According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "
Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to compete in one of two semi-finals, and qualify in order to participate in the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. As a member of the "Big Five", Germany automatically qualified to compete in the final on 18 May 2019. In addition to their participation in the final, Germany is also required to broadcast and vote in one of the two semi-finals. During the semi-final allocation draw on 28 January 2019, Germany was assigned to broadcast and vote in the second semi-final on 16 May 2019. In Germany, the two semi-finals and the final were broadcast on
One. ARD also broadcast the final on
Das Erste and
Deutsche Welle. All broadcasts featured commentary by
Peter Urban. The final was watched by 8.1 million viewers in Germany, which meant a market share of 34.3 per cent. The German spokesperson, who announced the top 12-point score awarded by the German jury during the final, was
Barbara Schöneberger.
Final S!sters took part in technical rehearsals on 10 and 12 May, foll owed by dress rehearsals on 15, 17 and 18 May. This included the semi-final jury show on 15 May where an extended clip of the German performance was filmed for broadcast during the live show on 16 May and the jury final on 17 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries. After technical rehearsals were held on 12 May, the "Big Five" countries and host country Israel held a press conference. As part of this press conference, the artists took part in a draw to determine which half of the grand final they would subsequently participate in. Germany was drawn to compete in the first half. Following the conclusion of the second semi-final, the shows' producers decided upon the running order of the final. The running order for the semi-finals and final was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Germany was subsequently placed to perform in position 4, following the entry from the
Czech Republic and before the entry from
Russia. The German performance was designed by
Florian Wieder and featured the members of S!sters performing on stage; Carlotta Truman was in a leather black outfit, while Laurita Kästel was in a gold and black flower-patterned mini dress. The staging presentation included Truman standing at the left of the stage and Kästel sitting at the right of the stage at the beginning. As the song progressed, a pyrotechnic waterfall was displayed and both members walked towards the front of the stage to meet each other. The LED screens displayed clips of the duo singing with their faces multiplied as well as words such as "sorry" and "respect" in big letters for the first chorus, and a group of women in various types of relationships as well as a peace symbol for the second chorus. S!sters were joined by four off-stage backing vocalists: Inga Lühning, Ray Lozano, Sonja Wiegand and Verena Heinz. Germany placed twenty-fifth in the final, scoring 24 points: 0 points from the televoting and 24 point from the juries.
Voting Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member, as well as the nation's televoting results, were released shortly after the grand final. Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Germany and awarded by Germany in the second semi-final and grand final of the contest, and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the two shows:
Points awarded to Germany Points awarded by Germany Detailed voting results The following members comprised the German jury: •
Michael Schulte (jury chairperson)singer, songwriter, represented
Germany in the 2018 contest •
Annett Louisansinger, songwriter •
Nico Santossinger, songwriter, composer • Nicola Rostsinger, songwriter, artist •
Joe Chialomanager, label founder ==Notes==