As of: February 23, 2024, 7:05 a.m
By: Nicole Kurylonek
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On February 16, the participant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 was chosen.
The preliminary decision was moderated by Barbara Schöneberger, who had some reading difficulties that evening.
Berlin – The German ESC preliminary decision is over and the candidate for Germany has been chosen.
This year, the show was hosted by presenter Barbara Schöneberger (49), who was also able to announce the winner at the end of the evening - but the 49-year-old had to struggle with a few challenges.
May 1st instead of May 11th: Barbara Schöneberger announces incorrect ESC final date
With “Always on the Run” Isaak will travel to Malmö for Germany and try to bring the Eurovision Song Contest victory back to Germany after a long break.
But when is the final actually?
There could be some confusion among ARD viewers, as Barbara Schöneberger announced the ESC final for May 1, 2024.
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But that's not entirely true, because the ESC final in Malmö, Sweden is scheduled for May 11th.
Why Barbara Schöneberger gave the audience the wrong date became clear towards the end of the show.
These were the candidates for the ESC preliminary round in 2024
Bodine Monet – “Tears Like Rain”
Galant – “Katze”
Isaak – “Always On The Run” - Winner of the ESC preliminary round
Leona – “Undream You”
Marie Reim – “Naiv”
Max Mutzke – “Forever Strong”
NinetyNine – “Love On A Budget”
Ryk – “Oh Boy
Winner from “I want to go to the ESC”: Floryan – “Scars”
Font size too small: Barbara Schöneberger complains about the ESC results card
After the moderator opened the envelope with the results, the blonde spoke openly about her problem: “God, that’s in lowercase.
That's 12 points.
“Could I maybe have a…” – and then she stopped.
It is not clear whether the Munich native wanted to have reading glasses brought to her.
But it worked without visual aids and she successfully completed the evening.
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Font on ESC moderation cards too small: Barbara Schöneberger has problems reading the points correctly (photomontage) © Das Erste/ARD Mediathek
Now we're slowly approaching the Eurovision Song Contest final.
For the other preliminary candidates it means saying goodbye to the dream of taking part in this year's edition of the ESC.
Pop singer Marie Reim (23) also had no luck, although her mother Michelle (52) and boyfriend Eric Philippi (27) supported her from the front row.
Sources used:
ARD / ESC preliminary decision “The German Final 2024” (February 16, 2024)