The first sixteen hopefuls in this year’s German national have uploaded their preview videos to the official Unser Song für Dänemark website.

Germany have adopted a new approach to selecting their 2014 Eurovision Song Contest entrant, as members of the public are able to upload a video of themselves performing a cover version of another song.  The ten best performers, as well as a wildcard, will then be entered into the German national final, Unser Song für Dänemark, and compete for the chance to represent Germany in Denmark with their own song.

To view the first sixteen contestants, click here and then select the video you wish to view.

Germany will select their Eurovision Song Contest 2014 participant on Thursday 13 March 2014. Stay tuned at esctoday for all the latest news about


Eleanor (or Ellie), is 26 years old, is from Exeter in the UK. She combines motherhood with studying linguistics. Ellie was first allowed to stay up and watch the Eurovision Song Contest aged 5 in 1999, but really fell in love with it after the Athens 2006 contest. Big key changes and dramatic stage shows are an absolute must! Ellie has also written an A* academic dissertation on the cultural history of Eurovision.