# Bundesvision Song Contest

The Bundesvision Song Contest (often shortened BSC or BuViSoCo) was a song competition held annually between the sixteen states of Germany. Created by German entertainer Stefan Raab and aired live on ProSieben, the show was loosely based on the Eurovision Song Contest, with slightly different rules aiming at promoting German-language music by requiring that at least 50% of each song's lyrics were performed in German.

## History

The Bundesvision Song Contest was created by Stefan Raab in 2005, in the vein of the Eurovision Song Contest. The contest was held annually between 2005 and 2015, however, after Raab retired in late 2015, the 2016 edition of the contest was not held, although the show was not officially cancelled. The contest was not held since, and in June 2019, ProSieben stated that it was not planning to produce further editions.

## Format

The Bundesvision Song Contest followed a similar format as the Eurovision Song Contest: All sixteen states of Germany (German: Bundesländer) entered one song that was performed live on the night of the show, and once all states have performed, a winner was decided by tele-vote.

## Contests

| Year | Date | Host city | Winner | Artist | Song | Points |
| 2005 | 12 February | Oberhausen | Hesse | Juli | "Geile Zeit" | 159 |
| 2006 | 9 February | Wetzlar | Berlin | Seeed | "Ding" | 151 |
| 2007 | 9 February | Berlin | Lower Saxony | Oomph! feat. Marta Jandová | "Träumst du?" | 147 |
| 2008 | 14 February | Hanover | Brandenburg | Subway to Sally | "Auf Kiel" | 147 |
| 2009 | 13 February | Potsdam | Berlin | Peter Fox | "Schwarz zu blau" | 174 |
| 2010 | 1 October | Berlin | North Rhine-Westphalia | Unheilig | "Unter deiner Flagge" | 164 |
| 2011 | 29 September | Cologne | Berlin | Tim Bendzko | "Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären" | 141 |
| 2012 | 28 September | Berlin | Baden-Württemberg | Xavas (Xavier Naidoo and Kool Savas) | "Schau nicht mehr zurück" | 172 |
| 2013 | 26 September | Mannheim | Lower Saxony | Bosse | "So oder so" | 153 |
| 2014 | 20 September | Göttingen | Bremen | Revolverheld | "Lass uns gehen" | 180 |
| 2015 | 29 August | Bremen | Rhineland-Palatinate | Mark Forster | "Bauch und Kopf" | 170 |

## Total ranking

| State | Points | Wins | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
| Berlin | 1,035 | 3 | 23 (11) | 016 (12) | 105 (3) | 050 (7) | 141 (1) | 100 (3) | 174 (1) | 066 (7) | 096 (4) | 151 (1) | 113 (3) |
| Lower Saxony | 0864 | 2 | 84 (4) | 015 (13) | 153 (1) | 109 (3) | 102 (3) | 004 (16) | 012 (15) | 094 (4) | 147 (1) | 059 (6) | 085 (4) |
| Baden-Württemberg | 0789 | 1 | 82 (6) | 058 (7) | 051 (8) | 172 (1) | 091 (4) | 039 (9) | 103 (4) | 046 (9) | 023 (10) | 047 (9) | 077 (5) |
| Thuringia | 0761 | 0 | 114 (3) | 025 (11) | 013 (13) | 033 (9) | 013 (12) | 079 (6) | 053 (6) | 146 (2) | 088 (6) | 134 (3) | 063 (7) |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 0759 | 1 | 117 (2) | 046 (8) | 020 (12) | 097 (4) | 076 (7) | 164 (1) | 112 (3) | 016 (14) | 095 (5) | 006 (16) | 010 (15) |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 0703 | 0 | 28 (10) | 087 (5) | 068 (6) | 076 (6) | 008 (16) | 060 (7) | 044 (8) | 075 (6) | 101 (3) | 026 (11) | 130 (2) |
| Bremen | 0668 | 1 | 46 (9) | 180 (1) | 061 (7) | 018 (13) | 111 (2) | 020 (11) | 025 (11) | 020 (11) | 020 (11) | 136 (2) | 031 (11) |
| Hamburg | 0665 | 0 | 14 (13) | 028 (10) | 145 (2) | 028 (10) | 066 (8) | 040 (8) | 073 (5) | 019 (12) | 138 (2) | 070 (5) | 044 (9) |
| Hesse | 0621 | 1 | 76 (7) | 033 (9) | 029 (11) | 019 (11) | 012 (13) | 018 (13) | 053 (6) | 051 (8) | 067 (7) | 104 (4) | 159 (1) |
| Saxony | 0617 | 0 | 84 (4) | 010 (16) | 035 (9) | 142 (2) | 089 (5) | 020 (11) | 131 (2) | 012 (15) | 013 (13) | 010 (15) | 071 (6) |
| Brandenburg | 0545 | 1 | 50 (8) | 010 (015) | 094 (4) | 008 (16) | 012 (13) | 087 (5) | 037 (9) | 147 (1) | 011 (15) | 035 (10) | 054 (8) |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | 0526 | 1 | 170 (1) | 124 (2) | 031 (10) | 020 (11) | 086 (6) | 017 (14) | 023 (12) | 017 (13) | 010 (16) | 018 (12) | 010 (15) |
| Saxony-Anhalt | 0490 | 0 | 13 (14) | 102 (3) | 012 (14) | 010 (15) | 012 (13) | 152 (2) | 010 (16) | 096 (3) | 056 (8) | 012 (14) | 015 (13) |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 0425 | 0 | 10 (15) | 101 (4) | 008 (16) | 041 (8) | 066 (8) | 022 (10) | 023 (12) | 079 (5) | 013 (13) | 050 (8) | 012 (14) |
| Bavaria | 0397 | 0 | 2 (16) | 081 (6) | 012 (14) | 013 (14) | 026 (10) | 094 (4) | 034 (10) | 032 (10) | 033 (9) | 053 (7) | 017 (12) |
| Saarland | 0328 | 0 | 15 (12) | 012 (14) | 091 (5) | 092 (5) | 017 (11) | 012 (15) | 021 (14) | 012 (15) | 017 (12) | 017 (13) | 037 (10) |

## Presenters

| Year | Host | Main presenter | Green Room | Fan block |
| 2005 | Stefan Raab | Annette Frier | Oliver Pocher | — |
| 2006 | Stefan Raab | Janin Reinhardt | Elton | — |
| 2007 | Stefan Raab | Johanna Klum | Elton | — |
| 2008 | Stefan Raab | Johanna Klum | Elton | — |
| 2009 | Stefan Raab | Johanna Klum | Elton | — |
| 2010 | Stefan Raab | Johanna Klum | Elton | — |
| 2011 | Stefan Raab | Johanna Klum | Lena Meyer-Landrut | Elton |
| 2012 | Stefan Raab | Sandra Rieß | Elton | — |
| 2013 | Stefan Raab | Sandra Rieß | Elton | — |
| 2014 | Stefan Raab | — | Elton | — |
| 2015 | Stefan Raab | — | Elton | — |