Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The German heat to Euro Vision Song Contest 2006 took place on 9 March 2006 in the gala show, the German preliminary round 2006-50 Years of the Grand Prix at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg. It was attended, in contrast to previous years, this time only three artists in part.
The nominated by the NDR participants and their songs were:
Was elected by the television viewers Texas Lightning. The placement of the two losers will be kept secret.
Moderated the show by Thomas Hermanns. In the broadcast came to national and international ESC Stars and sang together.
Each of the three candidates sang in the run-up in addition a classic of Euro Vision Song Contest:
- Thomas Anders: Nel blu, blu di dipinto, known as Volare ( original by Domenico Modugno, 1958, 3rd place for Italy)
- Vicky Leandros: Apres toi (1972, # 1 for Luxembourg )
- Texas Lightning: Waterloo (originally by ABBA, 1974, # 1 for Sweden)
When Euro Vision Song Contest 2006 in May in Athens Texas Lightning occupied the 15th place in the final 24 participants.
Guests on the couch were Dirk Bach, Georg Uecker, Lucy Diakovska and Joy Fleming. Performances were the moderator of the German preliminary 1991 Hape Kerkeling and the German ESC participants Lou, Mary Roos, Corinna May, Michelle and Ingrid Peters.
In addition, in the vote break occurred on the ESC winner Brotherhood of Man, Dana International and the Olsen Brothers. The guest of honor was the winner of the first ESC 1956 Lys Assia, which could also announce the winner of the evening.
Engineering problems
Were defendants in particular by the losing candidate Vicky Leandros technical problems during the event. Since your monitor (speaker in the ear, which transmits the on stage otherwise not -to-understand voice) had failed during their performance, they could not take advantage of their voting potential. She reported against the Bild newspaper two days after her appearance: "I heard the music and even just chopped off me. This has brought me. I have sung flying blind. "
When Thomas Anders, the backing-track of his title functioned only at the third attempt. He could carry the error obviously not lying for the spectators at him with humor and offered after the second false start with a wink, but instead better a cappella singing with musical accompaniment from the band.