Germany in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 | ||||
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| Country |  Germany | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Junior ESC - Wer fährt nach Paris? | |||
| Selection date(s) | 10 September 2021 | |||
| Germany in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Germany is set to participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Paris, France.[1] The German entry will be selected on 10 September 2021 through the national final Junior ESC - Wer fährt nach Paris?, organised by the television station KiKa which is jointly owned by the German broadcasters ARD and ZDF.[2]
Background[]
Prior to the 2021 Contest, Germany had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest one time since its debut in 2020. Children's station KiKa (a joint venture of the German national broadcasters ARD and ZDF) broadcasts the event within Germany and organises the selection of the nation's entry. NDR had set up a national final with several artists to choose the first German entry, "Stronger with You" performed by Susan Oseloff, which placed last out of twelve competing songs and scoring 66 points.[3]
Before Junior Eurovision[]
Junior ESC - Wer fährt nach Paris?[]
Junior ESC - Wer fährt nach Paris? (English: Junior ESC - Who goes to Paris?) will be the competition that will select Germany's entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021. On 1 June 2021, KiKa opened the application window where children aged between 9 and 14 were able to apply for the competition until 25 June 2021 and over 100 applications were received.[4][5] Five candidates were selected by an expert panel to go through to the online vote and were announced on 23 July 2021.[6]
Online vote[]
On 23 July 2021, performance clips of each of the five candidates performing a cover song of their choice were released online via KiKa's official website and users had until 31 July 2021 to vote for their favourite candidate. On 3 August 2021, KiKa announced the top three candidates selected to proceed to the national final.[7]
| Online vote – 3 August 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| 1 | Marta | "Stop This Flame" (Celeste) | Finalist |
| 2 | Anjali | "Valerie" (The Zutons) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Yike | "Listen" (Beyoncé) | Eliminated |
| 4 | Pauline | "Love Shine a Light" (Katrina and the Waves) | Finalist |
| 5 | Emelie | "Make You Feel My Love" (Bob Dylan) | Finalist |
National final[]
The televised final will take place on 10 September 2021, hosted by Jessica Schöne and Ben Blümel. Each of the three finalists will perform two candidate Junior Eurovision songs selected from four already produced songs provided by composers signed to record companies and the winner will be selected solely by public voting. Two music experts consisting of artists Selina Mour and Gabriel Kelly will also provide feedback in regards to the songs during the show.[7]
References[]
- ^ Hertlein, Benjamin (24 February 2021). "Deutschland nimmt auch 2021 am Junior Eurovision Song Contest teil". ESC kompakt (in German). Archived from the original on 24 February 2021.
- ^ "Junior ESC: Vorentscheid am 10. September - jetzt bewerben". Eurovision.de (in German). ARD. 1 June 2021. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Deutschland nimmt am Junior ESC 2020 teil" [Germany participates in the Junior ESC 2020]. eurovision.de (in German). 8 September 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (21 May 2021). "