Isaak was able to prevail against the competition in the ESC preliminary round in 2024.
It is now clear which act will represent Germany in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden on May 11th: Isaak was able to take part in the show “Eurovision Song Contest – The German Final 2024” prevail against eight other candidates and score the most points.
The international jury saw the greatest potential in Max Mutzke, Bodine Monet and Isaak. Most spectators chose Isaak, who received the most points and will now compete in Sweden.
Listen to the winning song here:
The Act prevailed against these candidates
A total of nine acts took part in the ESC preliminary round in 2024 – this time everything was there, from hits to electro pop:
- NinetyNine – “Love On A Budget”
- Leona – “Undream You”
- Isaak – “Always On The Run”
- Gallant – “cat”
- Floryan – “Scars”
- Bodine Monet – “Tears Like Rain”
- Ryk – “Oh Boy”
- Marie Reim – “Naive”
- Max Mutzke – “Forever Strong”
ESC preliminary decision 2024: This is how the winner was determined
The winner of the evening was determined by the audience via telephone and online voting as well as an international jury vote. Both votes counted for 50 percent each and were then converted into points from one to twelve (with the exception of seven points) – just as you would expect from the Eurovision Song Contest.
“This year there were two paths to the German ESC final,” explains the Eurovision Song Contest on its website. “Singers and bands were able to apply online via eurovision.de until October 15, 2023. A total of 693 applications were received. Most of the acts applied with their own songs, but some also only applied as singers.”
At the same time, the NDR also addressed artists directly: “All titles were first evaluated by the ESC editorial team. An international panel of experts then also gave the top 32 a rating – in this case anonymously. Afterwards, the most promising acts had the opportunity to present their suitability for the ESC live in an audition.” 15 acts were also selected in advance from all the applications and appeared in the six-part docutainment series “I want to go to the ESC!” with coaches Conchita Wurst and Rea Garvey fought for a place in the German ESC final. In the end, Floryan prevailed here.