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Only two days was Xavier Naidoo officially Germany’s new candidate for the ESC. Now, the retraction came – at the end of an already disastrous ESC year for Germany. And in the ARD are in crisis
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The greatest German disaster at the Euro Vision Song Contest there just before the sixtieth birthday of the competition next year: After the withdrawal of the preliminary round winner Andreas going and the zero-point-flop his successor Ann Sophie has the scoring of the ESC-founding countries Germany exposed the farce to Xavier Naidoo. Who now ever more in the mood to sing at the anniversary of Germany, is not in sight – in the ARD also a cut and thrust began
The NDR corrected within two days, a decision to which its leaders for weeks. had worked. First, Naidoo had been begged to compete as one of the currently most successful German musicians in May in Stockholm for Germany – then the NDR decided according ARD entertainment coordinator Thomas Schreiber because of the fierce criticism of the 44-year-olds for the emergency braking. “We have misjudged.”
It’s all about the allegations of homophobia Naidoo mainly because of Lyric, an appearance at the partially right-wing citizens’ movement and to conspiracy realm of the singer. All these allegations knew the NDR before the freestyle Naidoo.
Perhaps it would not have came to a confrontation when it would have remained in the conventional preliminary round and the audience would have to decide whether it sends Naidoo. Damaged are now all involved
While artists like comedian Michael Mittermeier Meier or Til Schweiger is sided with by Naidoo -. The actor called the criticism of the singer even “a form of terrorism” – and went into the ARD an unusually open Swept dispute going on.
ARD program director Volker Herres criticized in the “Welt am Sonntag”, the ARD would previously have to discuss internally whether Naidoo “disqualified for participating in the ESC” have. Herre seems since to have a different opinion as a writer: “Xavier Naidoo has repeatedly made statements that they can not approve and must disapprove,” he said. Herre did not name names. But it is clear to whom his criticism aims: For years, NDR-man writer is responsible for the ESC. He now has to answer for the fact that Germany send before this year’s finals for the second consecutive year, a starter must after the voluntary renunciation of preliminary round winner Andreas cares who has the penalty of a temporary solution.
As now at all the German starter is to be determined, is also unclear. Although the NDR announced this to want to decide “as soon as possible”. But whether the ARD can make the Norddeutsche after heated argument now again just so
And:? Whether they can make Schreiber continue as before? Even the last three German-offs were flops. In recent years, German artists were able to place only forward when Stefan Raab with sitting in the boat. But who wants to retire from TV at year-end, yes.
Schreiber explained to justify the abandonment of Naidoo also that discussions on this could seriously damage the ESC. There is a danger that it also ignoble dismissal can hardly change anything.
Scandals on the way to the final
vortex To have the Euro Vision Song Contest (ESC) there even before the rejection of Xavier Naidoo’s participation quite often been trouble. Some examples:
Before the ESC 2015 in Vienna The singer Andreas Takes care ensures the finals for a big surprise. From the choice of the German representative for the ESC in Austria he is indeed the winner, but at the last moment he backs down. Ultimately in Vienna takes the runner-Ann Sophie. She ends up in last place.
Before the ESC 2013 in Malmö The victory of the band Cascada on Bläsergruppe LaBrassBanda in German interlocutory decision triggers an acrimonious debate from 2013. Especially the jury’s verdict has been criticized in Internet forums. The five experts, including singer Tim Bendzko and pop icon Mary Roos had been in the live show LaBrassBanda just one point, while the Ska Blaster ranked by the audience at the top: radio listeners gave them unanimously perfect score
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Before the ESC 1999 in Jerusalem 1999 Corinna May wins the German interlocutory decision, but may not lead to the final after Israel. Her song “Listen to the children simply” was published in 1997 with other text and other singers on a CD. The replacement “musical chairs” of the band sürpriz then creates a good third place at the international final of the Euro Vision Song Contest. dpa
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