Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Under the title Our Song for Malmö was held the German preliminary decision to Euro Vision Song Contest 2013 on February 14, 2013, in which the artist and the song for the May 18, 2013 Malmö, Sweden held competition were sought. Here Cascada went with her song Glorious emerged as the winner.
- 4.1 Radio-/Internet-Abstimmung
- 4.2 Summary of voting results
Concept
When transmitting, twelve candidates were available. The winner was determined as one-third each by an internet vote of the radio stations of the ARD in the week before the preliminary decision by a jury and by a televoting in the competition evening.
Vote
The artists were assigned after evaluating the votes three times with the point system of the Euro Vision Song Contest (12, 10, 8-1 ) rated. That is, the Top-rated got 12 points, the other followed with 10, 8 to 1 point, two received no points.
Radio and Internet
February 7, 2013 to February 14, 2013, 20:00 clock the listeners had the opportunity on the website of the radio station Bayern 3, Bremen Vier, 1 Live, RBB Fritz, hr3, MDR Jump, NDR 2, SR 1 Europawelle and SWR3 to choose their favorites. The individual results of the radio station were charged into an overall result.
Jury
A jury consisting of the musicians Tim Bendzko, Roman Lob, Anna Loos and Mary Roos and the music journalist and commentator Peter Urban ESC, the songs also evaluated with points.
Televoting
The audience had the opportunity to choose within a set time window by televoting their favorites.
Summary of voting results
Finally, the points were tallied from all the votes. Winners and thus representative of Germany at the Euro Vision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö was the end who had the most points of all the votes.
Participant
Five representatives of record labels Universal, Sony, Warner, EMI and Embassy of Sound, the brain pool, Jörg Grabosch and the ARD entertainment manager Thomas Schreiber decided according to the writer of the participants. Their names were announced in December 2012.
Expiration
The show took place on 14 February 2013, the TUI Arena in Hannover and was seen in the first. In hosted by Anke Engelke shipment occurred at the beginning of Loreen and Lena with their ESC - winner titles on, then the twelve candidates introduced themselves each in a little short film before their performances. Loreen and Lena appeared a second time with My Heart Is Refusing Me or neon ( Lonely People ) in the intervals between the polls. The moderators and facilitators of the nine radio stations in succession gave their voting results of the three highest placings known, while the scores of the other runners were already exposed. Mary Roos leaving after the result of the jury vote. Last Anke Engelke gave the spectators result known Cascada came with the winning title again.
Results
Radio-/Internet-Abstimmung
The following radio presenters gave the points of their radio station by:
Summary of voting results
Odds
Criticism
Journalists spoke out after the event in favor of sacrificing again on a jury vote for the coming years. Also on twitter reactions to the victory of Cascadas incomprehension about the jury's vote was marked. Others pointed out that the vote would be even without the new voting method assumed so.
A problem was also considered that three of the five jury members are in the same record company (Universal Music) as Cascada under contract. The NDR rejected this clear, because the artist is not rated at Universal stood by the jury best under contract.
After winning Cascadas accusations of plagiarism were noisy. Cascada singer Natalie Horler dismissed this immediately. Also given by the NDR report commissioned confirmed that Cascadas Glorious "arranged with similar style and typical means " just be like Loreens winning song Euphoria from the year 2012, this is but RELATES to no plagiarism.