German TV producer Stefan Raab (who represented Germany in Eurovision 2000) will lead the selection process together with the German broadcasters ARD and RTL.
The selection process is “Chefsache ESC 2025 – Who sings for Germany”
“Chefsache ESC 2025 – Wer singt für Deutschland” – Known Details
- Submissions closed on the 28th of November 2024.
- The selection will feature 4 live-shows
- The dates of the shows:
- Heat 1 (Show 1) : Friday, 14th of February 2025
- Heat 2 (Show 2) : Saturday, 15th of February 2025
- Semi-Final (Show 3) : Saturday, 22nd of February 2025
- Final (Show 4): Saturday, 1st of March 2025 at 20:15 local time.
- 24 acts will make it through to the live shows.
- The first 2 shows are the heats. 12 artists will compete in each heat
- 7 artists will qualify from each heat.
- 14 artists will compete in the semi-final (the 3rd show), 9 of them will make it to the final.
- The results of the first 3 shows will be decided by a jury panel, led by Raab.
- The results of the final will be based on the public vote
- Beloved Barbara Schöneberger will host the shows
- 3,281 artists applied for the selection:
- 1,198 artists submitted a cover (and not an original song)
- around 20% of the submissions came from bands.
Inga Leschek, RTL Chief Content Officer, commented
“What an honor to be able to be involved in the ESC! Shoulder to shoulder with ARD and Stefan Raab, we are devoting ourselves to the national task of the ESC and, with the help of the entire reach power of RTL Germany, are looking for the German star for Basel”
Isaak represented Germany at Eurovision 2024 with the song “Always On Thr Run”.
He finished in 12th place:
Eurovision 2025 will be held in Basel, Switzerland on the 13th, 15th and 17th of May 2025
