page_title: Eurovision Song Contest 2011
section_title: National host broadcaster
hierarchical_section_title: Eurovision Song Contest 2011 / Format / National host broadcaster
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Anke Engelke, Judith Rakers und Stefan Raab, Moderatoren des Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf English: Hosts of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf: Anke Engelke, Judith Rakers and Stefan Raab
context_page_description: The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Düsseldorf, Germany, following Lena's win at the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway with the song "Satellite". It was the third time Germany had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1957 and 1983. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union and host broadcasters Arbeitsgemeinschaft Rundfunkanstalten Deutschland and Norddeutscher Rundfunk, the contest was held at the Esprit Arena and consisted of two semi-finals on 10 and 12 May, and the final on 14 May 2011. The three live shows were hosted by Anke Engelke, Judith Rakers and Stefan Raab.
  Forty-three countries participated in the contest, equalling the record of the 2008 edition. Four countries returned to the contest this year; Austria returned after their last participation in 2007, Hungary returned after their last participation in 2009, San Marino returned after their very first participation in 2008. Italy also returned to the contest after their last participation fourteen years earlier, in 1997.
context_section_description: ARD, the European Broadcasting Union member to broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest in Germany, is a joint organisation of Germany's regional public-service broadcasters. The ARD has 10 members. The venues that were in consideration are located in the areas of three different members: Berlin is located within the Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB) member area, Hamburg and Hanover within the Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) area and Düsseldorf within the Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) broadcasting area. While NDR has been responsible for the transmission of the Eurovision Song Contest in recent years when the final took place in other countries, the financial scope of the three broadcasters seemed to have become a decisive factor in the application procedure for the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest. The Tagesspiegel reported on 7 October 2010 that the costs for hosting this event resulted in a tense discussion about necessary savings on other programme contents made by the three broadcasters.
caption: Anke Engelke, Judith Rakers and Stefan Raab hosted the 2011 edition.
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