Stockholm (dpa) – Germany has reached the Euro Vision Song Contest for the second time in a row, only the last place. With only eleven points landed Jamie-Lee Kriewitz (18) in Stockholm with the song “Ghost” very back of the 26 finalists field.
Last year, Germany with Ann Sophie ( “Black Smoke”) was also just come to the last place – with zero points. The victory went this time the crisis-ridden Ukraine, ahead of Australia and Russia.
In the early hours of Sunday Jamie-Lee said on German television, it was obviously a bit sad, but they admit no guilt. “I was very pleased with my performance and I think I have nothing to reproach myself.” The winner of the talent show “The Voice of Germany” with the number ten mastered its own approach to 21:45 in a blue imaginative manga outfit dress with headdress and mystical forest stage.
The singer was the end of February at the German national final been chosen by TV viewers. Originally the competent station NDR Xavier Naidoo had wanted to send, but the direct nomination conceded again, as protests against some political statements of the singer ( “This way”) had become loud.
ARD entertainment coordinator Thomas Schreiber tried at night, a possible explanation for the poor performance: “International and the public in all ages, it is apparently encountered rather incomprehension that a manga girl competes from Germany.” Their appearance is but “one a” been.
First place with 534 points landed this time surprisingly Ukraine. The song “1944″ to the Krimtatarin Jamala (32) is a modern action-ballad. The song with electric elements describes the expulsion of its minority under Soviet dictator Josef Stalin and was partly seen as criticism of Russia’s Crimea annexation, 2014. Complaints against the alleged current political content but had rejected the ESC organizers.
“I knew that it can touch people when singing about some truth,” said ESC winner Jamala at night Sunday at a press conference. “I have always had the feeling that you just have to believe in what you’re doing.” The political head of their country congratulated effusively for victory “! Incredible performance and win the whole Ukraine will thank you from the heart, Jamala,” tweeted President Petro Poroshenko
is the finale of 62 Euro Vision Song Contest after. preliminary to the organizers of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) go on May 20, 2017 the stage. Presumably, the venue will be the Ukrainian capital Kiev. ESC Director Jon Ola Sand said he was confident that the event despite the ongoing conflict of Ukraine with Russian separatists can get out there.
For Ukraine, it is the second ESC victory in 2004 with the singer Ruslana and the song “Wild Dances”. Second place went to this year, the non-European host country Australia with the power ballad “Sound Of Silence” the singer Dami Im. Third place Russia with the audience favorite Sergey Lazarev ( “You Are The Only One”), who had previously acted as a favorite.
the spectators could as always vote, but not for their own nation. Your Voting was extended by jurors. In the voting period, the American superstar Justin Timberlake stepped out of competition on and sang his new song “Can not Stop The Feeling”
This year, the points promulgation of juries and audiences were first isolated. First, by switching in all countries polled the jury votes. Then the moderator read aloud the audience votes from the worst to the best – what stress meant until the end. Many minutes saw it after a victory from Australia until the end of the Ukraine was in the lead.
The competition was originally created to a one torn by the war continent, said Swedish presenter and last year’s winner Måns Zelmerlöw to kick off the final show. Together with the comedian Petra Mede he led humorous and self-deprecating throughout the show. The duo sang among others a cliché Grand Prix Siegerhit called “Love Love Peace Peace” who bet on all sorts of former participants and winners.
In the Stockholm Globe Arena watched about 16,000 fans, estimated about 180 million viewers worldwide watched the final show before the screen. For the German TV viewers in the First ARD commented for the 19th time Peter Urban (68) the show.
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