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Germany in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021

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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}

{{Infobox song contest national year

| Year = 2021

| Contest = Junior

| Country = Germany

| Selection process = {{lang|de|Junior ESC – Wer fährt nach Paris?}}

| Selection date = 10 September 2021

| Artist = Pauline

| Song = Imagine Us

| Final result = 17th, 61 points

| Prev = 2020

| Next = 2023

}}

Germany was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Paris, France.{{Cite web|url=https://esc-kompakt.de/deutschland-nimmt-auch-2021-am-junior-eurovision-song-contest-teil/|title=Deutschland nimmt auch 2021 am Junior Eurovision Song Contest teil|last=Hertlein|first=Benjamin|date=2021-02-24|lang=de|website=ESC kompakt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224080559/https://esc-kompakt.de/deutschland-nimmt-auch-2021-am-junior-eurovision-song-contest-teil/|archive-date=2021-02-24|url-status=live}} Pauline represented the country with the song "Imagine Us", having won the national final {{lang|de|Junior ESC – Wer fährt nach Paris?}} on 10 September, organised by the television station Kika.{{Cite web|date=2021-06-01|title=Junior ESC: Vorentscheid am 10. September - jetzt bewerben|url=https://www.eurovision.de/news/Junior-ESC-Vorentscheid-am-10-September-jetzt-bewerben,jesc248.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601112026/https://www.eurovision.de/news/Junior-ESC-Vorentscheid-am-10-September-jetzt-bewerben,jesc248.html|archive-date=2021-06-01|website=Eurovision.de|publisher=ARD|language=de}}

Background

{{Main|Germany in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest}}

Germany debuted in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in {{Escyr|2020|J}}. Children's station Kika, a joint venture of the German national broadcasters ARD and ZDF, broadcasts the event within Germany and organises the selection of the nation's entry. NDR had set up a national final for the 2020 contest with several artists to choose the first German entry, "Stronger with You" performed by Susan Oseloff, which placed last out of twelve competing songs, scoring 66 points.{{Cite web|date=2020-09-08|title=Deutschland nimmt am Junior ESC 2020 teil|trans-title=Germany participates in the Junior ESC 2020|url=https://www.eurovision.de/news/Junior-ESC-2020-Deutschland-nimmt-erstmals-teil,jesc228.html|access-date=2021-02-27|website=eurovision.de|lang=de}}

Before Junior Eurovision

= ''Junior ESC – Wer fährt nach Paris?'' =

{{lang|de|Junior ESC – Wer fährt nach Paris?}} ({{langx|en|Junior ESC – Who goes to Paris?}}) was the competition that selected Germany's entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021. On 1 June 2021, Kika opened the application window where children aged between 9 and 14 were able to apply for the competition until 25 June 2021 and over 100 applications were received.{{Cite web|last=Granger|first=Anthony|date=2021-05-21|title=🇩🇪 Germany: Junior Eurovision 2021 Selection Commences on June 1|url=https://eurovoix.com/2021/05/21/germany-junior-eurovision-2021-selection-june-1/|access-date=2021-08-04|website=Eurovoix|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|date=2021-06-01|title=🇩🇪 Germany: 'Junior ESC – Wer fährt nach Paris?' Commences|url=https://eurovoix.com/2021/06/01/junior-esc-wer-fahrt-nach-paris-commences/|access-date=2021-08-04|website=Eurovoix|language=en-GB}} Five candidates were selected by an expert panel to go through to the online vote and were announced on 23 July 2021.{{Cite web|last=Herbert|first=Emily|date=2021-07-23|title=🇩🇪 Germany: Five Artists Through To Next Round of ‘Junior ESC – Wer fährt nach Paris?’|url=https://eurovoix.com/2021/07/23/germany-junior-esc-wer-fahrt-nach-paris/|access-date=2021-08-04|website=Eurovoix|language=en-GB}}

== Online vote ==

On 23 July 2021, performance clips of each of the five candidates performing a cover song of their choice were released online via Kika's official website and users had until 31 July to vote for their favourite candidate. On 3 August 2021, Kika announced the top three candidates selected to proceed to the national final.{{Cite web|date=2021-08-03|title=🇩🇪 Germany: 'Junior ESC – Wer fährt nach Paris?' Finalists Announced|url=https://eurovoix.com/2021/08/03/junior-esc-wer-fahrt-nach-paris-finalists/|access-date=2021-08-04|website=Eurovoix|language=en-GB}}

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|+ class="nowrap" | Online vote – 23–31 July 2021

scope="col" | Draw

! scope="col" | Artist

! scope="col" | Song {{small|(original artists)}}

! scope="col" | Result

style="font-weight: bold; background: navajowhite;"

|1

| align="left" | Marta

| align="left" | "Stop This Flame" {{Small|(Celeste)}}

| Finalist

2

| align="left"|Anjali

| align="left"|"Valerie" {{Small|(The Zutons)}}

| Eliminated

3

| align="left"| Yike

| align="left"|"Listen" {{Small|(Beyoncé)}}

| Eliminated

style="font-weight: bold; background: navajowhite;"

|4

| align="left" | Pauline

| align="left" | "Love Shine a Light" {{Small|(Katrina and the Waves)}}

| Finalist

style="font-weight: bold; background: navajowhite;"

|5

| align="left" | Emelie

| align="left" | "Make You Feel My Love" {{Small|(Bob Dylan)}}

| Finalist

== Final ==

The televised final took place on 10 September 2021 at 19:30 CEST in the Central Club in Erfurt, Germany, hosted by {{ill|Jessica Schöne|de}} and {{ill|Ben Blümel|de}}. Each of the three finalists performed two candidate Junior Eurovision songs selected by them from three already produced songs, provided by composers signed to record companies, entitled "{{lang|de|Gut so|italic=unset}}" ({{langx|en|Good this way}}), "{{lang|de|Hausboot|italic=unset}}" ({{langx|en|Houseboat}}), and "Imagine Us".{{Cite web|date=2021-09-09|title=🇩🇪 Germany: Three Competing 'Junior ESC – Wer fährt nach Paris?' Titles Revealed|url=https://eurovoix.com/2021/09/09/three-junior-esc-wer-fahrt-nach-paris-titles/|access-date=2021-09-09|website=Eurovoix|language=en-GB}} After the first round, one finalist was chosen by public voting and advanced to the second round. The winning song was then selected in the second round from the two songs. The jury panel included Hannah from the broadcaster Kika, and two music experts consisting of artists {{ill|Selina Mour|de}} and Gabriel Kelly. They provided feedback in regards to the songs during the show, but had no voting power.

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|+Artist selection – 10 September 2021

!Draw

! scope="col" |Artist

! scope="col" |Song

! scope="col" |Result

1

| align="left" |Emelie

| align="left" |"Imagine Us"

|Eliminated

2

| align="left" |Marta

| align="left" |"Imagine Us"

|Eliminated

style="font-weight: bold; background: navajowhite;"

|3

| align="left" |Pauline

| align="left" |"Imagine Us"

|Selected

4

| align="left" |Marta

| align="left" |"{{lang|de|Gut so|italic=unset}}"

|Eliminated

style="font-weight: bold; background: navajowhite;"

|5

| align="left" |Pauline

| align="left" |"{{lang|de|Hausboot|italic=unset}}"

|Selected

6

| align="left" |Emelie

| align="left" |"{{lang|de|Gut so|italic=unset}}"

|Eliminated

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|+ class="nowrap" | Song selection – 10 September 2021

scope="col" | Draw

! scope="col" | Song

! scope="col" | Place

style="font-weight: bold; background: gold;"

| align="center" | 1

| "Imagine Us"

| align="center" | 1

align="center" | 2

| "{{lang|de|Hausboot|italic=unset}}"

| align="center" | 2

At Junior Eurovision

During the opening ceremony and the running order draw, which both took place on 13 December 2021, Germany was drawn to perform first on 19 December 2021, preceding Georgia.{{Cite web|url=https://junioreurovision.tv/story/jesc-running-order-revealed|title=Junior Eurovision: Running order revealed… 🇫🇷|date=2021-12-13|work=Junioreurovision.tv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213150918/https://junioreurovision.tv/story/jesc-running-order-revealed|archive-date=2021-12-13|url-status=live}}

At the end of the contest, Germany received 61 points, placing 17th out of 19 participating countries.

= Performance =

Pauline performed the song "Imagine Us" along with two dancers, Angelina and Marah, with a crowd of cartoon characters shown on the LED screen behind the performers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurovision.de/jesc/Junior-ESC-2021-Pauline-singt-fuer-Deutschland,pauline116.html|title=JESC-Kandidatin Pauline: "Singen fühlt sich so gemütlich an"|date=2021-12-19|work=Eurovision.de}} The song, written by Alexander Henke, Torben Brüggemann, Ricardo Muñoz and Patrick Salmy, was in German and English.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurovision.de/jesc/Songtext-Pauline-Imagine-Us-JESC-2021-Deutschland,lyrics530.html|title=Songtext: Pauline - "Imagine Us" (JESC 2021)|date=2021-09-24|work=Eurovision.de}} During the performance, rainbows, hearts and peace signs are shown. Those symbols are also shown on protest signs held by the cartoon characters and the two dancers.{{Cite web|url=https://escxtra.com/2021/12/14/pauline-germany-junior-eurovision-rehearsal/|title=Paris Day 1 Review: Germany’s Pauline joins the climate movement with "Imagine Us"|last=Cobb|first=Ryan|date=2021-12-15|work=ESCXTRA}}

=Voting=

{{Junior Eurovision Song Contest voting explanation|2021}}

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+ Points awarded to Germany{{cite web|title=Results of the Final of Paris 2021|url=https://junioreurovision.tv/event/paris-2021/final/results/germany|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=19 December 2021}}
scope="col" width="33%" | Score

! scope="col" | Country

scope="row" | 12 points

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scope="row" | 10 points

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scope="row" | 8 points

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scope="row" | 7 points

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scope="row" | 6 points

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scope="row" | 5 points

| {{Esc|Serbia|Junior|y=2021}}

scope="row" | 4 points

| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Ireland|Junior|y=2021}}|{{Esc|Kazakhstan|Junior|y=2021}}}}

scope="row" | 3 points

|

scope="row" | 2 points

| {{Esc|Portugal|Junior|y=2021}}

scope="row" | 1 point

|

colspan="2" | Germany received 46 points from the online vote

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+ Points awarded by Germany
scope="col" width="20%" | Score

! scope="col" | Country

scope="row" style="background:gold" | 12 points

| {{Esc|Poland|Junior|y=2021}}

scope="row" style="background:silver" | 10 points

| {{Esc|Armenia|Junior|y=2021}}

scope="row" style="background:#CC9966" | 8 points

| {{Esc|France|Junior|y=2021}}

scope="row" | 7 points

| {{Esc|Ukraine|Junior|y=2021}}

scope="row" | 6 points

| {{Esc|Malta|Junior|y=2021}}

scope="row" | 5 points

| {{Esc|Russia|Junior|y=2021}}

scope="row" | 4 points

| {{Esc|Albania|Junior|y=2021}}

scope="row" | 3 points

| {{Esc|Kazakhstan|Junior|y=2021}}

scope="row" | 2 points

| {{Esc|Azerbaijan|Junior|y=2021}}

scope="row" | 1 point

| {{Esc|Spain|Junior|y=2021}}

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==Detailed voting results==

The following members comprised the German jury:{{Cite web|url=https://eurovoix.com/2021/12/19/%f0%9f%87%a9%f0%9f%87%aa-germany-kika-reveals-jury-for-junior-eurovision-2021/|title=🇩🇪 Germany: KiKA Reveals Jury for Junior Eurovision 2021|last=Granger|first=Anthony|date=2021-12-19|work=Eurovoix}}

  • Leene Stuhr
  • Carl Johannes Höft
  • {{ill|Denise Modjallal|de}}
  • {{ill|Sabrina Weckerlin|de}}
  • Mo

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+ {{nowrap|Detailed voting results from Germany}}
scope="col" | Draw

! scope="col" | Country

! scope="col" | Juror A

! scope="col" | Juror B

! scope="col" | Juror C

! scope="col" | Juror D

! scope="col" | Juror E

! scope="col" | Average Rank

! scope="col" | Points Awarded

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! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 01

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Germany|Junior|y=2021}}

| style="background:#AAAAAA;" |

| style="background:#AAAAAA;" |

| style="background:#AAAAAA;" |

| style="background:#AAAAAA;" |

| style="background:#AAAAAA;" |

| style="background:#AAAAAA;" |

| style="background:#AAAAAA;" |

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 02

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Georgia|Junior|y=2021}}

| 11

| 11

| 16

| 12

| 5

| 13

| style="background:#AAAAAA;" |

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 03

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Poland|Junior|y=2021}}

| 4

| 6

| 4

| style="background:silver;" | 2

| style="background:#CC9966;" | 3

| style="background:gold;" | 1

| style="background:gold;" | 12

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 04

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Malta|Junior|y=2021}}

| 5

| 4

| 5

| 10

| 6

| 5

| 6

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 05

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Italy|Junior|y=2021}}

| 15

| style="background:silver;" | 2

| 9

| 14

| 12

| 11

| style="background:#AAAAAA;" |

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 06

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Bulgaria|Junior|y=2021}}

| 6

| 15

| 13

| 15

| 13

| 16

| style="background:#AAAAAA;" |

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 07

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Russia|Junior|y=2021}}

| 9

| 14

| 7

| 6

| style="background:gold;" | 1

| 6

| 5

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 08

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Ireland|Junior|y=2021}}

| 8

| 12

| 17

| 16

| 7

| 14

| style="background:#AAAAAA;" |

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 09

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Armenia|Junior|y=2021}}

| 12

| 8

| style="background:#CC9966;" | 3

| style="background:gold;" | 1

| style="background:silver;" | 2

| style="background:silver;" | 2

| style="background:silver;" | 10

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Kazakhstan|Junior|y=2021}}

| 13

| 17

| style="background:silver;" | 2

| style="background:#CC9966;" | 3

| 16

| 8

| 3

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 11

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Albania|Junior|y=2021}}

| style="background:gold;" | 1

| 13

| 10

| 5

| 11

| 7

| 4

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 12

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Ukraine|Junior|y=2021}}

| 18

| style="background:#CC9966;" | 3

| 6

| 4

| 4

| 4

| 7

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 13

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|France|Junior|y=2021}}

| style="background:silver;" | 2

| style="background:gold;" | 1

| 11

| 7

| 10

| style="background:#CC9966;" | 3

| style="background:#CC9966;" | 8

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 14

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Azerbaijan|Junior|y=2021}}

| 17

| 9

| style="background:gold;" | 1

| 13

| 8

| 9

| 2

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 15

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Netherlands|Junior|y=2021}}

| 14

| 5

| 14

| 17

| 17

| 15

| style="background:#AAAAAA;" |

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 16

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Spain|Junior|y=2021}}

| style="background:#CC9966;" | 3

| 7

| 12

| 11

| 14

| 10

| 1

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 17

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Serbia|Junior|y=2021}}

| 10

| 18

| 15

| 9

| 9

| 17

| style="background:#AAAAAA;" |

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 18

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|North Macedonia|Junior|y=2021}}

| 7

| 10

| 8

| 8

| 15

| 12

| style="background:#AAAAAA;" |

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 19

| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Portugal|Junior|y=2021}}

| 16

| 16

| 18

| 18

| 18

| 18

| style="background:#AAAAAA;" |

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Germany in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest}}

{{Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021}}

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