The Bundesvision Song Contest 2012 was the eighth edition of the annual Bundesvision Song Contest musical event. The contest was held on 28 September 2012 at the Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin,[1] following Tim Bendzko's win in the 2011 contest in North Rhine-Westphalia with the song "Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären".[2] This was the second time that the Max-Schmeling-Halle arena had hosted the contest after previously hosting in 2010, and Berlin's third time of hosting the contest, after previously hosting in 2007, and 2010.[1][3][4] The contest was hosted by Stefan Raab, Sandra Rieß, and Elton in the green room.[5]
| Bundesvision Song Contest 2012 | |
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| Final | 28 September 2012 |
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| Venue | Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin |
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| Voting system | Each state awards 12, 10, 8–1 point(s) to their top 10 songs. |
| Winning song |  Baden-Württemberg"Schau nicht mehr zurück" by Xavas (Xavier Naidoo and Kool Savas) |
Contest overview
editThe winner of the Bundesvision Song Contest 2012 was Xavas (Xavier Naidoo and Kool Savas) with the song "Schau nicht mehr zurück", representing Baden-Württemberg, the song also reached number 2 in the German singles chart.[6] In second place was Laing (band) representing Saxony, and third place to Ich kann fliegen representing Lower Saxony.[7][8]
Rüdiger Linhof, and Weber, members from Sportfreunde Stiller from 2008, return to the contest as part of "Phantom Orchester" singing with Fiva, representing Bavaria for a second time. Boris Lauterbach from Fettes Brot who represented Schleswig-Holstein in 2005, returns under the name "Der König tanzt" representing Hamburg.[9]
Berlin's 2006 winning band Seeed, performed as the opening act, singing "Augenbling" and "Beautiful".[10] Tim Bendzko performed as the interval act singing his winning song from 2011, "Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären".
10 of the 16 states awarded themselves the maximum of 12 points, with Bavaria, Berlin, Brandenburg, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, and Saxony-Anhalt awarding themselves 10, 8, 8, 8, 10, and 8 points respectively.
Results
edit| Draw | State | Artist | Song | English translation | Place | Points[8] |
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| 01 |  North Rhine-Westphalia
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Luxuslärm | "Liebt sie dich wie ich?" | Does she love you like I do? | 4 | 97 |
| 02 |  Hesse
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Cris Cosmo | "Herzschlag" | Heartbeat | 12 | 19 |
| 03 |  Thuringia
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Maras April | "Himmel aus Eis" | Heaven of ice | 9 | 33 |
| 04 |  Rhineland-Palatinate
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Pickers | "1000 Meilen" | 1000 miles | 11 | 20 |
| 05 |  Bavaria
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Fiva & the Phantom Orchester (with Linhof and Weber from Sportfreunde Stiller) | "Die Stadt gehört wieder mir" | The city belongs to me again | 14 | 13 |
| 06 |  Brandenburg
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Mellow Mark feat. Nina Maleika | "Bleib bei mir" | Stay with me | 16 | 8 |
| 07 |  Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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The Love Bülow | "Nie mehr" | Never again | 8 | 41 |
| 08 |  Schleswig-Holstein
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Vierkanttretlager | "Fotoalbum" | Photo album | 6 | 76 |
| 09 |  Saarland
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Die Orsons feat. Cro | "Horst & Monika" | — | 5 | 92 |
| 10 |  Saxony-Anhalt
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Johanna Zeul | "Sandmann" | Sandman | 15 | 10 |
| 11 |  Lower Saxony
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Ich kann fliegen | "Mich kann nur Liebe retten" | Only love can save me | 3 | 109 |
| 12 |  Berlin
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B-Tight | "Drinne" | Inside | 7 | 50 |
| 13 |  Bremen
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Schné | "Alles aus Liebe" | All out of love | 13 | 18 |
| 14 |  Hamburg
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Der König tanzt | "Häuserwand" | Exterior wall | 10 | 28 |
| 15 |  Saxony
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Laing | "Morgens immer müde" | Always tired in the morning | 2 | 142 |
| 16 | Baden-Württemberg
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Xavas (Xavier Naidoo and Kool Savas) | "Schau nicht mehr zurück" | And I don't look back anymore | 1 | 172 |
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| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 41 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saxony-Anhalt | 10 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schleswig-Holstein | 76 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brandenburg | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baden-Württemberg | 172 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saarland | 92 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bavaria | 13 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saxony | 142 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thuringia | 33 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower Saxony | 109 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hesse | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamburg | 28 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhineland-Palatinate | 20 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bremen | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Berlin | 50 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Rhine-Westfalia | 97 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Unheilig gewinnt Bundesvision Song Contest 2010" [Unheilig wins Bundesvision Song Contest 2010]. HNA (in German). 2 October 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ Diersch, Verena (30 September 2011). "Bundesvision Song Contest: Tim Bendzko gewinnt für Berlin" [Bundesvision Song Contest: Tim Bendzko wins for Berlin]. Musikmarkt (in German). Archived from the original on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "Bundesvision Song Contest". fan-lexikon.de (in German). Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ "Bundesvision Song Contest: Oomph! schlägt Jan Delay" [Bundesvision Song Contest: Oomph! beats Jan Delay]. Der Spiegel (in German). 10 February 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ "Bundesvision Song Contest". fernsehserien.de (in German). Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ "Xavas - Schau Nicht Mehr Zurück - Music Charts". αCharts. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ "Xavas gewinnt Bundesvision Song Contest" [Xavas wins Bundesvision Song Contest]. Die Welt (in German). 29 September 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ a b "radio ffn: Bundesvision Songcontest 2014!". radio ffn (in German). Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ Göbel, Malte (28 September 2012). "BundesVision Song Contest 2012 mit Xavas, Cro, Der König Tanzt …" [BundesVision Song Contest 2012 with Xavas, Cro, Der König Tanzt …]. GIGA (in German). Archived from the original on 17 May 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ "Beautiful! SEEED eröffnen Stefan Raabs "Bundesvision Song Contest" auf ProSieben" [Beautiful! SEEED opens Stefan Raab's "Bundesvision Song Contest" on ProSieben]. Brainpool TV (in German). 25 September 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
External links
edit- Official BSC website at tvtotal.de