Overview
- Sarah Engels will represent Germany with the song "Fire" after a national final that used an international jury to pick a Top 3 before a public vote chose the winner.
- Jury member Christer Björkman said the panel was largely unanimous for a different, lesser‑known act and lost all influence once the shortlist went to televote.
- SWR did not release the jury’s scores for the selection, which esc‑kompakt.de says made Germany the only country this year to publish no jury data.
- Helene Fischer, a long‑time ESC fan who announced Germany’s "12 points" in 2014, said countries often award points on political grounds.
- Betting markets give Engels less than a 1 percent chance to win and place her around 23rd, as she says she is focusing on delivering a strong performance in Vienna on May 16.