Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004
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Germany was represented by Max
and the song "Can't Wait Until Tonight
" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, held in Istanbul
, Turkey
. The German representative for Istanbul itself was chosen on March 19 in the national final Germany 12 Points!.
The show was held at the Treptow Arena in Berlin
and hosted by Jörg Pilawa & Sarah Kuttner. German record companies were still responsible for nominating the German finalists, however newcomers would no longer be allowed to participate - instead, the participating singers had to have at least one professional music video produced. The winner was chosen by televoting and SMS voting. A maximum of 12 songs participated and German TV Channel VIVA started playing videos of the songs in January 2004. The 'wild-card' was chosen at the last minute (this had to be someone who had been very successful in Germany during the early months of 2004). Max and Tina Frank were the chosen wildcards.
After the German national final, Sarah Kuttner stated that she and her co-host Jörg Pilawa did not get along very well. Actually, she stated that he took over some of her lines which led to confusion during the live broadcast without telling her. Jörg Pilawa can also been seen doing faces when Kuttner announced contestant Tina Frank. Later, during a green room scene, Kuttner ironically states “When I am older, I will marry Jörg Pilawa. Jörg, I love you from the bottom of my heart”. Kuttner has also been citisised for using the German words for “crap” and “shit
” during the live broadcast, which is usually not happening on a public channel.
, winner of the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest.
Furthermore, “Jigga Jigga!” reached the single charts in the Netherlands (#50), Sweden (#24), Norway (#10) and Finland (#21).
, Max delivered a simple performance with stools and a band surrounding him on the stage. During the performance, Max swapped between using English and Turkish and overall produced a memorable stage act. Max scored Germany 93 points and a successful 8th place.
Maximilian Mutzke
Maximilian Nepomuk Mutzke is a German singer and drummer. In 2004 he took part in the Eurovision Song Contest.- Career : Max Mutzke started his career in a funk band called Project Five...
and the song "Can't Wait Until Tonight
Can't Wait Until Tonight
"Can't Wait Until Tonight" was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, performed in English by Max. The song was written and composed by Udo Schild, known also as Leon Delray, the comedian and entertainer Stefan Raab, who previously had written both Guildo Horn's 1998 entry "Guildo...
" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, held in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. The German representative for Istanbul itself was chosen on March 19 in the national final Germany 12 Points!.
Germany 12 Points!
| Date: | March 19, 2004 |
|---|---|
| Presenter: | Sarah Kuttner Sarah Kuttner Sarah Kuttner is a German presenter from East Berlin.Her father is famed radio host Jürgen Kuttner. She has regularly appeared on the music television channel VIVA since November 2001 after being selected out of 1500 other participants in a casting held in summer of that year... , Jörg Pilawa Jörg Pilawa Jörg Pilawa is a German television presenter.-Life:Pilawa studied after his school at Gymnasium Hummelsbüttel first medicine and then history, but he did not finish his university studies. From 1987 to 1994 Pilawa worked for Radio Schleswig-Holstein... |
| Venue: | Treptow Arena Treptow Arena The Treptow Arena is an indoor hall, that hosts concerts, parties and special events, such as car presentations. It can hold up to 7,500. It is located in Berlin, Treptow next to the Spree.... , Berlin Berlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union... |
| Voting: | Two rounds of televoting |
| Interval Act: | The Ten Tenours |
| Winner: | Can't Wait Until Tonight performed by Max Maximilian Mutzke Maximilian Nepomuk Mutzke is a German singer and drummer. In 2004 he took part in the Eurovision Song Contest.- Career : Max Mutzke started his career in a funk band called Project Five... |
The show was held at the Treptow Arena in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
and hosted by Jörg Pilawa & Sarah Kuttner. German record companies were still responsible for nominating the German finalists, however newcomers would no longer be allowed to participate - instead, the participating singers had to have at least one professional music video produced. The winner was chosen by televoting and SMS voting. A maximum of 12 songs participated and German TV Channel VIVA started playing videos of the songs in January 2004. The 'wild-card' was chosen at the last minute (this had to be someone who had been very successful in Germany during the early months of 2004). Max and Tina Frank were the chosen wildcards.
After the German national final, Sarah Kuttner stated that she and her co-host Jörg Pilawa did not get along very well. Actually, she stated that he took over some of her lines which led to confusion during the live broadcast without telling her. Jörg Pilawa can also been seen doing faces when Kuttner announced contestant Tina Frank. Later, during a green room scene, Kuttner ironically states “When I am older, I will marry Jörg Pilawa. Jörg, I love you from the bottom of my heart”. Kuttner has also been citisised for using the German words for “crap” and “shit
Shit
Shit is usually considered vulgar and profane in Modern English. As a noun it refers to fecal matter and as a verb it means to defecate or defecate in; in the plural it means diarrhea...
” during the live broadcast, which is usually not happening on a public channel.
Participants
| # | Singer | Song (Music and lyrics) | Translation | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Nuo Patrick Nuo Patrick Nuo is a Swiss singer, songwriter and model.-Biography:Nuo was born and raised in Lucerne, Switzerland. He was born to an Kosovo-Albanian father from the town of Đakovica and to a Swiss mother. At the age of fourteen he abandoned all hope becoming a popular tennis pro and decided to focus... |
Undone (David Jost, Dave Roth) |
- | |
| 2 | MIA. MIA. MIA. is a German rock/pop band from Berlin.-Biography:MIA. originally formed in 1997 when TV host Sarah Kuttner introduced schoolmates Mieze and Andreas Ross to Robert Schütze and Ingo Puls... |
Hungriges Herz (Gunnar Spies, Mieze) |
Hungry Heart | |
| 3 | Sabrina Setlur Sabrina Setlur Sabrina Setlur , formerly known as Schwester S., is a German rapper, songwriter, Hebbar Iyengar and occasional actress... |
Liebe (Moses Pelham, Martin Haas, Sabrina Setlur) |
Love | |
| 4 | Overground Overground Overground, a boy group from Germany, was the result of the third season of the international television sensation Popstars - Das Duell, a precursor to the Idol shows.- Formation :... |
Der letzte Stern (MIke Michaels, MM Dollar, Mark Tabak, Deema) |
The Final Star | |
| 5 | Tina Frank | Ich schenk' dir mein Herz (Jörn Christof Heilbut, Robert Schulte Hemming, Jens Langbein) |
I Give You My Heart | |
| 6 | Maximilian Mutzke Maximilian Mutzke Maximilian Nepomuk Mutzke is a German singer and drummer. In 2004 he took part in the Eurovision Song Contest.- Career : Max Mutzke started his career in a funk band called Project Five... |
Can't Wait Until Tonight Can't Wait Until Tonight "Can't Wait Until Tonight" was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, performed in English by Max. The song was written and composed by Udo Schild, known also as Leon Delray, the comedian and entertainer Stefan Raab, who previously had written both Guildo Horn's 1998 entry "Guildo... (Stefan Raab Stefan Raab Stefan Konrad Raab is a German entertainer, television host, comedian and musician. Raab began his television career hosting the comedy show Vivasion in 1993 and has been hosting the late-night comedy show TV total since 1999. He became well-known in 1994 after composing a hit single spoofing... ) |
- | 1st |
| 7 | WestBam WestBam WestBam, real name Maximilian Lenz , is techno DJs in Germany. His brother is Fabian Lenz, also known as DJ Dick.... feat. Afrika Islam |
Dancing with the rebels (WestBam, Afrika Islam, Professor Klaus) |
- | |
| 8 | Laith Al-Deen Laith Al-Deen Laith Al-Deen, born February 20, 1972 in Karlsruhe, Germany, is a German language pop musician.-Biography and Career:Born of an Iraqi father and German mother, Al-Deen grew up in the United States and Mannheim, Germany... |
Höher (Laith Al-Deen, Götz von Sydow) |
Higher | |
| 9 | Wonderwall Wonderwall Wonderwall may refer to:*Wonderwall , a 1968 film by Joe Massot*Wonderwall Music, George Harrison's soundtrack to the Wonderwall film... |
Silent tears (Wonderwall) |
- | |
| 10 | Scooter Scooter (band) Scooter are a German hard dance band founded in Hamburg, who have sold over 25 million records and earned over 80 gold and platinum awards. Scooter are considered the most successful single-record German act with 23 top ten hits. The band is currently composed of members H.P. Baxxter, Rick J.... |
Jigga Jigga! (H.P. Baxxter, Rick J. Jordan, Jay Frog, Jens Thele) |
- | 2nd |
Releases
Like every year since 1996, a compilation CD with all entries was revealed. As compilations cannot enter the album charts in Germany, only few can be said about the commercial success. The compilation CD also included the song “Right here” by Masha that was one of the eligible wildcards but did not make it to the national final after all because it did not reach the top 20 in the single charts. As a bonus track, the CD included “Every Way That I Can” by Sertab ErenerSertab Erener
Sertab Erener is a Turkish pop music singer and also a cross-over soprano with a vocal range that extends to high F. She is one of the most successful female Turkish pop singers in her homeland, and is considered one of the divas of Turkish pop music...
, winner of the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest.
Chart successes
For the first time ever, all entries in the national final managed to reach the German single charts. Furthermore, some of the songs also made it to the single charts in Austria and Switzerland. Max was the first German entrant topping the single charts since Nicole in 1982 and overall his song was the fourth German entry at number one.| Entry | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Undone | 30 | - | 30 |
| Hungriges Herz | 24 | 58 | - |
| Liebe | 52 | - | - |
| Der letzte Stern | 9 | 30 | 27 |
| Ich schenk' dir mein Herz | 98 | - | - |
| Can't wait until tonight | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Dancing with the rebels | 69 | - | - |
| Höher | 81 | - | - |
| Silent tears | 90 | - | - |
| Jigga Jigga! | 10 | 9 | 45 |
Furthermore, “Jigga Jigga!” reached the single charts in the Netherlands (#50), Sweden (#24), Norway (#10) and Finland (#21).
At Eurovision
At EurovisionEurovision Song Contest 2004
The Eurovision Song Contest 2004, was the 49th Contest and it was held in the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. This was the first occasion in which the contest was held in Turkey after they had won the competition in 2003 with Sertab Erener singing "Everyway That I Can"...
, Max delivered a simple performance with stools and a band surrounding him on the stage. During the performance, Max swapped between using English and Turkish and overall produced a memorable stage act. Max scored Germany 93 points and a successful 8th place.