Bundesvision Song Contest


The Bundesvision Song Contest was a song competition held annually between the sixteen states of Germany. Created by German entertainer Stefan Raab and aired live on ProSieben, the show was loosely based on the Eurovision Song Contest, with slightly different rules aiming at promoting German-language music by requiring that at least 50% of each song's lyrics were performed in German.

History

The Bundesvision Song Contest was created by Stefan Raab in 2005, in the vein of the Eurovision Song Contest. The contest was held annually between 2005 and 2015, however, after Raab retired in late 2015, the 2016 edition of the contest was not held, although the show was not officially cancelled. The contest was not held since, and in June 2019, ProSieben stated that it was not planning to produce further editions.

Format

The Bundesvision Song Contest followed a similar format as the Eurovision Song Contest: All sixteen states of Germany entered one song that was performed live on the night of the show, and once all states have performed, a winner was decided by tele-vote.

Total ranking

StatePointsWins20152014201320122011201020092008200720062005
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Presenters

YearHostMain presenterGreen RoomFan block
2005Stefan RaabAnnette FrierOliver Pocherrowspan="6"
2006Stefan RaabJanin ReinhardtElton-
2007Stefan RaabJohanna KlumElton-
2008Stefan RaabJohanna KlumElton-
2009Stefan RaabJohanna KlumElton-
2010Stefan RaabJohanna KlumElton-
2011Stefan RaabJohanna KlumLena Meyer-LandrutElton
2012Stefan RaabSandra RießEltonrowspan="4"
2013Stefan RaabSandra RießElton-
2014Stefan Raabrowspan="2" Elton-
2015Stefan Raab-Elton-