German Song Contest 02

Slogan : "Feel The Depth"

Previous edition: German Song Contest #01

Following edition: German Song Contest #03

The second edition of the German Song Contest has been held in Stuttgart  following the win of POWERWOLF in Berlin  for the first edition of the contest.

23 cities took part in this edition with Berlin , Bremen , Göttingen , Hannover , Mannheim , Oldenburg, Trier  and Ulm  debuting in the contest. Berlin  only entered the second edition as it was the host city of the first edition.

Two semi-finals of 11 cities occurred to determine which 6 cities in each semi-final would join Stuttgart  , the host, in the final.

 Hamburg won finally the contest after failling the final last edition. He took the crown with 123 points thanks to BEYOND THE BLACK and the song "Million Lightyears".

For his first participation,  Berlin was the runner-up with 123 points.

And  Ulm took the 3rd place with 117 points.

The host,  Stuttgart finished at the end of the ranking with 35 points.

## 🌊Slogan & Logo🐙

For this second edition of is a relation to depth, hence the jellyfish that we see in depth.

The top triangle is reminiscent of the heavens, the height. The lower one for depth, in the ocean.

## 🏅Semi-Finals🎤

**Color key**

     Qualified for the Grand Final

     Qualified for The Last Chair

     Dead last

### 🥇First Semi-Final🎼

Out of the 11 participating cities in this semi-final, 6 qualified for the Grand Final:  Berlin,  Bremen,  Hamburg,  München,  Nürnberg and  Ulm. Berlin, Bremen and Ulm qualified for their first participation, Hamburg qualifying for the first time in two editions and München and Nürnberg qualified for the second time in a row.

 Berlin won this semi-final with an amount of 126 points followed by  München with 119 points and  Hamburg closing the Top 3 with 114 points. Among the eleven songs, two were in German and nine were in English.

### 🥈Second Semi-Final🎼

Out of the 11 participating cities in this semi-final, 6 qualified for the Grand Final :  Bonn,  Hannover,  Köln,  Mannheim,  Oldenburg and  Wuppertal. Hannover, Mannheim and Oldenburg qualified for their first participation, Köln qualifying for the first time in two editions and Bonn and Wuppertal qualified for the second time in a row.

Kiel receives -25% because he voted only after the deadline. He finished unqualified, 9th with 91 points, but if he had voted he would have finished 5th with 122 points, thus qualifying.

 Oldenburg won this semi-final with an amount of 151 points followed by  Hannover with 142 points and  Bonn closing the Top 3 with 132 points. Among the eleven songs, three were in German and eight were in English.

## 💺The Last Chair🪑

For the second time, juries and televote are joined to determine which city will be the last to have a second chance and be in Grand Final. The two cities which are borderline were able to try their luck to qualify in the final.

**Color key**

     Qualified for the Grand Final

## 🏆Grand-Final🏆

**Color key**

     Winning city

     Runner-up

     Third place

     Dead last

Thirteen cities fought to win the Second German Song Contest : the host  Stuttgart, the six qualified cities from the first semi-final  and the six from the second semi-final with the winner of the Last Chair.  Hamburg wins the whole with 123 points making a gap of 1 point with the runner-up  Berlin with 122 points and  Ulm closing the Top 3 with 117 points.