Overview
- Speaking to Germany’s dpa on Tuesday, Engels called herself a “super-bad cook” and said she wants to try schnitzel and Kaiserschmarrn in Vienna between rehearsals.
- Germany’s 2026 act will perform the song “Fire” with an elaborate stage choreography in the Eurovision Grand Final on May 16 in Vienna.
- After podcast speculation about unequal staging and possible label backing, broadcaster SWR said all finalists had the same starting conditions and that each performance was developed with artists and the creative team.
- Engels urged fans to back their representative instead of focusing on negativity and said she is ambitious and will give everything on stage.
- The Cologne-born singer first gained fame on DSDS and later won the TV baking show Das große Promibacken, and this year’s contest is expected to draw a global audience of about 150 million viewers.