Series
Chefsache ESC 2025 – Wer singt für Deutschland?
Reality
Chefsache ESC 2025 – Wer singt für Deutschland? ("Top priority ESC 2025 – Who sings for Germany?") was the competition that selected the German entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The competition took place between 14 February 2025 and 1 March 2025 at the EMG Studio 8 in Hürth, hosted by Barbara Schöneberger, and consisted of two heats, a semi-final and a final. The heats and semi-final were broadcast on RTL and online via RTL+, while the final was broadcast on Das Erste and One as well as online via the ARD Mediathek [de] platform and ARD's Eurovision Song Contest website eurovision.de.
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Seasons & episodes
1Heat 114 Feb 2025 · 136m · ★ 8.0Two heats took place on 14 and 15 February 2025. In each heat each, twelve artists performed a cover song or their own song (though not their candidate Eurovision song should they progress to the semi-final), and an expert jury selected seven acts to proceed to the semi-final.
2Heat 215 Feb 2025 · 134m · ★ 6.0Two heats took place on 14 and 15 February 2025. In each heat each, twelve artists performed a cover song or their own song (though not their candidate Eurovision song should they progress to the semi-final), and an expert jury selected seven acts to proceed to the semi-final.
3Semi-final22 Feb 2025 · 158mThe semi-final took place on 22 February 2025. Each of the remaining fourteen artists performed their candidate Eurovision song and an expert jury selected nine acts to proceed to the final.
4Final1 Mar 2025 · 200mThe final took place on 1 March 2025. The winner was selected through two rounds of voting. In the first round of voting, each of the remaining nine artists performed their candidate Eurovision song and a cover song, and an expert jury will selected five acts to proceed to the second round. In the second round, the winner was selected solely through public voting with options for landline, SMS and online voting.
5Episode 514 May 2025 · 85m
Details
- First aired
- 14 Feb 2025
- Last aired
- 14 May 2025
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- German
- Network
- RTL, Das Erste
- Episodes
- 5
- Votes
- 1 on TMDB
Cast
Barbara SchönebergerSelf - Host
Stefan RaabSelf - Juror
Yvonne CatterfeldSelf - Juror
