovision 2025 representatives is Paola, who represented Switzerland at Eurovision 1969 and 1980; she also performed during Eurovision 2025. While comedian Carolin Kebekus has also been announced as appearing.
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:
The voting in Eurovision Song Contest – Das Deutsche Finale 2026 will be held across two phases. As previously revealed, in the first round, an international jury formed of 20 members from 20 countries competing in the Eurovision Song Contest will vote, and from their votes, the top three will progress to the next phase. Ultimately, from that top three, the German audience will choose the country’s representative for Eurovision 2026.
Abor & Tynna represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song “Baller”. They finished 15th scoring a total of 151 points.
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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.