ABSA Germany in the Mappervision Song Contest

ABSA Germany 	ABSA Germany
 	
Member stations 	AGTV
 	
Appearances 	67
First appearance	22
Best result 	1st: 69, 70, 71, 76, 80, 85, 91, 97
Worst result 	39th: 22
Hostings 	7: 70, 71, 72, 77, 81, 86, 92, 98
Highest scoring 	113 points: 70
Lowest scoring 	8 points: 24
Average placing 	8.67
Average points 	59.43
Total points 	3,982
ABSA Germany has participated in the Mappervision Song Contest 67 times since making its debut in the 22nd edition of the contest in , Qysid. It participated without absence until the 26th edition, afterwards taking a five-edition absence before returning for the 32nd and 33rd editions. Subsequently, ABSA Germany did not compete for 12 editions, finally returning to the contest in the 46th edition, competing uninterrupted since then except for the 79th edition where it withdrew due to not confirming in time. ABSA Germany has won the contest eight times: in the 69th, 70th, 71th, 76th, 80th, 85th, 91st and 97th editions, tying with the Western Republic as the country with the highest number of victories. It was the second country to win the contest three times in a row, after Pannonia. It has finished in the top five an additional 22 times, including nine second-place finishes, three third-place finishes, five fourth-place finishes and five fifth-place finishes. It has hosted the contest eight times, all in .
==History==
===XXII–XXXIII: Early editions===
Prior to ABSA Germany's first hiatus, it performed poorly. At the time, the amount of participants fluctuated, from as high as 44 in the 22nd edition to as low as 34 in the 24th edition. On its debut, ABSA Germany finished in 39th place with 12 points with the song "La La (Singin' Like)" by Elias Naslin featuring Ms K. Despite this being its lowest placement, it did not finish last due to the high, unregulated amount of participants.
In the 23rd edition, ABSA Germany was represented by "Love Sick" by Otto Walgren, finishing in 26th place with 32 points. This was the country's best performance by points in this period. In the 24th edition, when ABSA Germany was represented by "Born to Be a Winner (Movie Remix)" by John Loeffler & John Siegler, records stated that ABSA Germany finished in 29th with 8 points. In actuality, it finished in 33rd and last place (Slavonica is not given a result for whatever reason) — 4 pairs of countries tied, and the countries afterwards are marked as finishing in the following position (for example, Qysid and Baltorus both finished in 6th with 80 points — Alternia, who finished with 78 points, is marked as 7th when it should be 8th). Due to the fluctuation in participants, this is its lowest amount of points but not its worst ever performance in terms of position.
In the 25th edition, the song "Saturday" by Nathan Willett of brought ABSA Germany its best performance in terms of position: 23rd place with 31 points, tying with Slavonica. In the 26th edition, ABSA Germany was represented by and "Wavy" featuring Joe Moses. The song finished in 32nd place with 18 points. Following this, the country took a five-edition absence.
Upon its brief return at the 32nd edition, where it was represented by and "Feel Good Inc.", ABSA Germany immediately improved, finishing on the left side of the scoreboard for the first time ever with a 13th place position out of 39 participants with 55 points. This success continued when it finished 2nd at the 33rd edition with a then record 96 points with "and the day goes on" by , two points behind winner Western Republic. Finishing in the top 5% of the 43-country scoreboard, this remains ABSA Germany's best performance by position percentage.
===XXXIV–LXVIII: Hiatus and return===
ABSA Germany took a much longer hiatus afterwards. Its next participation, over a year later, was in the 46th edition with the song "I'm Something Else" by SomethingElseYT. A much smaller pool of participants competed, only 23 — as such, ABSA Germany's placement of 16th with 48 points is less impressive. In the 47th edition, represented by "The Periodic Table Song" by , ABSA Germany finished in 3rd with 81 points, its second best placement at the time. Another 16th place finish followed in the 48th edition, this time for "asdfmovie12 Song" by , scoring a lower 34 points. In the 49th edition, "Sister" by native duo finished in 17th with 39 points, a 5 point increase over the previous edition's results. It was the first Eurovision song to represent ABSA Germany. In the 50th edition, represented ABSA Germany with "How Do I Craft This Again?", receiving 53 points and finishing 12th.
In the 51st edition, ABSA Germany was represented by Junior Eurovision winner and "Superhero", which finished 7th with 52 points. This success was immediately matched with one of the country's worst performances in the contest, when and "Toyz Noize" finished with just 11 points in the 52nd edition, leaving them 22nd and second to last. However, in the 53rd edition, and "Friend of a Friend" were able to bring the country back when they finished in 8th place with 55 points. , singing "Violent Thing", continued this success with a 10th-place finish with 56 points in the 54th edition. In the 55th edition, ABSA Germany finished in 9th with 55 points with the song "Take Me Out" by . In the 56th edition, and "Tonight Again" scored ABSA Germany its third top-five finish: 5th place with 72 points.
's "Uno" brought ABSA Germany another 7th-place finish in the 57th edition, scoring 65 points. The group was succeeded in the 58th edition by and "Play It Loud", which finished in 22nd with just 15 points. ABSA Germany was represented in both the 59th and 60th editions by , with "Let's Groove" and "September" respectively. "Let's Groove" finished 11th with 61 points while "September" finished 9th with 68 points. Another 9th place came in the 61st edition with and "That's How You Write a Song", which scored a much lower 41 points due to the harsh decrease in number of participants. In the 62nd edition, 's "Think About Things", brought ABSA Germany its third seventh-place finish with 52 points, and was succeeded by and 's "Lullaby", which finished in 10th with 44 points in the 63th edition.
In the 64th edition, 's "Tonight" scored 65 points and finished in joint 4th place with Austranland. , known mononymously as Destiny, represented ABSA Germany in the 65th edition with "All of My Love", giving the country its second 2nd-place finish with 89 points. This success continued in the 66th edition when and 's "Minefields" finished joint 5th with 80 points. The Roop's "Discoteque" finished 10th in the 67th edition with 53 points, matched with another 10th place in the 68th edition with "Hallelujah" by , receiving only 43 points.
===LXIX–LXXVIII: Hat-trick of victories, aftermath and fourth win===
In the 69th edition, ABSA Germany was represented by , who sang "Voilà". It was the first time the country had been represented by a song not in English, instead being sung in French. A favourite to win, it eventually scored ABSA Germany its first victory after thirty-one participations, when it scored a record 105 points. It was the first non-English-language song to win the contest since the 56th edition's "Barrio" by and the first French-language song to win since the 10th edition's "Papaoutai" by , as well as the highest-scoring winner since the 60th edition's "To Be Human".
The 70th edition of the Mappervision Song Contest was held at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in . ABSA Germany was represented by and "Levitating", another favourite to win. In the end, it finished with an impressive 113 points and scored ABSA Germany its second victory and second in a row, becoming the first host country to win since Dantomkia at the 64th edition. Its 113-point finish was another record for the country that still stands, and was the highest-scoring winning song since "Everytime We Touch" from the 58th edition.
In the 71st edition, again held in Berlin, ABSA Germany was represented by 's "I Wanna Be Your Slave". It was more unorthodox entry from the country but was still popular, and ended up scoring ABSA Germany its third victory in a row, becoming only the second country in the contest's history to score a , behind Pannonia in the 58th, 59th and 60th editions. Its 103-point finish was a little lower than either of its previous victories but nonetheless proved the country could be very successful.
As the three-time consecutive host, once again in Berlin, in the 72nd edition, ABSA Germany was represented by and "Solar Power". The song was not able to score ABSA Germany its fourth win, but finished as runner-up behind Pannonia with 64 points, one point ahead of Tucsón. and "XS" brought the country another 5th place with 63 points in the 73rd edition, followed by the country's fourth second-place finish in the 74th edition with 's "Don't Shut Me Down", which scored 72 points. In the 75th edition, the icon sung "Coconuts" for ABSA Germany and finished in 4th with 67 points.
ABSA Germany achieved its fourth victory in the 76th edition of the contest when and "Qami Qami" scored just 68 points, the second lowest-scoring winner in the contest's history due to the low amount of participating countries. It was only one point ahead of runners-up Athis and Rélam. As hosts of the 77th edition, again in Berlin, ABSA Germany finished in joint 13th and last place with "We Don't Talk About Bruno" performed by the cast of the 2021 film , tying with New Russia and receiving just 41 points. It was ABSA Germany's second last-place finish, although this low placement was nullified by yet another second-place finish in the 78th edition with 's "Give That Wolf a Banana", scoring 73 points.
===LXXVIX–CI: Withdrawal, return and following wins and successes===
Despite initially intending to take part in the 79th edition, AGTV did not confirm participation in time, and ABSA Germany did not appear at the contest for the first time in almost three years. It did, however, broadcast the event, and confirmed participation in the 80th edition early. For said edition, was selected, singing "Lights Off", a favourite to win. On the night, the song finished in first place with 73 points, scoring ABSA Germany its fifth victory. The group was succeeded by 's "Space Man" in the 81st edition (once again in Berlin), who mirrored his Eurovision position when he finished 2nd with 63 points. 's "Stefania" scored 50 points in the 82nd edition, finishing 3rd, while 's "World's Smallest Violin" scored 45 points in the 83rd edition and finished in 8th place.
In the 84th edition, and represented ABSA Germany with "Hold Me Closer" and received 64 points, finishing fifth. In the 85th edition, ABSA Germany achieved its sixth victory in the contest when returning artist Kim Petras featured in 's "Unholy", which garnered 71 points. As hosts of the 86th edition, in Berlin as usual, Kim Petras sang solo with "If Jesus Was a Rockstar", finishing with a modest 7th place with just 35 points. In the 87th edition, brought ABSA Germany its seventh second-place finish when she racked up 71 points with "Lose My Head".
In the 88th edition, ABSA Germany was represented by the song "Another Day of Sun", performed by the cast of the 2016 film . It finished 9th place in a pool of 16 participants with 50 points, tying with Montezuma points-wise; Montezuma finished in 10th place as it received points from a lower amount of countries. and "Heart of Steel" represented ABSA Germany in the 89th edition as the first Eurovision 2023 participant, finishing 9th again but receiving a lower 47 points, similarly tying with New Russia but finishing ahead for the same reason. In the 90th edition, 's "Queen of Kings" scored ABSA Germany another top-five performance, finishing 4th with 92 points, and was succeeded by and in the 91st edition performing "Who the Hell is Edgar?". The duo won the contest in a landslide, scoring 103 points and cruising ahead of second-place Rhinea by 26 points.
ABSA Germany hosted the 92nd edition of the contest in Berlin for the seventh time and was represented by and "Unicorn", the fourth and final Eurovision 2023 song in a row, which fared worse than at Eurovision, finishing 11th place in a pool of 16 countries with 41 points; although it tied with New Russia points-wise, ABSA Germany finished ahead as it received points from a higher amount of countries. Funnily enough, this happened again in the 93rd edition, when ABSA Germany was represented by and her song "Lavender Haze", though this time New Russia finished in 9th while ABSA Germany finished in 10th as it received points from a lower number of countries; both received 59 points. represented ABSA Germany in the 94th edition with "Hard Times", scoring 73 points and the country's third third-place finish and its twenty-third top-five performance. In the 95th edition, ABSA Germany was represented by , singing "I'm Just Ken". He finished in 6th place with 61 points, missing out on the top five by just six points, and was succeeded by and "Cups" in the 96th edition, which did not fare quite as well as it finished in 11th place with 46 points.
In the 97th edition, Dua Lipa returned to represent ABSA Germany with "Break My Heart", 27 editions after she won the contest for ABSA Germany and three editions overall, as she had won the contest for Ijanusky with "Dance the Night". Continuing this streak, she and her song won the contest with 87 points, her third winning song in the competition and second for ABSA Germany, scoring the country its eighth victory, tying with common competitor Pannonia and formerly frequent winner Western Republic as the country with the most amount of wins. Lipa was succeeded by returning band Paramore and their song "Still Into You" in the 98th edition, as usual held in Berlin; the band improved on their previous performance, this time finishing in second with 78 points, thereby scoring ABSA Germany its eighth second-place finish and marking the third time the country had finished in second as host.
In the 99th edition, ABSA Germany was represented by , singing "Can't Catch Me Now". The song scored 76 points, finishing second for the ninth time and second in a row, missing the chance to host the contest's centennial edition by just 8 points. This was a special edition where a previously-used song could be used again, as long as it had not won. AGTV selected bill wurtz and "and the day goes on" to represent ABSA Germany, as it had narrowly finished second seventy-seven editions prior; unfortunately, wurtz faired worse at the centennial, finishing in 5th with 65 points. He was succeeded by and "Doomsday Blue", the first Eurovision 2024 entrant to represent the country, in the 101st edition. They finished in 4th with 62 points, although this was 18 points behind third-place finisher Pannonia.
=== CII–present: Slump ===
Taylor Swift returned to represent ABSA Germany in the 102nd edition with "Now That We Don't Talk", ending its top-five streak as it finished 12th with 42 points. Another white girl pop song, "Unwritten" by , represented ABSA Germany in the 103th edition. She fared slightly worse at this edition, finishing 13th with 49 points. "Valerie" by featuring represented the country in the 104th edition. The song was a favourite to win, but finished in fourth place on the night with 71 points, tying points-wise with Serelet. ABSA Germany finished before Serelet as it received points from more countries. Nonetheless, it gave ABSA Germany its fifth fourth-place and thirtieth top-five finish.
In the 105th edition, Olivia Rodrigo represented ABSA Germany for a second time with "get him back!". Although it was another favorite to win, this sophomore participation was less successful, receiving 78 points. For the second time in a row, ABSA Germany tied points-wise with Serelet. However, ABSA Germany received points from fewer countries and finished in sixth place. 's "What Was I Made For?" represented ABSA Germany in the 106th edition. It was predicted to win the contest, but despite early success the song finished in 8th place with 69 points. This shocked the ABSA German delegation, who went a different direction for the 107th edition, selecting Taylor Swift for the third time with her critically acclaimed song "Delicate". It finished in 13th place with 51 points, continuing ABSA Germany's slump. , the first band in ten editions, and their song "Dog Days Are Over" will represent ABSA Germany in the 108th edition.
==Contestants==
 - Denotes that ABSA Germany had hosted the event
Edition	Host city 	Artist 	Song 	Language 	Place 	Points
22 	Tunis 	Elias Naslin feat. Ms K 	"La La (Singin' Like)" 	 	39 	12
23 	Tehran 	Otto Wallgren 	"Love Sick" 	English 	26 	32
24 	Gowno 	John Loeffler & John Siegler	"Born to Be a Winner (Movie Remix)"	English 	33Records stated that ABSA Germany finished in 29th, but it actually finished in 33rd and last (Slavonica is not given a result) — 4 pairs of countries tied, and the countries afterwards are marked as finishing in the following position (for example, Qysid and Baltorus both finished in 6th with 80 points — Alternia, who finished with 78 points, is marked as 7th when it should be 8th).	8
25 	Helsinki 	Nathan Willett of 	"Saturday" 	English 	23ABSA Germany tied with Slavonica — at this point, no tiebreaking rule had been implemented, so both finished in 23rd. 	31
26 	Dansk 	feat. Joe Moses 	"Wavy" 	English 	32 	18
27 	Calgary 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete
28 	Danubenburg 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete
29 	Halkon 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete
30 	Turku 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete
31 	Pontagia 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete
32 	Tampere 	 	"Feel Good Inc." 	English 	13 	55
33 	Halkon 	 	"and the day goes on" 	English 	2 	96
34 	Los Angeles 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete
35 	Seattle 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete
36 	Brussels 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete
37 	Prague 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete
38 	Bergen 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete
39 	Chicago 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete
40 	Brussels 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete
41 	Lutsk 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete
42 	Vancouver 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete
43 	Las Vegas 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete
44 	Jerusalem 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete
45 	Königsberg 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete
46 	Las Vegas 	SomethingElseYT 	"I'm Something Else" 	English 	16 	48
47 	Danubenburg 	 	"The Periodic Table Song" 	English 	3 	81
48 	Belgrade 	 	"asdfmovie12 song" 	Although the lyrics are in Japanese, the English 'asdfmovie12' is repeated throughout the song.	16 	34
49 	Birmingham 	 	"Sister" 	English 	17 	39
50 	San Francisco 	 	"How Do I Craft This Again?" 	English 	12 	53
51 	Ljubljana 	 	"Superhero" 	, English 	7 	52
52 	Novi Sad 	 	"Toyz Noise" 	English 	22 	11
53 	Cologne 	 	"Friend of a Friend" 	English 	8 	55
54 	Arlon 	 	"Violent Thing" 	English 	10 	56
55 	Inški Most 	 	"Take Me Out" 	English 	9 	55
56 	Coventry 	 	"Tonight Again" 	English 	5 	72
57 	Catania 	 	"Uno" 	English, 	7 	65
58 	Bari 	 	"Play It Loud" 	English 	22 	15
59 	Baltorja 	 	"Let's Groove" 	English 	11 	61
60 	Budapest 	Earth, Wind & Fire 	"September" 	English 	9 	68
61 	Debrecen 	 	"That's How You Write A Song" 	English 	9 	48
62 	Miljacka 	 	"Think About Things" 	English 	7 	52
63 	Santa Marta 	and 	"Lullaby" 	English 	10 	44
64 	Leicester 	 	"Tonight" 	English 	4 	65
65 	Nottingham 	 	"All of My Love" 	English 	2 	89
66 	Veszprém 	and 	"Minefields" 	English 	5 	80
67 	Split 	 	"Discoteque" 	English 	10 	53
68 	Lwowow 	 	"Hallelujah" 	English 	10 	43
69 	Baltorja 	 	"Voilà" 	 	1 	105
70 	Berlin 	 	"Levitating" 	English 	1 	113
71 	Berlin 	 	"I Wanna Be Your Slave" 	English 	1 	103
72 	Berlin 	 	"Solar Power" 	English 	2 	64
73 	Szeged 	 	"XS" 	English 	5 	63
74 	Dunaj 	 	"Don't Shut Me Down" 	English 	2 	72
75 	Ljubljana 	 	"Coconuts" 	English 	4 	67
76 	Valencia 	 	"Qami Qami" 	, English 	1 	68
77 	Berlin 	Cast of 	"We Don't Talk About Bruno" 	EnglishContains an expression in Spanish 	13 	41
78 	Cali 	 	"Give That Wolf a Banana" 	English 	2 	73
79 	Prešpotok 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete
80 	Vienna 	 	"Lights Off" 	English 	1 	73
81 	Berlin 	 	"Space Man" 	English 	2 	63
82 	Milan 	 	"Stefania" 	 	3 	50
83 	Yezyoromyaco 	 	"World's Smallest Violin" 	English 	8 	45
84 	Reggio Palazzo	and 	"Hold Me Closer" 	English 	5 	64
85 	Barranquilla 	ft. Kim Petras 	"Unholy" 	English 	1 	71
86 	Berlin 	Kim Petras 	"If Jesus Was a Rockstar" 	English 	7 	35
87 	Miljacka 	 	"Lose My Head" 	English 	2 	71
88 	Cotonou 	Cast of 	"Another Day of Sun" 	English 	9ABSA Germany tied with Montezuma but finished in 9th as it received points from more countries. 	50
89 	Split 	 	"Heart of Steel" 	English 	9.ABSA Germany tied with New Russia, but finished in 9th as it received points from more countries. 	47
90 	Rijeka 	 	"Queen of Kings" 	EnglishThe introduction contains phrases in and an expression in Latin 	4 	92
91 	Tihonj 	and 	"Who the Hell is Edgar?" 	EnglishContains an expression in Italian 	1 	103
92 	Berlin 	 	"Unicorn" 	EnglishContains several phrases in 	11ABSA Germany tied with New Russia, but finished in 11th as it received points from more countries. 	41
93 	Libreville 	 	"Lavender Haze" 	English 	10ABSA Germany tied with New Russia, but finished in 10th as it received points from fewer countries. 	59
94 	Santa Fe 	 	"Hard Times" 	English 	3 	73
95 	Prizren 	 	"I'm Just Ken" 	English 	6 	61
96 	Rennes 	 	"Cups" 	English 	11 	46
97 	Niš 	Dua Lipa 	"Break My Heart" 	English 	1 	87
98 	Berlin 	Paramore 	"Still Into You" 	English 	2 	78
99 	Krakov 	 	"Can't Catch Me Now" 	English 	2 	76
100 	Nantes 	bill wurtz 	"and the day goes on" 	English 	5 	65
101 	Medellín 	 	"Doomsday Blue" 	English 	4 	62
102 	Zadar 	Taylor Swift 	"Now That We Don't Talk" 	English 	12 	42
103 	Hamburg 	 	"Unwritten" 	English 	13 	49
104 	Quito 	feat. 	"Valerie" 	English 	4ABSA Germany tied with New Russia, but finished in 4th as it received points from more countries. 	71
105 	Cagliari 	Olivia Rodrigo 	"get him back!" 	English 	6ABSA Germany tied with Serelet, but finished in 6th as it received points from fewer countries. 	78
106 	Ungvár 	 	"What Was I Made For?" 	English 	8 	69
107 	Valencia 	Taylor Swift 	"Delicate" 	English 	13 	51
108 	Guayaquil 	 	"Dog Days Are Over" 	English 	To be determined 	To be determined
==Hostings==
Location	Venue 	Capacity	Edition(s) 	Image
Berlin 	Mercedes-Benz Arena	17,000 	70, 71, 72, 73, 86, 92	
Berlin 	Max-Schmeling-Halle	12,000 	81, 98 	
==Notes==
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