In pain at the ESC preliminary decision: Florian Silbereisen despite surgery in the studio. The winner will be determined during a large live broadcast from Berlin.

Max Mutzke (42) and Marie Reim (23) are among the contenders for the ticket to the final in Sweden. The German entry for the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö will be selected from nine acts on February 16th. In addition to FlorianSilbereise, some famous guests are also on site and support the artists.