German Song Contest 03

Slogan : "To Infinity"

Previous edition: German Song Contest #02

Following edition: German Song Contest #04

 The third edition of the German Song Contest has been held in Hamburg  after BEYOND THE BLACK's victory with the song "*Million Lightyears*" at the previous edition.

23 cities took part in this edition with Freiburg im Breisgau  and Lübeck  debuting in the contest.

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

 Kiel won finally the contest after failling the final last edition. He took the crown with 112 points thanks to COSBY and the song "*Get Up*".

 Ulm was the runner-up with 111 points.

And  Hannover took the 3rd place with 106 points.

The host,  Hamburg finished at the 12th with 56 points.

## ✨Slogan & logo 🌠

For this third edition , we will join the stars millions of light years in the German sky. Related to the winning title of the previous edition "*Million Lightyears*" of BEYOND THE BLACK.

The slogan reminds us of a famous phrase "to infinity and the beyond". Ready to join infinity?

## 🔙Returning artists🔙

 Robin Schulz

## 🏅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:  Kiel,  Köln, Lübeck,  Nürnberg,  Oldenburg and  Stuttgart. Lübeck qualified for their first participation, Oldenburg and Köln qualified for the second time in a row and, Nürnberg and Stuttgart qualified for the third time in a row.

 Oldenburg won this semi-final with an amount of 130 points followed by  Nürnberg with 118 points and  Lübeck closing the Top 3 with 117 points. Among the eleven songs, three were in German and eight were in English.

### 🥈Second Semi-Final🎼

Out of the 11 participating cities in this semi-final, 6 qualified for the Grand Final:  Flensburg,  Göttingen,  Hamm,  Hannover  München and  Ulm. Bremen, Göttingen, Hannover and Ulm qualified for the second time in a row and München qualified for the third time in a row.

Leipzig, Freiburg im Breisgau and Trier receives -50% because they did not vote. Leipzig finished unqualified, 9th with 51 points, but if he had voted he would have finished 2rd with 101 points, thus qualifying. Freiburg im Breisgau and Trier finished unqualified, 10th and 11th, but if he had voted he would have finished 9th and 10th, which would not have changed the results in the end.

 Ulm won this semi-final with an amount of 103 points followed by  Hannover with 94 points and  Göttingen closing the Top 3 with 81 points.Among the eleven songs, two were in German and nine were in English and one was in German with English and French words.

## 💺The Last Chair🪑

For the third 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

Fourteen cities fought to win the third German Song Contest : the host  Hamburg, the six qualified cities from the first semi-final  and the six from the second semi-final with the winner of the Last Chair.  Kiel wins the whole with 112 points making a gap of 1 point with the runner-up  Ulm with 111 points and  Hannover closing the Top 3 with 106 points.