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© NDR/VDPictures Lord of the Lost will represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2023, after winning the Unser Lied für Liverpool with the song Blood & Glitter.
After Frida Gold withdrawn due to a health issue, eight contestants took the stage. TRONG opened the running order, which was closed by Lord of the Lost.
There were also special performances: with the guests BossHoss feat. Ilse DeLang (Netherlands’ representative at ESC 2014 with The Common Linnets) singing the song You; Florian Silbereisen, Riccardo Simonetti and Malik Harris (Germany’s representative at ESC 2022); and the participants performed a medley of several ESC songs.
The results were dictated by the international jury from eight countries and the public. The jury preferred Will Church and the song Hold On, who only missed the 12 points from two juries.
As for the public, it voted clearly for Lord of the Lost, giving 146 points. The band accumulated 189 points and was the big winner. Ikke Hüftgold came second with 111 points.
Results of the Unser Lied für Liverpool
(Click on the song titles to watch the performances)
1st. Lord of the Lost: Blood & Glitter – 189 points
2nd. Ikke Hüftgold: Lied mit gutem Text – 111 points
3rd. Will Church: Hold On – 111 points
4th. TRONG: Dare To Be Different – 71 points
5th. Lonely Spring: Misfit – 70 points
6th. Anica Russo: Once Upon A Dream – 65 points
7th. René Miller: Concrete Heart – 62 points
8th. Patty Gurdy: Melodies Of Hope – 56 points
Jury voting
1st. Will Church: Hold On – 90 points
2nd. Anica Russo: Once Upon A Dream – 57 points
3rd. René Miller: Concrete Heart – 54 points
4th. TRONG: Dare To Be Different – 52 points
5th. Lord of the Lost: Blood & Glitter – 43 points
6th. Lonely Spring: Misfit – 40 points
7th. Patty Gurdy: Melodies Of Hope – 22 points
8th. Ikke Hüftgold: Lied mit gutem Text – 10 points
Public voting
1st. Lord of the Lost: Blood & Glitter – 146 points
2nd. Ikke Hüftgold: Lied mit gutem Text – 101 points
3rd. Patty Gurdy: Melodies Of Hope – 34 points
4th. Lonely Spring: Misfit – 30 points
5th. Will Church: Hold On – 21 points
6th. TRONG: Dare To Be Different – 19 points
7th. René Miller: Concrete Heart – 8 points
8th. Anica Russo: Once Upon A Dream – 8 points
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