Who sings for Germany? (2008)
| Who sings for Germany? | |
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| Preliminary decision data | |
| country |  Germany
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| place |  Deutsches Schauspielhaus , Hamburg |
| date | March 6, 2008 |
| Time | 8:15 pm ( CET ) |
| Duration | about 100 minutes |
| Number of participants | 5 |
| poll | 100% televoting |
| Opening act | Ruslana : Wild Dances , Charlotte Perrelli : Take Me to Your Heaven , Marija Šerifović : Molitva |
| Pause filler | Roger Cicero : Women rule the world ; Kim Fisher : This World ; Tetje Mierendorf & Kim Fisher: Miracles always happen ; Kim Fisher, Marc Bator & Tetje Mierendorf: Theater |
| Moderation | |
| Thomas Hermanns | |
Under the title Who sings for Germany? the German preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade ( Serbia ) took place on March 6, 2008 in the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg . The first German television broadcast the program, which, as in the previous year , was moderated by Thomas Hermanns .
format
concept
The field of participants was expanded compared to the previous year, with five performers instead of three. From the first voting round of the live show, Carolin Fortenbacher and No Angels emerged as the best.
First round
| Start number | Interpreter | Song Music (M) and Text (T) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marquess |
La Histeria M / T: Christian Fleps, Dominik Decker, Marco Heggen, Sascha Pierrom |
| 2 | Tommy Reeve |
Just One Woman M / T: Tommy Lee James, Lee Ryan , Jamie Hartman |
| 3 | Cinema bizarre |
Forever or Never M / T: Remee , Thomas Troelsen |
| 4th | Carolin Fortenbacher |
Behind the Ocean M: Pe Werner , Peter Koobs ; T: Pe Werner |
| 5 | No Angels |
Disappear M / T: Remee , Thomas Troelsen, Hanne Sørvaag |
- Candidate has qualified for the second round.
Second round
The No Angels won the second round with 50.5% of the vote, representing Germany on May 24, 2008 in Belgrade .
| Interpreter | Song Music (M) and Text (T) |
Result (in percent) |
|---|---|---|
| No Angels |
Disappear M / T: Remee , Thomas Troelsen, Hanne Sørvaag |
50.5% |
| Carolin Fortenbacher |
Behind the Ocean M: Pe Werner , Peter Koobs ; T: Pe Werner |
49.5% |
Only 3.47 million viewers (11.0% market share) followed the ARD program, in the group of 14-49 year olds it was 1.54 million (11.7% market share). That was the lowest number of viewers since 1996, when the NDR took over the lead for the preliminary decisions for the Song Contest.
In the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 on May 24, 2008 in Belgrade , the No Angels achieved 23rd and last place with 14 points (equal on points with Poland and the United Kingdom).
criticism
The FAZ found "... all five contributions in total rather shallow and unimportant" ; the Süddeutsche remarked: " The preliminary decision is now a home game for the musical mainstream. Eccentrics like Guildo Horn would probably no longer have a chance - that's boring and not at all a good thing. "
Web links
- Official website of the NDR for the preliminary decision ( Memento from January 11, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- Video documentation of the preliminary decision with interviews
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alexander Krei: ARD: Harsh losses for Grand Prix preliminary decision. In: quotenmeter.de. March 7, 2011, accessed February 9, 2012 .
- ↑ FAZ.NET Grand Prix preliminary decision: Four Angels for Germany ( Memento from March 10, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ sueddeutsche.de TV review: Grand Prix preliminary decision - women rule the world