The professionals that will be part of the international jury for Das Deutsche Finale 2026 have been revealed.

The twenty international jurors for the German selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 have been revealed earlier today. As previously revealed, the vote in Das Deutsche Finale will be divided in two rounds. 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.

The international jurors are:

🇬🇧 United Kingdom: William Lee Adams, founder of Wiwibloggs.
🇨🇿 Czechia: Annabelle, singer, rapper, and songwriter. She participated in ESCZ, the Czech selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, in 2022.
🇳🇴 Norway: Margaret Berger, represented Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 placing fourth.
🇸🇪 Sweden: Christer Björkman, represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992. From 2002 to 2021 he was Head of the Swedish delegation at Eurovision and producer of Melodifestivalen from 2002 to 2021, he also worked as contest producer of Eurovision 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024, and 2025.
🇫🇷 France: Carla, representative for France at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019.
🇧🇪 Belgium: Wim Dehandschutter, journalist. Since 2004 he has been covering Eurosong, the Belgian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest.
🇲🇹 Malta: Destiny, representative of Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, finishing seventh place. She is also a former winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, having won the competition for Malta in 2015.
🇩🇰 Denmark: Christian Ellegaard, journalist.
🇦🇲 Armenia: Gohar Gasparyan, Head of the Armenian delegation for the Eurovision Song Contest from 2010 to 2018.
🇨🇭 Switzerland: Luca Hänni, representative for Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, where he placed fourth.
🇷🇴 Romania: Anca Lupes, music journalist.
🇱🇺 Luxembourg: Catherine Nothum, radio presenter and producer.
🇨🇾 Cyprus: Alex Panayi, composer, producer, musical creator, vocal coach and backing vocalist for many Eurovision acts, including Greece 2005 & Greece 2009.
🇮🇹 Italy: Diletta Parlangeli, journalist and presenter, she has been commentating the Eurovision Song Contest on Radio 2 since 2023.
🇺🇦 Ukraine: Ruslana, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2004.
🇫🇮 Finland: Sanni, judge and coach on the TV show “The Voice of Finland”.
🇪🇪 Estonia: Karl-Erik Taukar, singer, bassist, and television presenter.
🇦🇹 Austria: Thomas Thurner, producer, songwriter, and co-composer. He collaborated with artists like Lena Meyer-Landrut, Malik Harris, Conchita Wurst, and JJ, producing the song that won Eurovision 2025 Wasted Love.
🇱🇹 Lithuania: Vaidotas Valiukevičius, singer, songwriter, model, and actor. Frontman of the band The Roop, he represented Lithuania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 and 2021, placing 8th.
🇵🇱 Poland: Roxie Węgiel, winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song “Anyone I want to be”.

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 show will also feature guest performances from Abor & Tynna, who represented Germany at Eurovision 2025; Paola, who represented Switzerland at Eurovision 1969 and 1980; and comedian Carolin Kebekus.

The finalists are:

Abor & Tynna represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song “Baller”. They finished 15th scoring a total of 151 points.

Source: Eurovision.de

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.