SWR the Eurovision broadcaster of Germany has confirmed it has received around 400 song submissions for its upcoming Eurovision Song Contest 2027 national selection, Das Deutsche Finale 2027.
🇩🇪 SWR reduces 400 songs to 40 for next phase of selection
Over the Summer, artists and songwriters have been submitting their applications for Germany’s Eurovision 2027 selection Das Deutsche Finale 2027. Following the closure of the submission window, SWR has confirmed to ESC Kompakt that is has received around 400 entries in total. Further information has revealed that 25 of these songs came from the SWR songwriting camps held in the Summer. The broadcaster has also noted the improvement in overall song quality from the previous year.
After the closure of the song submission window, a ‘Music Team’ began phase one of the selection process. Reviewing the entries to produce a shortlist of 40 for the second phase.
The ‘Music Team’ includes:
- Lilly Behling (artists and manager)
- Jules Kalmbacher (producer, writer, juror for Germany Eurovision 2026)
- Pele Loriano (‘The Code’, ‘Wasted Love’)
- Florian Müller (artist and publisher)
- Celina Spanier (manager)
During the second phase, music professionals and those with links to the Eurovision Song Contest will give a further assessment which SWR will use to make its final decision on the acts to take part in Das Deutsche Finale 2027 next February.
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