

Chefsache ESC 2025 – Wer singt für Deutschland?
Chefsache ESC 2025 – Wer singt für Deutschland? ("Top priority ESC 2025 – Who sings for Germany?") was the competition that selected the German entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The competition took place between 14 February 2025 and 1 March 2025 at the EMG Studio 8 in Hürth, hosted by Barbara Schöneberger, and consisted of two heats, a semi-final and a final. The heats and semi-final were broadcast on RTL and online via RTL+, while the final was broadcast on Das Erste and One as well as online via the ARD Mediathek [de] platform and ARD's Eurovision Song Contest website eurovision.de.
Cast

Barbara Schöneberger
Self - Host

Stefan Raab
Self - Juror

Yvonne Catterfeld
Self - Juror
Seasons

E1Heat 1
Feb 14, 2025
Two heats took place on 14 and 15 February 2025. In each heat each, twelve artists performed a cover song or their own song (though not their candidate Eurovision song should they progress to the semi-final), and an expert jury selected seven acts to proceed to the semi-final.

E2Heat 2
Feb 15, 2025
Two heats took place on 14 and 15 February 2025. In each heat each, twelve artists performed a cover song or their own song (though not their candidate Eurovision song should they progress to the semi-final), and an expert jury selected seven acts to proceed to the semi-final.

E3Semi-final
Feb 22, 2025
The semi-final took place on 22 February 2025. Each of the remaining fourteen artists performed their candidate Eurovision song and an expert jury selected nine acts to proceed to the final.

E4Final
Mar 1, 2025
The final took place on 1 March 2025. The winner was selected through two rounds of voting. In the first round of voting, each of the remaining nine artists performed their candidate Eurovision song and a cover song, and an expert jury will selected five acts to proceed to the second round. In the second round, the winner was selected solely through public voting with options for landline, SMS and online voting.

E5Episode 5
May 14, 2025
Storyline
Chefsache ESC 2025 – Wer singt für Deutschland? ("Top priority ESC 2025 – Who sings for Germany?") was the competition that selected the German entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The competition took place between 14 February 2025 and 1 March 2025 at the EMG Studio 8 in Hürth, hosted by Barbara Schöneberger, and consisted of two heats, a semi-final and a final. The heats and semi-final were broadcast on RTL and online via RTL+, while the final was broadcast on Das Erste and One as well as online via the ARD Mediathek [de] platform and ARD's Eurovision Song Contest website eurovision.de.
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