Tonight, the third elimination round of Unser Star für Oslo, the German performer selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 will be held. Six acts will compete and one of them will be eliminated from the competition.

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. Six acts will perform either cover versions of (more or less) famous songs or own compositions and the bottom act in the televoting will be eliminated from the competition. The other five acts will qualify for the quarter final this Friday. Head judge Stefan Raab will be joined by two guests: Joy Denalane and Rae Garvey.

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

1. Sharyhan Osman
   (song: In the city – own composition)
2. Jennifer Braun
   (song: Ain't nobody – Chaka Khan)
3. Christian Durstewitz
   (song: Dance with somebody – Mado Diao)
4. Lena Meyer-Landrut
   (song: New shoes – Paolo Nutini)
5. Kerstin Freking
   (song: Better – Regina Spektor)
6. Leon Taylor
   (song: Tears in heaven – Eric Clapton)

Your opinion

• You can vote for your current favourite performer in the top six in our poll here.

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. As a big four country, Germany is directly qualified for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 on 29th May.