Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Germany participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 and selected their entry in a series of competitive heats and a national final Unser Star für Baku, which was organised jointly by the public broadcasters ARD and NDR and the private television channel ProSieben.[1] Roman Lob represented Germany with the song "Standing Still", which placed 8th in the final, scoring 110 points.[2][3]
| Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Unser Star für Baku 100% Televoting | |||
| Selection date(s) | Heats: 12 January 2012 19 January 2012 26 January 2012 2 February 2012 6 February 2012 Quarter-final: 9 February 2012 Semi-final: 13 February 2012 Final: 16 February 2012 | |||
| Selected entrant | Roman Lob | |||
| Selected song | "Standing Still" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 8th, 110 points | |||
| Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Unser Star für Baku
One week after the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, ARD confirmed their participation in the Eurovision 2012 in Baku.[4] On 15 June, ARD officially presented the national selection.[5] The method was the same as in 2010.
Changes
On 23 May 2011, three time Eurovision producer and host of Eurovision 2011, Stefan Raab, officially announced his resignation from his roles in the German Eurovision selection as host, producer, mentor and jury president, but his support for the German Eurovision artist still remained.[6] He was replaced by Thomas Dürr, better known as Thomas D, singer of the German hip hop band Die Fantastischen Vier. On 25 November 2011, ARD announced several changes in the national selection. Sandra Rieß and Steven Gätjen replaced Matthias Opdenhövel and Sabine Heinrich as the hosts. The final of Unser Star für Baku took place on 16 February 2012.
Furthermore, instead of having guest judges on each show, Thomas D. was accompanied by two further constant judges, Alina Süggeler, lead singer of the band Frida Gold, and Stefan Raab despite his resignation from further involvement in the Eurovision Song Contest. A unique voting system was introduced. The public could already vote for the candidates while they were presented - intermediate results were presented on screen to the viewer and in the studio to candidates, judges and hosts during the show. The singer, who had the fewest votes then, perform first and had therefore the longest time to convince with their talent.[7]
Results summary
- Color key
| – | Contestant received the fewest public votes and was eliminated |
| – | Contestant received the most public votes |
| Show 1 | Show 2 | Show 3 | Show 4 | Show 5 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |
| Roman Lob | 2nd 14.9% |
N/A | 1st 11.4% |
1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | Winner 50.7% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ornella de Santis | N/A | 5th 12.3% |
3rd 10.1% |
3rd | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | Runner up 49.3% |
| Yana Gercke | N/A | 2nd 13.0% |
4th 10.1% |
2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | Eliminated (Semifinal) |
| Shelly Phillips | 1st 15.5% |
N/A | 6th 9.8% |
4th | 2nd | 4th | 4th | Eliminated (Semifinal) |
| Katja Petri | 5th 14.7% |
N/A | 8th 9.6% |
6th | 4th | 5th | Eliminated (Quarterfinal) | |
| Céline Huber | 3rd 14.7% |
N/A | 2nd 10.3% |
5th | 6th | Eliminated (Show 5) | ||
| Umut Anil | N/A | 4th 12.5% |
7th 9.8% |
7th | Eliminated (Show 4) | |||
| Sebastian Dey | N/A | 3rd 12.7% |
5th 9.9% |
8th | Eliminated (Show 4) | |||
| Leonie Burgmer | 4th 14.7% |
N/A | 9th 9.6% |
Eliminated (Show 3) | ||||
| Rachel Scharnberg | N/A | 1st 13.3% |
10th 9.4% |
Eliminated (Show 3) | ||||
| Vera Reissmüller | N/A | 6th 12.3% |
Eliminated (Show 2) | |||||
| Andrew Fischer | N/A | 7th 9.4% |
Eliminated (Show 2) | |||||
| Tina Sander | N/A | 8th 7.1% |
Eliminated (Show 2) | |||||
| Jörg Müller-Lornsen | N/A | 9th 4.0% |
Eliminated (Show 2) | |||||
| Polly Zeiler | N/A | 10th 3.4% |
Eliminated (Show 2) | |||||
| Kai Nötting | 6th 14.5% |
Eliminated (Show 1) | ||||||
| Jil Rock | 7th 5.9% |
Eliminated (Show 1) | ||||||
| Yasmin Gueroui | 8th 2.4% |
Eliminated (Show 1) | ||||||
| Salih Özcan | 9th 1.7% |
Eliminated (Show 1) | ||||||
| Jan Verweij | 10th 1.0% |
Eliminated (Show 1) | ||||||
Shows
Show 1 (12 January 2012)[8]
| Draw | Artist | Song (original artists) | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katja Petri | "Marry You" (Bruno Mars) | 14.7% | 5 |
| 2 | Jan Verweij | "Closer to the Edge" (Thirty Seconds to Mars) | 1.0% | 10 |
| 3 | Leonie Burgmer | "Stronger Than Me" (Amy Winehouse) | 14.7% | 4 |
| 4 | Yasmin Gueroui | "Not Fair" (Lily Allen) | 2.4% | 8 |
| 5 | Kai Nötting | "More" (Usher) | 14.5% | 6 |
| 6 | Shelly Phillips | "Valerie" (The Zutons) | 15.5% | 1 |
| 7 | Salih Özcan | "Señorita" (Justin Timberlake) | 1.7% | 9 |
| 8 | Céline Huber | "Beautiful Disaster" (Kelly Clarkson) | 14.7% | 3 |
| 9 | Jil Rock | "Moves Like Jagger" (Maroon 5) | 5.9% | 7 |
| 10 | Roman Lob | "After Tonight" (Justin Nozuka) | 14.9% | 2 |
Show 2 (19 January 2012)[9]
| Draw | Artist | Song (original artists) | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Fischer | "Tears In Heaven" (Eric Clapton) | 9.4% | 7 |
| 2 | Polly Zeiler | "Grenade" (Bruno Mars) | 3.4% | 10 |
| 3 | Sebastian Dey | "This Love" (Maroon 5) | 12.7% | 3 |
| 4 | Jörg Müller-Lornsen | "Maybe Tomorrow" (Stereophonics) | 4.0% | 9 |
| 5 | Ornella de Santis | "Slow Motion"(Karina Pasian) | 12.3% | 5 |
| 6 | Rachel Scharnberg | "My Baby Left Me" (Rox) | 13.3% | 1 |
| 7 | Tina Sander | "Geronimo" (Aura Dione) | 7.1% | 8 |
| 8 | Umut Anil | "Straight Up" (Paula Abdul) | 12.5% | 4 |
| 9 | Yana Gercke | "Price Tag" (Jessie J) | 13.0% | 2 |
| 10 | Vera Reissmüller | "Fooled Me Again" (Lady Gaga) | 12.3% | 6 |
Show 3 (26 January 2012)[10]
| Draw | Artist | Song (original artists) | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rachel Scharnberg | "Like a Star" (Corinne Bailey Rae) | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2 | Leonie Burgmer | "I Love Your Smile" (Charlie Winston) | 9.6% | 9 |
| 3 | Sebastian Dey | "Amnesie" (own composition) | 9.9% | 5 |
| 4 | Katja Petri | "Lego House" (Ed Sheeran) | 9.6% | 8 |
| 5 | Umut Anil | "Weitergehen" (Tim Bendzko) | 9.8% | 7 |
| 6 | Céline Huber | "How Come You Don't Call Me" (Alicia Keys) | 10.3% | 2 |
| 7 | Ornella de Santis | "I Want You Back" (The Jackson Five) | 10.1% | 3 |
| 8 | Shelly Phillips | "Forget You" (Cee Lo) | 9.8% | 6 |
| 9 | Yana Gercke | "Roxanne" (The Police) | 10.1% | 4 |
| 10 | Roman Lob | "Easy" (The Commodores) | 11.4% | 1 |
Show 4 (2 February 2012)[11][12]
| Draw | Artist | Song (original artists) | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Dey | "Hey, Hey, Hey" (own composition) | 8 |
| 2 | Katja Petri | "The '59 Sound" (The Gaslight Anthem) | 6 |
| 3 | Céline Huber | "Right to Be Wrong" (Joss Stone) | 5 |
| 4 | Umut Anil | "Someone Like You" (Adele) | 7 |
| 5 | Shelly Phillips | "Waterfalls" (TLC) | 4 |
| 6 | Ornella de Santis | "Try" (Nelly Furtado) | 3 |
| 7 | Yana Gercke | "Titanium" (David Guetta feat. Sia) | 2 |
| 8 | Roman Lob | "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" (Train) | 1 |
Show 5 (6 February 2012)[13][14]
| Draw | Artist | Song (original artists) | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katja Petri | "Certain Someone" (own composition) | 4 |
| 2 | Ornella de Santis | "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life" (Stevie Wonder) | 5 |
| 3 | Céline Huber | "Russian Roulette" (Rihanna) | 6 |
| 4 | Shelly Phillips | "I Try" (Macy Gray) | 2 |
| 5 | Yana Gercke | "We Found Love" (Rihanna) | 3 |
| 6 | Roman Lob | "Drive" (Incubus) | 1 |
Quarter-final (9 February 2012)[15][16]
| Artist | Draw | First Song (original artists) | Draw | Second Song (original artists) | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katja Petri | 1 | "All You Wanted" (Michelle Branch) | 5 | "Stay" (Hurts) | 5 |
| Ornella de Santis | 2 | "I'll Be There" (The Jackson Five) | 6 | "Love The Way You Lie (Part II)" (Rihanna) | 3 |
| Shelly Phillips | 3 | "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (Lauryn Hill) | 7 | "Have It All" (Jeremy Kay) | 4 |
| Yana Gercke | 4 | "Who Knew" (Pink) | 8 | "Talking to the Moon (Bruno Mars) | 2 |
| Roman Lob | 4 | "You Give Me Something" (James Morrison) | 8 | "Day by Day" (own composition) | 1 |
Semi-final (13 February 2012)[17][18]
| Artist | Draw | First Song (original artists) | Place | Draw | Second Song (original artists) | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelly Phillips | 1 | "Das Astronautenlied" (own composition) | 4 | — | — | |
| Ornella de Santis | 2 | "Eu Vou Ser Mais Eu" (own composition) | 3 | 5 | "If I Ain't Got You" (Alicia Keys) | 2 |
| Yana Gercke | 3 | "Rolling in the Deep" (Adele) | 2 | 6 | "Skyscraper" (Demi Lovato) | 3 |
| Roman Lob | 4 | "Bad Day" (Daniel Powter) | 1 | 7 | "Use Somebody" (Kings of Leon) | 1 |
Final (16 February 2012)
The final took place on 16 February 2012.[19] The two finalists: Roman Lob and Ornella de Santis performed a total of three songs: two songs internally selected by ARD, "Alone" and "Standing Still", as well as another individual song.[20][21] There was a total of two voting rounds. The song for each singer was determined in the first round, while the final winner was selected in the second round. Roman Lob was the winner with the song "Standing Still", with de Santis coming in second place with her individual song "Quietly".[22]
| Final – 16 February 2012 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Televote | Result |
| 1 | Roman Lob | "Conflicted" | Martin Mulholland | 6.5% | Eliminated |
| 2 | Ornella de Santis | "Quietly" | Alex Geringas, Liz Vidal, Guy Roche | 70% | Superfinalist |
| 3 | Roman Lob | "Alone" | Gary Go, Emanuel Kiriakou | 16.7% | Eliminated |
| 4 | Ornella de Santis | "Alone" | Gary Go, Emanuel Kiriakou | 17.6% | Eliminated |
| 5 | Roman Lob | "Standing Still" | Steve Robson, Jamie Cullum, Wayne Hector | 76.8% | Superfinalist |
| 6 | Ornella de Santis | "Standing Still" | Steve Robson, Jamie Cullum, Wayne Hector | 12.4% | Eliminated |
| Superfinal – 16 February 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Ornella de Santis | "Quietly" | 49.3% | 2 |
| 2 | Roman Lob | "Standing Still" | 50.7% | 1 |
At Eurovision
As a Big Five member, Germany was automatically qualified for the final, held on 26 May. Roman Lob was awarded 110 points in total and finished in 8th place.
Split results
- In the Final Germany came 8th with 110 points: the public awarded Germany 6th place with 125 points and the jury awarded 10th place with 98 points.[23]
Points awarded to Germany
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Points awarded by Germany
Semi-final 2
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Final
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Jury points awarded by Germany
Semi-final 2Jury points awarded in second semi-final:
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FinalJury points awarded in the final:
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