ESC 2020: Ben Dolic sings for Germany! Massive criticism online: "hate it"

Eurovision Song Contest: It is now clear who will represent Germany at the ESC 2020 in Rotterdam. It might seem familiar to many through a casting show.

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• The German contribution to the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 has been confirmed.
• Today's Thursday, February 27th brought the expected information about the ESC 2020 .
• The news was released earlier than many thought.

10.30 p.m .: So it was with the TV show "Our song for Rotterdam" . In the meantime, the negative comments on the ESC broadcast and also on the selection process itself are gathered online. "If you would have done as much effort for this show as for the song selection ... But unfortunately," says a user on Twitter in the direction of NDR. "The whole thing reminds me of a PowerPoint presentation that you put together in two hours so that you no longer had to attend the seminar," says another. "Nice embarrassing show. You can hardly make an ESC broadcast much worse, ”a third. "It can't be serious about NDR !! With such a program, the esc has now hit the wall completely, ”reads another's crushing judgment. "A press event in a bulky cinema as a" preliminary decision ". How incredibly unworthy ”, summarizes another.

ESC 2020: Massive criticism of the selection process and TV show - even song gets its fat away

But there is also criticism of the selection process itself. "I find it really impressive how much work and money is put into the process alone to find the German ESC contribution," says a user somewhat ironically. "Isn't it irrelevant who votes at the ESC and who makes the preliminary decision? You can't vote for your own country anyway, ”writes another, referring to the explanation for the selection process. "An ESC song cannot win without audience involvement, because the" good "winners have always got around in (social) media in the past few years. It has nothing to do with the jury's idea, ”says an ESC fan.

I didn't even finish it. I think it would be 'She got me', but it's more like 'Rastplatzradio'. # Ulfr #usfr #esc

Ben Dolic himself gets less criticism. With regard to the makeover of "German's next Topmodel", only one person says: "Ben Dolic could have used a makeover from Heidi's stylists".

The song is viewed very critically online: “Insignificant average disco pop number. Nice, but not an ESC hit. Sorry, ”writes a Twitter user. "I didn't even finish it. I think it would be 'She got me', but it is more like 'rest area radio' ”, says another. "Germany 0 points. It's not mine at all ... Sweet guy, but the song is too lukewarm for me and the whine is nothing to me, ”writes a third. And another simply says: "Hear today, forget tomorrow." "Ok, I've heard 'Violent Thing' now. Hate it. Very. The guy can't sing and everything about the song is a cheap copy of about all normal radio songs. Boring, ”is another comment.

10:28 pm: At the end, Ben Dolic has to go live again. There is an unplugged version of "Violent thing" accompanied only with guitar. Ben tries his best. However, the version we hear at the ESC is completely different.

10:12 p.m .: The Dolic song is now admired by everyone present. "Very very cheap and very good," agrees ESC -Legende Peter Urban song selection, because: The other countries would focus primarily on power ballads. With the party hit you would have something special. He would also be very surprised if this song would not be played on the radio. So much for the expert.

ESC 2020: Introducing Ben Dolic

10:10 p.m .: Now Barbara Ben asks about the content of the ESC song: "It's very simple," says the singer and explains that it is a love story that he tells musically.

22:07: Now Ben Dolic finally comes on stage. He is introduced again in a one-player. His path led from Slovenia via Switzerland to Berlin.

10:01 p.m .: Now the big moment has come. Ben Dolic and his video for “Violent Thing” are presented.

9.49 p.m .: ARD entertainment coordinator Thomas Schreiber now explains why the decision was taken to find a new way to find a song. Statistics is the answer to the puzzle. It had been found that the people making the preliminary decisions had called differently than the actual ESC. It was a different audience.

That is why they chose a different method, because in the end the callers at the ESC and not at the preliminary decision would be decisive.

The new process started in Tel Aviv. There were two juries. A jury made up of 100 Germans. This was searched through Facebook. Everyone could apply via Facebook, several thousand followed the call. Then 100 were selected to represent all viewers. For example, clips from the songs from Tel Aviv were shown to make sure that the 100 are really representative.

There was also a 20-person jury of experts, which was staffed by music professionals. In addition, they had written different songs over several songwriting camps. Songs and candidates then went to the jury.

Then on December 12th it was clear that Ben Dolic would sing for Germany. He convinced both juries.

Sky Dumont explains the procedure again in the one-player and says about the "scientific process": "The result is the best German ESC song ever".

A user asks about the explanation on the net:

Isn't it irrelevant who votes at the #ESC and who makes the preliminary decision? You can't vote for your own country anyway. Ul # ulfr #UnserLiedFuerRotterdam #Eurovision

Barbara Schöneberger moderates "Our song for Rotterdam"

9.40 pm: Barbara Schöneberger moderates the show in a tight black leather top and a bright yellow fabric skirt. Stylish as always.

9:38 p.m .: The German candidate 2020 Ben Dolic has big goals. He said in advance: “Of course we want to take the best place. But my goal - and that of the team - is that we end up with the best performance. And we give everything we can to make it and then we see where we end up with. "

9:35 pm: So now it starts with the actual show for the German ESC candidate. Michael Schulte, who took fourth place for Germany in 2018, gets his appearance.

9:32 pm: "Everything will be different this year", Barbara Schöneberger starts the ESC broadcast on Thursday evening on One. The show begins with a look back at last year's winner Duncan Laurence, who brought the win to Amsterdam.

Ben Dolic is German ESC candidate 2020: The song is called "Violent Thing"

Update February 27, 2020, 6:02 p.m .: Ben Dolic will start at the ESC 2020 for Germany . Now the song title is also known: it will be an English song. "Violent Thing" is the title with which Dolic wants to win in Rotterdam. The label informs about the artist: "The Berliner of choice, who grew up in Slovenia and also lived in Switzerland, with his international background should be an ideal representative of the young, cosmopolitan Germany on the ESC stage."

Dolic was born on May 4th, 1997 in the Slovenian capital Ljubljana. Already in the summer of last year he was asked whether he wanted to take part in the jury selection process for the ESC. He agreed and prevailed in a multi-stage process by convincing both German juries. What is meant is a “Eurovision Jury” made up of 100 people from all over Germany and an international expert jury made up of 20 music professionals.

About the party anthem, Dolic says himself: “I'm celebrating the song! I'm so happy with it because it comes across as absolutely international. When you hear “Violent Thing” for the first time, you get a grin on your face and feel like partying in the club. ”

Eurovision Song Contest 2020: German ESC representative fix! He is no stranger

Update February 27, 2020, 4.20 p.m .: After Bild.de announced in advance that Ben Dolic will compete for Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest this year, the NDR has now confirmed the German ESC contribution 2020 . He was able to assert himself on Thursday in Hamburg on the TV show "Our Song for Rotterdam" , which will be broadcast this evening at 9.30 p.m.

ESC contribution 2020 for Germany: Who is the 22 year old

But who is our ESC hope for 2020? 22-year-old Ben Dolic may already be familiar to some “The Voice” viewers. He took second place in the casting show in 2018. He was born in Slovenia and moved to Switzerland with his family at the age of 18. Ben Dolic tried to jump onto the big stage early on, when he was twelve he reached the semi-finals of the Slovenian version of "Das Supertalent" . Dolic fulfilled his dream with his ESC participation in Rotterdam: As a member of the "D Base" group, he already participated in the Slovenian ESC preliminary decision in 2016 , but had to give up against ManuElla at the time.

Video: At Lena Meyer-Landrut it all started with the Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 2020: German representative fix! He's no stranger - did he betray himself?

Update February 27, 2020, 3:30 p.m .: The German ESC participant has been determined! Although fans only see the announcement of the German contribution at 9.30 p.m. on ONE this evening, it has already leaked out who represents Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam.

Bild.de already reports: This year - with two expert juries - the winner : Slovenian Benjamin Dolic (22) ! He will represent Germany in the ESC final on May 16, 2020. He should be known to many from the talent show "The Voice of Germany" . He had given himself away before - he posted a suspicious clip of a place that looks suspiciously like the cinema in which the announcement of the German contribution took place today (see our announcement below).

Check out this post on Instagram

Last post before it begins! No matter what happens, this is already the biggest win of my life. To all the people that support me, thank you! Today is the last day to do it live where it matters the most. I will be performing under the NUMBER 4, cant do it without you. I hope u enjoy every second of tonight's show like i will. LETS DO IT! ❤️

A post shared by Ben Dolic (@bendolic) on Dec 16, 2018 at 9:41 am PST

Eurovision Song Contest 2020: Suspicious clip deleted - German representative leaked?

Update February 27, 2020, 11.30 a.m .: A fan has discovered that a new song by Benjamin Dolic appears in the ISRC database, in which digital IDs for songs are kept (ISRC stands for International Standard Recording Code). More precisely: from B-Ok with Ben Dolic . The title is " Violent thing ", the ISRC number DEUM72000477.

B-Ok is probably the producer Boris Milanov from Austria. Does Germany really get ESC support from a neighbor? He has a website here that is titled " Eurovision Song Contest " - because he is an old acquaintance and has already produced ESC songs for Malta or Austria .

Of course, there could still be a completely different explanation. Maybe Ben Dolic is actually at the presentation of the German ESC song today, but not a German representative? And just presents his new single? Or will Dolic compete for Switzerland, which is still introducing her song?

Eurovision Song Contest 2020: Suspicious clip deleted - Did German participants give themselves away? It is a TV star

Update February 27, 2020, 9.58 a.m .: Today the German contribution to the ESC 2020 will be officially announced. In a TV show in the evening from 9.30 p.m. on transmitter One . And in advance the media at a presentation in Hamburg. They can report about it in the afternoon and also spread the name of the German Eurovision Song Contest representative.

Many fans now have a suspicion of who the German candidate might be: Benjamin Dolic , " The Voice of Germany " second from 2018, who also once participated in the Slovenian ESC preliminary decision.

Where does the suspicion come from? In his Instagram and Facebook story, Dolic posted a clip with a camera pan that looks suspiciously like the cinema in which the ESC article is presented today. This is now - suspicious! - deleted. This happens after the 24 hours after which an Insta story is automatically removed. Our online editorial team also saw the clip yesterday.

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Throwback to when my dreams came true! @zaralarsson want collab?

A post shared by Ben Dolic (@bendolic) on Jul 16, 2019 at 7:13 am PDT

He also deleted one of his Instagram profiles under the name "Usually Quiet". Will the presumption be true in the end? Or is everything just a coincidence? Maybe Benjamin Dolic only appears as a guest on the ESC show? We know more in the afternoon. And fans are already joking about the NDR secretiveness and speculation. "Elke Schröder, known for many tent festivals in Dithmarschen", jokes one on esc-kompakt.de.

Kelly Clarkson noticed something on an official "The Voice" photo. You too?

Eurovision Song Contest 2020: German contribution known earlier than expected today

Our first report from February 26, 2020:

Hamburg - The fans of the Eurovision Song Contest have been looking forward to torture for a long, long time. Since December it has been clear which artist (or a band?) Will perform which song at the ESC 2020 in Rotterdam. And this info was successfully kept under lock and key. There were only a few promo videos, including the announcement of the "best ESC song ever".

Eurovision Song Contest 2020: Who sings for Germany at the ESC?

But now the day has come! Thursday, February 27 brings the information who is going to ESC 2020 for Germany. Is it ex-DSDS star Daniel Schuhmacher that is hotly traded in fan circles? However, it will almost certainly not be Helene Fischer * or celebrity daughter Marie Reim. But you never know. It will not be easy to survive against the strong ESC competition - many are currently celebrating an Icelandic.

Our song for Rotterdam - on Thursday at 9:30 p.m. on @one_ARD! #ULfR https://t.co/Eh2PnjtUDQ @Eurovisionde pic.twitter.com/OM4akg4OCK

ESC 2020: Info about German contribution may leak in the afternoon

The big TV announcement * will be available this Thursday from 9:30 p.m. on ARD station One. This was announced at an early stage, so fans probably assumed that the German contribution would not be known until then. But what many do not know: The German representative will be public earlier than expected. Because during the day, the NDR invites the media representatives to an appointment in Hamburg, where the song and name become known. And the broadcast is recorded. The so-called "blocking period" ends in the afternoon and everything is allowed to the public. So it gets exciting during the day. We will of course keep you up to date on who should make the Sisters flop from last year forget.

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* tz.de is part of the Ippen-Digital editors network.

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