Germany in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023

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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}

{{Infobox song contest national year

| Year = 2023

| Contest = Junior

| Country = Germany

| Selection process = National final

| Prev = 2021

| Selection date = 18 September 2023

| Artist = Fia

| Song = {{lang|de|Ohne Worte|i=no}}

| Writer = {{ubl|{{Ill|David Jürgens|de|David Jürgens}}|{{Ill|Martin Fliegenschmidt|de|Martin Fliegenschmidt}}|{{Ill|Sascha Seelemann|de|Sascha Seelemann}}}}

| Final result = 9th, 107 points

}}

Germany was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in France, which was held on 26 November 2023 in Nice. National television station Kika was responsible for the participation and selected the nation's entrant via national selection, won by Fia with the song "{{lang|de|Ohne Worte|i=no}}".{{Cite web |date=2023-09-18 |title=FIA will represent Germany at Junior Eurovision in Nice |url=https://junioreurovision.tv/story/fia-will-represent-germany-junior-eurovision-nice |access-date=2023-09-18 |website=junioreurovision.tv |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Junior ESC 2023: Diese Sängerin vertritt Deutschland |trans-title=Junior ESC 2023: This singer represents Germany |url=https://www.wunschliste.de/tvnews/m/junior-esc-2023-diese-saengerin-vertritt-deutschland |access-date=2023-09-18 |website=TV Wunschliste |language=de}}

The song was notable for being the first time a Junior Eurovision participant performed in sign language as well as vocals.{{Cite web |title=Germany at Junior Eurovision 2023: FIA with “Ohne Worte” |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2023/11/03/lyrics-fia-ohne-worte-germany-junior-eurovision-2023/278134/ |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=wiwibloggs.com |language=en-GB}}

Background

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

Germany announced on 8 July 2020 that it would debut in the {{Escyr|2020|Junior}} contest held in Warsaw, Poland.{{Cite web |date=2020-07-08 |title=Germany will participate at Junior Eurovision 2020 |url=https://junioreurovision.tv/story/germany-will-participate-at-junior-eurovision-2020 |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=junioreurovision.tv |language=en}} 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. Their most recent entry before the 2023 contest was Pauline and her song "Imagine Us", who placed 17th with 61 points in the {{Escyr|2021|Junior}} contest.{{Cite web |title=Final of Paris 2021 - Eurovision Song Contest |url=https://junioreurovision.tv/event/paris-2021/final |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=junioreurovision.tv}}

In 2022, the country chose not to participate and instead took a "creative break" due to partial travel warnings for host country Armenia issued by the Federal Foreign Office. Kika still broadcast the show and expressed interest in returning to the 2023 competition.{{Cite web |last=Ibrayeva |first=Laura |date=2022-08-02 |title=🇩🇪 Germany: Withdraws From Junior Eurovision |url=https://eurovoix.com/2022/08/02/germany-junior-eurovision-2022-participation/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2022-08-18 |title=Germany withdraws from JESC 2022 |url=https://escxtra.com/2022/08/18/germany-withdraws-from-jesc-2022/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=ESCXTRA.com |language=en-GB}} The German broadcaster confirmed on 25 May 2023 that they would take part and, for the first time, select the German representative internally.{{Cite web |last=Granger |first=Anthony |date=2023-05-25 |title=🇩🇪 Germany: Internal Selection for Junior Eurovision 2023 |url=https://eurovoix.com/2023/05/25/germany-internal-selection-junior-eurovision-2023/ |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}} However, in early August it was reported that more details regarding the country's participation would be revealed at the end of the month,{{Cite web |last=Ibrayeva |first=Laura |date=2023-08-03 |title=🇩🇪 Germany: Junior Eurovision 2023 Selection Details Will Be Announced This Month |url=https://eurovoix.com/2023/08/03/germany-junior-eurovision-2023-details-announced-this-month/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}} and on 23 August it was revealed that a national final with 5 acts approached by the public broadcaster NDR would be held in September to select the German act for the contest instead.{{Cite web |last=NDR |title=Junior ESC 2023: So läuft das Voting für Deutschlands Act |trans-title=Junior ESC 2023: This is how the voting for Germany's act works |url=https://www.eurovision.de/jesc/Junior-ESC-2023-So-laeuft-das-Voting-fuer-Deutschlands-Act,voting1466.html |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=www.eurovision.de |language=de}}{{Cite web |last=Farren |first=Neil |date=2023-08-23 |title=🇩🇪 Germany: Online National Final for Junior Eurovision 2023 |url=https://eurovoix.com/2023/08/23/germany-online-national-final-junior-eurovision-2023/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}}

Before Junior Eurovision

= National final =

The German entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 was selected through a national final. The participants and one-minute excerpts of the demo versions of their songs were revealed on 8 September with a voting platform launching immediately afterwards,{{Cite web |last=Krannich |first=Bernd |title="Junior ESC": Das sind die deutschen Kandidaten |trans-title="Junior ESC": These are the German candidates |url=https://www.wunschliste.de/tvnews/m/junior-esc-das-sind-die-deutschen-kandidaten |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=TV Wunschliste |language=de}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-09-08 |title=Junior ESC 2023: Wer fährt für Deutschland nach Nizza? / Online-Voting ab Freitag, 8. September, auf kika.de |trans-title=Junior ESC 2023: Who will travel to Nice for Germany? / Online voting from Friday, September 8, on kika.de |url=https://www.braunschweiger-zeitung.de/wirtschaft/presseportal/article239401477/Junior-ESC-2023-Wer-faehrt-fuer-Deutschland-nach-Nizza-Online-Voting-ab-Freitag-8-September-auf-kika-de.html |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=Braunschweiger Zeitung |language=de-DE}} where viewers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland could cast their votes until 17 September. Following the combination of the results of the online voting (50%) and an international expert jury (50%), German child singer of Chinese descent Fia was announced as the winner of the selection on 18 September.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-18 |title=Junior ESC 2023: FIA singt in Nizza mit ihrem Song "Ohne Worte" für Deutschland {{!}} KiKA |url=https://www.kika.de/junior-eurovision-song-contest/kennenlernen/steckbrief-fia-ohne-worte-100 |access-date=2023-09-18 |website=www.kika.de}}{{Cite web |date=2023-09-18 |title=Junior ESC 2023: So lief das Voting für Deutschlands Act |trans-title=Junior ESC 2023: This is how the voting for Germany's act went |url=https://www.kika.de/junior-eurovision-song-contest/mach-mit/so-lief-das-voting-100 |access-date=2023-09-18 |website=Kika |language=de}}{{Cite web |date=2023-09-18 |title=Junior ESC 2023 - Fragen und Antworten |trans-title=Junior ESC 2023 - Questions and Answers |url=https://www.kika.de/junior-eurovision-song-contest/tipps/fragen-und-antworten-106 |access-date=2023-09-18 |website=Kika |language=de}} The international jury consisted of singers Kelvin Jones, Tom Gregory and Christopher, as well as other, unnamed members from France, Germany, Poland, Portugal and the United Kingdom.

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scope="col" | Artist

! scope="col" | Song

! scope="col" | Jury

! scope="col" | Online voting

! scope="col" | Place

align="left" |Adriano

| align="left" |"Be My Girl"

|5th

|3rd

|4

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| align="left" |Fia

| align="left" |"{{lang|de|Ohne Worte|i=no}}"

|1st

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|1

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| align="left" |"{{lang|de|Lieben lernen|i=no}}"

|4th

|5th

|5

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| align="left" |"Believe"

|3rd

|2nd

|2

align="left" |Toby

| align="left" |"Stand Up"

|2nd

|4th

|3

= Preparation =

The full version of "{{lang|de|Ohne Worte|i=no}}" was recorded following the national final. The song is about how Fia communicates with her deaf sister (the title meaning "without words" in English), and in both the live performance and the accompanying music video she performs it simultaneously in German and Signed German.{{Cite web |title=Zwischen Proben und Party: Fias Abenteuer in Nizza |url=https://www.eurovision.de/news/Junior-ESC-Zwischen-Proben-und-Party-Fias-Abenteuer-in-Nizza,nizza172.html |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=www.eurovision.de |language=de |quote=Fia singt darüber, wie sie "Ohne Worte" mit ihrer Schwester kommuniziert und sie so aus der Abschottung ihres Zimmers herausholt. ... Ihren Titel "Ohne Worte" performt sie im JESC-Finale in lautbegleitender Gebärde |trans-quote=Fia sings about how she communicates with her sister "Without Words" and how she gets her out of the isolation of her room. ... She performs her title "Without Words" in the JESC final in Signed German}} The song was released on 13 October,{{Cite web |last=Dijk |first=Sem Anne Van |date=2023-10-13 |title=🇩🇪 Germany: Full Version of "Ohne Worte" Released |url=https://eurovoix.com/2023/10/13/germany-fia-full-studio-recording/ |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=NDR |title=Fia vertritt Deutschland beim Junior ESC in Frankreich |url=https://www.eurovision.de/jesc/Fia-vertritt-Deutschland-beim-Junior-ESC-in-Frankreich,deutschland2074.html |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=www.eurovision.de |language=de}} together with an accompanying music video,{{Citation |title=FIA - Ohne Worte {{!}} 🇩🇪 Germany {{!}} Official Music Video {{!}} Junior Eurovision 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvbv327cBV8 |access-date=2023-10-13 |language=en}} in which Fia is accompanied by deaf performer and model Liliana Schneider.{{Cite web |title=FIA - „Ohne Worte“ Full Sign Language Version (German LBG) |url=https://www.tiktok.com/@fiamarielin/video/7296556162554678561 |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=www.tiktok.com |quote=Duett with Liliana (@liliana.schneider) }}

An open call searching for a dancer to symbolise Fia's sister in the live performance was opened by the NT Dance Agency and was won by Veronika, who specialises in contemporary and commercial dance.{{Cite web |last=Grace |first=Emily |date=2023-11-02 |title=🇩🇪 Germany: Fia To Be Joined On Junior Eurovision Stage By One Backing Dancer |url=https://eurovoix.com/2023/11/02/germany-fia-dancer/ |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}}

At Junior Eurovision

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 took place at Palais Nikaïa in Nice, France on 26 November 2023.

= Voting =

{{Junior Eurovision Song Contest voting explanation|2023}}

At the end of the show, Germany received 33 points from juries and 74 points from online voting, placing 9th. This was Germany's best result in the contest to date.{{Cite web|url=https://junioreurovision.tv/event/nice-2023/final/results/germany|title=Results of the Final of Nice 2023|work=Junioreurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126191318/https://junioreurovision.tv/event/nice-2023/final/results/germany|archive-date=26 November 2023|url-status=live}}

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! scope="col" | Country

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|

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scope="row" | 6 points

|

scope="row" | 5 points

|

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| {{ubl|{{Esc|Netherlands|j|y=2023}}|{{Esc|North Macedonia|j|y=2023}}|{{Esc|Ukraine|j|y=2023}}}}

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| {{ubl|{{Esc|Armenia|j|y=2023}}}}

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| {{ubl|{{Esc|Albania|j|y=2023}}}}

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| {{ubl|{{Esc|Italy|j|y=2023}}|{{Esc|Malta|j|y=2023}}}}

colspan="2" | Germany received 74 points from the online vote

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! scope="col" | Country

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| {{Esc|Armenia|j|y=2023}}

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| {{Esc|Spain|j|y=2023}}

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| {{Esc|France|j|y=2023}}

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| {{Esc|Ukraine|j|y=2023}}

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| {{Esc|Poland|j|y=2023}}

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| {{Esc|United Kingdom|j|y=2023}}

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| {{Esc|North Macedonia|j|y=2023}}

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| {{Esc|Netherlands|j|y=2023}}

scope="row" | 2 points

| {{Esc|Malta|j|y=2023}}

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| {{Esc|Georgia|j|y=2023}}

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==Detailed voting results==

The following members comprised the German jury:{{Cite web|url=https://junioreurovision.tv/event/nice-2023/final/jury|title=Final of Nice 2023|work=junioreurovision.tv}}

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| style="background:gold;" | 1

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| 12

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| 10

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| 10

| 9

| 12

| 12

| 15

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

| 9

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

| 7

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

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

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| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Albania|Junior|y=2023}}

| 9

| 14

| 11

| 11

| 8

| 12

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| 8

| 15

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| 10

| 13

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| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Netherlands|Junior|y=2023}}

| 15

| 11

| 5

| 5

| 7

| 8

| 3

References

{{Germany in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest}}

{{Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023}}

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