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Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014

Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Country  Germany
National selection
Selection process Unser Song für Dänemark
Selection date(s) Club concert:
27 February 2014
Final:
13 March 2014
Selected entrant Elaiza
Selected song "Is It Right"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result 18th, 39 points
Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Germany participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The German entry was selected through the national final Unser Song für Dänemark, organised by the German broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR). Elaiza represented Germany with the song "Is It Right". In the final, Germany placed 18th, scoring 39 points.

Unser Song für Dänemark ("Our Song for Denmark") was the competition that selected Germany's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. The German national final took place at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne on 13 March 2014. Like in the previous four years, the national final was co-produced by the production company Brainpool, which also co-produced the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf and the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Baku. Eight artists participated in the competition with two songs each; seven of the participants were established artists, while the eighth participant was selected from a club concert wildcard round for young talents. Both the club concert wildcard round and the national final were hosted by Barbara Schöneberger with Janin Reinhardt reporting from the green room during both shows.

German singer Adel Tawil headed the campaign to find young talents who were interested in representing Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. A submission period was open from 25 November 2013 until 22 January 2014 during which artists were required to upload a video with a performance of an original song or a cover version on YouTube and submit an online application. 2,240 artists had applied at the close of the submission deadline from which ten finalists were selected by a special jury. On 10 February 2014, NDR announced the ten acts for the wildcard round. On 27 February 2014, the selected artists competed during a live broadcast from Edelfettwerk in Hamburg where televoting selected the group Elaiza to receive a wildcard to compete in the German national final.


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