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20:15 CET, Unser Star für Oslo
Tonight: First heat in Germany
The show
The show to be broadcast on Pro 7 will start at 20:15 CET and it will be hosted by Sabine Heinrich and Matthias Opdenhövel in Cologne. Ten acts will perform cover versions of famous songs and five of them will be chosen to reach the second stage of the competition. Along with another five qualifiers to be chosen next week, they will meet again in the first elimination round on 16th February. A jury will give advice. Head judge Stefan Raab will be joined by two guests: Singer and actress Yvonne Catterfeld and singer and former actor Marius Müller-Westernhagen.
How to watch?
There will be no official webcast, but all performances will appear on the official website shortly after the show. A full live report will be provided here on esctoday.com.
Pro 7 is available on satellite. You can find detailed information on how to receive the channel here.
The participants
The ten contestants are being kept a secret until the live show tonight.
In 2009, Germany was represented by Alex Swings, Oscar Sings! with the song Miss kiss kiss bang. The duo finished 20th in the final with 35 points.
Related polls
- Norway: Vote for your favourite song in the final of Melodi Grand Prix
- Azerbaijan: Vote for your favourite act in the final of Milli Seçim Turu
- Hungary: Vote for your favourite act in the final of A Dal
- Iceland: Vote for your favourite song in the final of Songvakeppni Sjonvarpsins
- Malta: Vote for your favourite act in the final of Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2012
- Hungary: Vote for your favourite act in the second semifinal of A Dal
- Norway: Vote for your favourite song in the third semifinal of Melodi Grand Prix
- Sweden: Vote for your favourite act in the first semifinal of Melodifestivalen
- Malta: Vote for your favourite act in the semifinal of Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2012
- Bulgaria: Vote for your favourite act in the Bulgarian national final 2012
- Latvia: Vote for your favourite act in the final of Eirodziesma 2012
- Belarus: Vote for your favourite act in the final of EuroFest 2012
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aaaa... it's such a pity there will no be broadcast... i'd really like to watch it 
This selecton looks good. Hope for big sucsess for Germany this year.
I read the rumour that Meri Voskanian is among the 20 finalists. She took part in the German idol show a few years ago and was among the Top 12 that year.
"If I were a boy" performed by her:
http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=vV_ItpZIlWA
"Liebe auf Eis" (her own song):
http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=GbQCuHjIBYc
We will see if the rumour is true today or next week.
Germany 2009 was very good!!! a shame it didn't do well.
@ Phoenix
The ARD will only show the quarter final (5. March) and the final (12. March) on TV. The other shows will be on Pro 7.
The stage is nice. You can see it in this video (from 04:00). The man and woman speaking with Raab are the hosts.
http://www.unser-sta(...)d&showId=1428-02
You can find videos from the casting here:
http://www.unser-sta(...)fuer-oslo.de/videos/
But none of the singers in these videos are among the 20 best.
Sometimes Pro7 will put a whole show online shortly after they showed it on TV, but I don't know yet if "Unser Star für Oslo" will be such a show. But I am sure that at least the performances of the singers will be online somewhere.
The Raabiator is back!
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Hello, i cant wait to see the show. I am very happy that the ARD and Raab are working together. I hope it will be next year too.
I wonder the performers,it is clever to keep it as a secret till last moment.good luck
Last year Oscar was good let's see what Germany will pick this year.
Miss Kiss Kiss Bang finnished joint 23rd with 18 points.
For this crap it was still too good.
I hope this time it'll be much better.
correct: a FOURTH time - God, it's time to call him "Mr. Eurovision"... 
It's good to see it start... But I have to admit that I've got some desastrous attentions - don't know why... our results in recent years aren't given to bring the same euphoria year after year...
hopefully, Stefan Raab can save us a third time...
@ togravus ceterum
Cassandra Steen representing us would be a dream coming true for me... this woman is real class to me...
The participants will be accompanied by a live band.
I'm really hoping for a good song and a good result from Germany this year
Viel gluck meine Deutsche freunden........ Sent us a winner.....
YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYA
i really can't wait, and i can watch on television too 
Am besten wunsches nach Deutschland
Yvonne Catterfeld 
I'd rather see it live than afterwards like I have to with Slovakia...
I can't wait to see Xavier and Sasha! I hope they found some good acts and that they have chosen good songs to perform - not the usual Idol stuff.
Does anyone know where to watch this channel for free online? Please post links if you know any.
Iwona
Yvonne Catterfeld? Are you kidding? I can understand Cassandra Steen, but Yvonne Catterfeld???
Well, I certainly hope that we manage to find a song and a singer of some quality that won't give us a place beyond 14 again. Let's see ...
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