SWR and Head of Delegation Tina Sikorski confirm Germany will participate in Eurovision 2027 using national selection Das deutsche Finale.
Even before the Eurovision 2026 season comes to an end, Germany’s participation in Eurovision 2027 has already been officially greenlit. During the “Eurovision in Concert” Eurovision party in the Netherlands, the official confirmation was given, which also guarantees another year for the country’s national selection format. Germany is the second country to confirm its participation in Eurovision 2027, following Bulgaria, which became the first country to do so approximately three months ago.
As the country is part of the “Big 4” (the four countries contributing the largest sums to the European Broadcasting Union, alongside Italy, France, and UK), Germany will automatically advance to the Grand Final and will not have to compete in the semi-final stages.
Germany’s Selection Process for 2027
During the “Eurovision in Concert” event held in the Netherlands last week, Germany’s Head of Delegation Tina Sikorski confirmed that Germany will participate in Eurovision 2027. She also revealed that the German national broadcaster SWR will continue with the same format, selecting its entry for next year’s contest through the German national selection “Das deutsche Finale”.
At the event, she explained that she was very satisfied with the success of the German national selection and the management of the selection process. In addition, she confirmed that it is “very, very likely” that the format of the German national selection used this year will remain in place for a very long term of several years. However, she did not personally rule out the option of selecting the German entry in the future through an internal selection, adding that this would happen when they find the most suitable candidate to represent the country.
With this, SWR has officially confirmed Germany’s participation in Eurovision 2027 and the continuation of the national selection next year.
Germany in Eurovision
in all 70 planned editions since 1956. However, on two occasions, its participation did not materialize. The first instance was ahead of Eurovision 1996 in Oslo, Norway, when the German singer Leon and his song “Planet of Blue” were among the seven entries eliminated in the pre-selection round. The second instance occurred when the participation of Ben Dolic and his song “Violent Thing” at Eurovision 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, Germany is known as one of the “Big Five” countries that financially support the contest, automatically qualifying for the Eurovision grand final since 2004. Germany is one of the seven founding countries of the contest and is also the only country to have intended to participate Throughout its 68 appearances in the contest, the country has won only twice in its history: first in 1982 with the singer Nicole and her song “Ein bißchen Frieden” (in English: “A Little Peace”), and for the second time in 2010 with the singer Lena and her song “Satellite”. Additionally, Germany finished in second place four times – in 1980, 1981, 1985, and 1987 – but conversely, it has finished in last place nine times, mostly in the early 2000s.
Germany at Eurovision 2026
“Fire” is the song that was performed by the singer Sarah Engels, which represented Germany in the Grand Final of Eurovision 2026 in Vienna, Austria.. Germany finished 23th in the grand final, scoring 12 point. The song was co-written by Engels together with Dario Schürmann, Luisa Heinemann, Raphael Lott, and Valentin Boes. The song is performed entirely in English.
Currently, the Germany is ranked 21st in the betting tables ahead of Eurovision 2026.
Eurovision 2026: This was Germany’s 69th participation in Eurovision. Germany joined the competition in 1956, was one of the seven founding countries, and has won twice over the years. Germany’s last victory was in Eurovision 2010 with the song “Satellite” performed by singer Lena Meyer-Landrut.
