Eurovision Song Contest – Das Deutsche Finale 2026, the German national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, will now start 15 minutes later than previously planned.
ARD has delayed the start of Eurovision Song Contest – Das Deutsche Finale 2026 by 15 minutes to 20:30 CET, following strikes by Israel and the United States on Iran this morning. A special report has been scheduled by ARD to start at 20:15 CET on the events, which has delayed the start of the German national final.
Eurovision Song Contest – Das Deutsche Finale 2026 takes place live tonight from Berlin. The show will be hosted by Barbara Schöneberger and Hazel Brugger, who hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.
The acts competing to represent Germany in Vienna are:
The vote in Das Deutsche Finale will be divided into 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. From the top three, the German audience will choose the country’s representative for Eurovision 2026.
Source: DWDL
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.