Our star for Oslo

Television series
Original title	Our star for Oslo
Country of production	Germany
year	2010
Production company	Raab TV GmbH, Brainpool TV GmbH
length	150 minutes
Episodes	8th
genre	Casting show
idea	Stefan Raab
Moderation	Sabine Heinrich and Matthias Opdenhövel
First broadcast	February 2, 2010 on ProSieben and Das Erste

Our star for Oslo
Preliminary decision data
country	Germany
Broadcasting station	,
Producing broadcaster
place	Studio Cologne-Mülheim , Cologne
date	March 12, 2010
Time	8:15 pm ( CET )
Number of participants	20th
Number of contributions	3
Preliminary rounds	7th
Preliminary round dates	Elimination show: 0 February 2, 2010 February 09, 2010 February 16, 2010 February 23, 2010 0March 2, 2010 Quarter-finals: 0 March 5, 2010 Semi-finals: 0 March 9, 2010
poll	100% televoting
Moderation
Sabine Heinrich and Matthias Opdenhövel

The German preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was organized as a casting in a total of eight television programs, which were shown from February 2 to March 12, 2010 under the title Our Star for Oslo ( acronym : USfO ) on ProSieben and Das Erste .

After the internal selection of the German contribution for the ESC 2009 , unlike in previous years, the television viewers again decided which artist and which song should represent Germany in the final of the competition.

The winner was Lena Meyer-Landrut with the song Satellite , with which she also won the Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo on May 29, 2010 with 246 points .

In 2011 the format was nominated for the Grimme Prize in the Best Entertainment category.

prehistory

After the German contributions to the Eurovision Song Contest in the years 2007 to 2009 each had one of the last places and thus did not meet expectations, the NDR , which is responsible for the Eurovision Song Contest within ARD , looked for new concepts to make it more successful to become. ARD entered into a cooperation with Stefan Raab , who had previously participated in three German Grand Prix contributions - in 1998 as a composer, lyricist and conductor for Guildo Horn , in 2000 as an artist, composer and lyricist and in 2004 as an explorer, composer, and lyricist and guitarist for Max Mutzke - and was among the top ten on all three occasions. No German contribution could then achieve this. Since Raab is contractually bound to the private broadcaster ProSieben, the new type of cooperation between the two broadcasters came about.

concept

The new concept was presented on September 10, 2009 at a press conference in Cologne-Mülheim . On the podium were NDR director Lutz Marmor , ARD entertainment coordinator Thomas Schreiber , ProSieben managing director Andreas Bartl , ProSieben entertainment director Christiane Teich, 1Live wave director Jochen Rausch and Stefan Raab.

The participant for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo was determined in a total of eight television programs. In a nationwide casting , candidates were able to apply in a “casting box” at ProSieben and at various radio stations' events. In total, more than 4,500 people tried. The organizers ultimately selected twenty participants for the television shows. Ten of these candidates appeared in each of the first two elimination shows, with the best five progressing per show. In the following two shows, two participants were eliminated per round.

In the fifth show and in the quarter-finals, one participant was eliminated. In the semifinals, the two finalists were determined from the four remaining candidates. In the final, the audience first chose the song with which the candidate Germany is represented in Norway, and then from the two remaining candidates the winner.

The decision about which candidates would advance was made exclusively by the television viewer via televoting . The jury, chaired by Stefan Raab, assessed the artists, but had no direct influence on the decision. Successful German musicians sat on the jury alongside Raab. Yvonne Catterfeld and Marius Müller-Westernhagen were on the jury in the first show , Sarah Connor and Peter Maffay were in the second edition, Nena and King Boris in the third and Cassandra Steen and Sasha in the fourth episode . In the fifth show Joy Denalane and Rea Garvey commented on the performances, in the quarterfinals it was Adel Tawil and Anke Engelke . In the semifinals, Barbara Schöneberger and Jan Delay sat next to Raab, in the final Stefanie Kloß and Xavier Naidoo .

The first five shows as well as the semifinals could be seen from February 2, 2010 on Tuesdays at 8:15 p.m. on ProSieben. The ARD broadcast the quarter-finals on March 5th and the final on March 12th. Radio presenter Sabine Heinrich from 1 Live (ARD) and Matthias Opdenhövel from ProSieben hosted the programs . The events took place in the Brainpool TV studios in Cologne-Mülheim, in the same studio as Schlag den Raab .

Participants and Results

A banner at Jennifer Braun's school in Wiesbaden

Lena Meyer-Landrut , "Our Star for Oslo"

The results of the individual shows are listed below. The candidates are named in the order in which they appear. The candidates or titles that have reached the next round are marked in green. The exact voting results were not disclosed.

First elimination show

First elimination show on February 2, 2010
Interpreter	song	Original interpreter
Benjamin Peters	Bodies	Robbie Williams
Kerstin Freking	My Immortal	Evanescence
Johannes Bohm	Crazy	Seal
Daliah Sharaf	At last	Etta James
Cyril Krueger	Hotel California	Eagles
Michael Kraus	Loving you	Paolo Nutini
Meri Voskanian	Release Me	Agnes
Katrin Walter	Nobody Knows	pink
Sebastian Schwarzbach	Home	Michael Bublé
Lena Meyer-Landrut	My same	Adele

Second elimination show

Second elimination show on February 9, 2010
Interpreter	song	Original interpreter
Jennifer Brown	I'm Outta Love	Anastacia
Benjamin Hartmann	Better Together	Jack Johnson
Maria-Lisa Strasbourg	Saving My Face	KT Tunstall
Behnam Seifi	Save room	John Legend
Sharyhan Osman	I have nothing	Whitney Houston
Alex Senzig	Wherever You Will Go	The calling
Jana Wall	Who Knew	pink
Franziska Weber	Love Foolosophy	Jamiroquai
Leon Taylor	The way	Herbert Grönemeyer
Christian Durstewitz	Faith	George Michael

Third elimination show

Third elimination show on February 16, 2010
Interpreter	song	Original interpreter
Meri Voskanian	If I Ain't Got You	Alicia Keys
Jennifer Brown	Like the Way I Do	Melissa Etheridge
Maria-Lisa Strasbourg	Helena	My Chemical Romance
Leon Taylor	Something remains	Silver moon
Katrin Walter	Warwick Avenue	Duffy
Kerstin Freking	Not Ready to Make Nice	Dixie Chicks
Christian Durstewitz	Change	Daniel Merriweather
Sharyhan Osman	Feel the Nile	(Own composition)
Lena Meyer-Landrut	Diamond Dave	The Bird and the Bee
Cyril Krueger	Hot fudge	Robbie Williams

Fourth elimination show

Fourth elimination show on February 23, 2010
Interpreter	song	Original interpreter
Katrin Walter	Love song	Sara Bareilles
Sharyhan Osman	Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby	Renee Olstead
Cyril Krueger	Beautiful day	U2
Jennifer Brown	I'm with you	Avril Lavigne
Christian Durstewitz	Another night	(Own composition)
Lena Meyer-Landrut	Foundations	Kate Nash
Kerstin Freking	Thank you	Alanis Morissette
Leon Taylor	Are you gonna go my way	Lenny Kravitz

Fifth elimination show

Fifth elimination show on March 2, 2010
Interpreter	song	Original interpreter
Kerstin Freking	Better	Regina Spektor
Lena Meyer-Landrut	New Shoes	Paolo Nutini
Jennifer Brown	Ain't nobody	Rufus & Chaka Khan
Leon Taylor	Tears in Heaven	Eric Clapton
Sharyhan Osman	In the city	(Own composition)
Christian Durstewitz	Dance with Somebody	Mando Diao

Sixth Elimination Show (Quarter Finals)

During the voting break, there was an appearance by Adel Tawil , who performed the Ich + Ich title one of two together with the Heavytones .

Sixth elimination show (quarter-finals) on March 5, 2010
Interpreter	1st song	Original interpreter	2nd song	Original interpreter
Sharyhan Osman	You've got the love	Florence and the Machine	Never Felt the Way That I Feel Today	(Own composition)
Jennifer Brown	Soulmate	Natasha Bedingfield	Nobody's Wife	Anouk
Kerstin Freking	If a Song Could Get Me You	Marit Larsen	Somedays	Regina Spektor
Christian Durstewitz	Ochrasy	Mando Diao	stalker	(Own composition)
Lena Meyer-Landrut	Mouthwash	Kate Nash	Neopolitan Dreams	Lisa Mitchell

Seventh elimination show (semi-finals)

In the first of two rounds, each candidate performed a song. The three candidates who received the most calls in the following vote were allowed to recite a second title. In the final vote (the votes collected in the first vote were not counted), the two candidates for the final were determined. Jan Delay presented his song Large during the pause for the final vote .

Seventh elimination show (semifinals) on March 9, 2010
Interpreter	1st song	Original interpreter	2nd song	Original interpreter
Christian Durstewitz	I'm yours	Jason Mraz	In your hands	Charlie Winston
Kerstin Freking	Hands clean	Alanis Morissette	-	-
Lena Meyer-Landrut	Mr. Curiosity	Jason Mraz	The Lovecats	The Cure
Jennifer Brown	Heavy Cross	Gossip	Hurt	Christina Aguilera

Eighth elimination show (final)

In the finale, the participants performed newly composed songs. Each candidate sang the first two songs, albeit with a different arrangement adapted to their individual style. Then each candidate performed another song specially selected for them. The audience first voted on the songs with which the two finalists should compete against each other. In the second vote after their presentation, the audience voted Lena Meyer-Landrut as the winner of the casting. During this voting phase, Xavier Naidoo sang the song I need you .

Eighth elimination show (final) on March 12, 2010
Interpreter	1. Song, music (M) and lyrics (T)	2nd song, music (M) and lyrics (T)	3rd song, music (M) and lyrics (T)
Jennifer Brown	Bee M / T: Rosi Golan , Per Kristian Ottestad, Mayaeni Strauss	Satellite M: Julie Frost , John Gordon ; T: Julie Frost	I Care for You M / T: Martin Fliegenschmidt , Claudio Pagonis, Max Mutzke
Lena Meyer-Landrut	Bee M / T: Rosi Golan, Per Kristian Ottestad, Mayaeni Strauss	Satellite M: Julie Frost, John Gordon; T: Julie Frost	Love Me M / T: Stefan Raab, Lena Meyer-Landrut

Odds

broadcast	Channel	date	spectator		Market share
			total	14 to 49 years	total	14 to 49 years
First elimination show	ProSieben	Tue, February 2, 2010	2.62 million	2.04 million	8.5%	16.5%
Second elimination show	ProSieben	Tue, February 9, 2010	2.20 million	1.63 million	7.0%	12.7%
Third elimination show	ProSieben	Tue, February 16, 2010	2.16 million	1.68 million	6.8%	13.1%
Fourth elimination show	ProSieben	Tue, February 23, 2010	1.87 million	1.38 million	6.0%	10.7%
Fifth elimination show	ProSieben	Tue, March 2, 2010	2.15 million	1.63 million	7.2%	13.2%
Quarter finals	The first	Fri, March 5, 2010	3.02 million	1.55 million	9.8%	15.1%
Semifinals	ProSieben	Tue, March 9, 2010	2.30 million	1.76 million	-	14.4%
final	The first	Fri, March 12, 2010	4.50 million	2.50 million	14.6%	20.3%

Awards

• On May 21, 2010, the show was awarded the Bavarian TV Prize.
• On October 9, 2010, the show won the German Television Award in the Best Entertainment category.
• On March 23, 2011, the show was awarded the ECHO in the “Media Partner of the Year” category.

Web links

• Our Star for Oslo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Official website Our star for Oslo
• NDR website for the song contest
• Berliner Morgenpost : Stefan is looking for the Grand Prix star v. July 21, 2009 (accessed March 16, 2010)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ brainpool.de: Production of the program Unser Star for Oslo
2. ↑ eurovision.ndr.de
3. ↑ Rabea Weihser: Our star for Oslo - hero for a song. In: Die Zeit , February 3, 2010, accessed March 14, 2010
4. ↑ The number 4500 was also mentioned in the final broadcast by presenter Sabine Heinrich .
5. ↑ Stefan Tewes: Raab's Oslo casting starts well. In: quotenmeter.de. February 2, 2010, accessed January 10, 2012 . 
6. ↑ Stefan Tewes: “Our Star for Oslo” is a great audience. In: quotenmeter.de. February 10, 2010, accessed January 10, 2012 . 
7. ↑ Manuel Weis: Raab's casting still gives viewers. In: quotenmeter.de. February 17, 2010, accessed January 10, 2012 . 
8. ↑ Stefan Tewes: Oslo casting falls under the cut. In: quotenmeter.de. February 24, 2010, accessed January 10, 2012 . 
9. ↑ Manuel Weis: After the Olympics: "Oslo" casting is increasing. In: quotenmeter.de. March 3, 2010, accessed January 10, 2012 . 
10. ↑ Andreas Markhauser: Raab also gives the first good ratings. In: quotenmeter.de. March 6, 2010, accessed January 10, 2012 . 
11. ↑ Stefan Tewes: The way to Oslo continues to pick up speed. In: quotenmeter.de. March 10, 2010, accessed January 10, 2012 . 
12. ↑ Timo Niemeier: “USFO” final wins the day. In: quotenmeter.de. March 13, 2010, accessed January 10, 2012 . 
13. ^ "Blue Panthers" for Stefan Raab and Klaus Doldinger .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.