Melodifestivalen 2019: The German candidate

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Our song for Israel: Seven young Acts will fight for the participation in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2019. They all want to sing for Germany and follow in the footsteps of Michael Schulte, 2018 ESC was Fourth.

  • Our song for Israel: These German Acts like the ESC

    Aly Ryan – the Shrill

    Unconventional, cosmopolitan, and always against the grain: The native of Hessin emigrated 15 years ago to Los Angeles. There she met “the right people” and was able to musically gain a foothold. On Friday, the 21-Year-old will compete with the ballad “Wear Your Love”. And who knows – maybe your Song is so good that you thought to come back to Germany.

  • Our song for Israel: These German Acts like the ESC

    Linus Bruhn: the Delicate

    Instagram and Youtube presence is a must for the 20-Year-old. Like many of his colleagues on Friday he also has many years of experience on stage and in one or other of the TV casting show, joined in. And his role models are Michael Jackson and Justin Bieber. If he emulates such calibers, can barely walk, what is wrong in the preliminary round.

  • Our song for Israel: These German Acts like the ESC

    BB Thomaz: the power woman

    She is a musician and Firnesstrainerin – and still finds time for her two and a half year old son. BB comes from New York and lives since the age of ten in Germany. She has theatre and musical experience, stand on big stages supporting great Bands such as U2. For Friday, the 34-Year-old “emotional fireworks” promises, according to the Motto “Queen meets Pop R&B”.

  • Our song for Israel: These German Acts like the ESC

    Lily Among Clouds: the Cozy

    Barefoot on the stage and the head in the clouds: Elisabeth Brüchner like it comfortable and cozy. Their Songs writes you pulled on your own and return to you explains you for ready for the stage. So that you encountered at the South by Southwest in Texas. Now, the TV-audience in Germany of your Talent to convince. A can you pop in any case.

  • Our song for Israel: These German Acts like the ESC

    Gregor Hägele: the Youngster

    Favorite living room concerts are to him. He likes it when the atmosphere is on the stage intimate. When he was invited to the preliminary round, he thought initially of a Fake. That it is not so, he was after several phone calls clear. Of 18 years, youngest German ESC-the candidate will show his qualities on Friday with a Song, it’s about to go his own way.

  • Our song for Israel: These German Acts like the ESC

    S!sters: the soul tubes

    Only for the ESC Carlotta has done Truman with soul singer Laurita. You sing the only song that was written by a extra for the ESC booked composer team. You want to convince the audience with a Powerpop Song. He was “so cool, the best Song you will ever hear will be”. With Laurita and the strong-voiced Carlotta, you are allowed to go.

  • Our song for Israel: These German Acts like the ESC

    Makeda: the Independent

    One and a half years, Makeda has played in the Musical “the Bodyguard”. She was also twice already in the field of participants of the ESC preliminaries. At the third attempt it worked. Your example of the soul singer Alicia Keys: “I’m in the TV looked, and there was a woman who played so looked like me and the piano. Since I’ve been able to fully identify.”

    Author: Silke Wünsch


  • Our song for Israel: These German Acts like the ESC

    Aly Ryan – the Shrill

    Unconventional, cosmopolitan, and always against the grain: The native of Hessin emigrated 15 years ago to Los Angeles. There she met “the right people” and was able to musically gain a foothold. On Friday, the 21-Year-old will compete with the ballad “Wear Your Love”. And who knows – maybe your Song is so good that you thought to come back to Germany.

  • Our song for Israel: These German Acts like the ESC

    Linus Bruhn: the Delicate

    Instagram and Youtube presence is a must for the 20-Year-old. Like many of his colleagues on Friday he also has many years of experience on stage and in one or other of the TV casting show, joined in. And his role models are Michael Jackson and Justin Bieber. If he emulates such calibers, can barely walk, what is wrong in the preliminary round.

  • Our song for Israel: These German Acts like the ESC

    BB Thomaz: the power woman

    She is a musician and Firnesstrainerin – and still finds time for her two and a half year old son. BB comes from New York and lives since the age of ten in Germany. She has theatre and musical experience, stand on big stages supporting great Bands such as U2. For Friday, the 34-Year-old “emotional fireworks” promises, according to the Motto “Queen meets Pop R&B”.

  • Our song for Israel: These German Acts like the ESC

    Lily Among Clouds: the Cozy

    Barefoot on the stage and the head in the clouds: Elisabeth Brüchner like it comfortable and cozy. Their Songs writes you pulled on your own and return to you explains you for ready for the stage. So that you encountered at the South by Southwest in Texas. Now, the TV-audience in Germany of your Talent to convince. A can you pop in any case.

  • Our song for Israel: These German Acts like the ESC

    Gregor Hägele: the Youngster

    Favorite living room concerts are to him. He likes it when the atmosphere is on the stage intimate. When he was invited to the preliminary round, he thought initially of a Fake. That it is not so, he was after several phone calls clear. Of 18 years, youngest German ESC-the candidate will show his qualities on Friday with a Song, it’s about to go his own way.

  • Our song for Israel: These German Acts like the ESC

    S!sters: the soul tubes

    Only for the ESC Carlotta has done Truman with soul singer Laurita. You sing the only song that was written by a extra for the ESC booked composer team. You want to convince the audience with a Powerpop Song. He was “so cool, the best Song you will ever hear will be”. With Laurita and the strong-voiced Carlotta, you are allowed to go.

  • Our song for Israel: These German Acts like the ESC

    Makeda: the Independent

    One and a half years, Makeda has played in the Musical “the Bodyguard”. She was also twice already in the field of participants of the ESC preliminaries. At the third attempt it worked. Your example of the soul singer Alicia Keys: “I’m in the TV looked, and there was a woman who played so looked like me and the piano. Since I’ve been able to fully identify.”

    Author: Silke Wünsch


The selection process was elaborate: A 100-strong Jury of German musicians, journalists and Fans, as well as a more international 20-member jury was selected from almost 200 applicants – which in turn had to survive a pre-selection. In further evaluation steps, the juries came, ultimately, to the now established field of Applicants.

A large part of the self-composed Songs

The young artists have prepared in recent weeks, including during a Songwriting camp. There they had the opportunity, together with national and international songwriters to collaborate. Almost all of the Songs, we at 22.2. will hear the results of the Workshops and the artists have been written. Only one song has been submitted by an international composer of the team and the juries found to be suitable.

Udo Lindenberg sings together with Andreas Bourani

The Show on Friday (22. February 2019) will also be transferred from the Deutsche Welle live from the 2015 MDGs. It is Germany’s naughtiest presenter Barbara Schöneberger hosted the daytime show presenter Linda Zervakis. In between the programme, the Fans can look forward to performances by Michael Schulte – he had made 2018 the fourth place at the ESC in Lisbon, in addition, Lena occurs, the ESC 2010 winner, Udo Lindenberg, Andreas Bourani and the Band revolverheld.

Other Nations are faster

Currently, the preliminary contests are held in the 42 participating countries – with different selection procedures. Many of the possible candidates in the run-up to ESC-fans hot discussions, such as on the Austrian Berwerberin hyena fishermen, who had found with their optics, and various allusions to Nazi Aesthetics friends everywhere. Austria sends the singer Paenda with “electronic dance music” into the race. Finland will send its most well-known DJ Darude to Tel Aviv – he’s had with “Sandstorm” in the year 2000, a worldwide Techno Hit. France will be represented by Bilal Hassani – a homosexual Youtuber with a Moroccan origin, the model of the Austrian ESC-winner Conchita Wurst is. Poland continues this year with the women’s combo of “Tulia,” based on Folklore. Also in Australia, Croatia, Slovenia and Greece have already chosen.

In Stockholm convinced Lazarev with a trick Show

Russia puts on a Star: Sergey Lazarev took in Stockholm in 2016, just under the third place – now he aims to bring home the victory. Also, the host country has already decided that Israel is sending the singer Kobi Marimi in the competition. He had set up in a TV-casting show and impressed the Jury with his velvet soul voice and Crooner qualities.

The international preliminary contests will last until 9. March. It is already clear: The field of participants in Tel Aviv will again be mixed. Now it is up to the German audience and to the juries to have the right instincts.