Germany surprises at the ESC: Alternative points rating shows 8th place!

Germany surprises at the ESC: Alternative points rating shows 8th place!

on Saturday evening, May 31, 2025, the 69th Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) took place under the promising motto "United by Music" in Basel. A total of 37 countries took part in this large musical event, 26 of which fought for the coveted points in the final. Germany presented the “Baller” contribution by Abor & Tynna and finally had to be content with the 15th place, which represents a decline by three positions compared to the previous year. According to [Merkur] (https://www.merkur.de/boulevard/eurovision-song-contest- Alternative-Punke-Punke-Vervaluation-show-result-fuer-Deutschland-ZR-ZR-93742516.html), Germany received a total of 151 points, while Austria triumphed and the highest points of 436 points reached.

The placements and points of the 26 finalists are remarkable:

evaluations and points of points

The voting system at the ESC is complex and consists of two sets of points-one of a jury and one of the audience. Each country awards points to its ten favorites, with the best contributions 12, 10, 8 to 1 points. The juries consist of smaller, demographically balanced groups, while every viewer can take part in the televoting to support his favorite songs. In addition, it turns out that the audience favors in the past, while the jury often made unconventional decisions, which influenced the dynamics of the results of the competition, as can be seen on wikipedia

The points were awarded for Germany as follows: The jury issued 77 points, while the audience only contributed 74 points, which shows that the contribution in the favor of the audience was not quite as popular.

alternative dot allocation

Merkur found.

Overall, it should be noted that the Eurovision Song Contest is not only a stage for impressive musical performances, but also a place where the European community comes together to celebrate its cultural differences.