On February 16th, the preliminary decision will be made to select which musical talent will compete for Germany at the ESC. It is now clear which stars will also be there live at the decision: former ESC participant Mary Roos (75), pop star Florian Silbereisen (42), singer Alli Neumann (29) and entertainer Riccardo Simonetti (30) The remaining eight candidates, alongside talent show winner Floryan, were determined in the traditional way: NDR's ESC editorial team chose, among others, Max Mutzke (42) and showmaster Stefan Raab (57)