Germany at the ESC 2025: Raab and the disappointing result!

Germany at the ESC 2025: Raab and the disappointing result!

Basel, Schweiz - On May 29, 2025, the Eurovision Song Contest Viennese pair of siblings Abor and Tynna was represented. However, her song "Baller" did not fell into the favorites and ended in the 15th place of 26 participants. Despite a solid score of 151 points - 77 from the jury and 74 from the audience - Germany Once Again missed the top 10.

The selection of German participants was in the hands of Stefan Raab. From the media's point of view, his commitment to the "Chefskin ESC 2025" format was controversial. Critical voices accuse him of having missed the targets considerably. According to Rosenheim24 , Raab sees his earlier success, among other things with Lena 2010 Got to repeat. Nevertheless, the duo ABOR and Tynna is not blamed for the disappointing result; The criticism mainly affects Raab.

The reactions to Raab's return

The specialist press is split: While the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Raab Admittedly and accuses him of argue with old excuses, the taz Emotionally not adequately involved in the performance. The Südkurier , raabs ESC are history.

The forecast before the final showed that Germany could at best achieve a place between 13 and 16, with the chance of winning to only estimate about 1 percent. Ultimately, the placement of 15 shows a slightly better result than in the previous year, but it is considered insufficient. The result also marks the worst placement of a Raab-based contribution.

the participants and their origin

ABOR and TYNNA, whose bourgeois names Attila and Ake are Bornemisza, come from a musical family. Her father is a cellist among the Vienna Philharmonic. The song "Baller", the first German -language contribution since 2007, refers to a personal separation and shows a catchy melody. As early as 2024, they were active for the artist Nina Chuba.

Stefan Raab's return to the ESC business was of great interest. The entertainer, who already celebrated his first ESC success with Guildo Horn's participation in 1998, had won the second victory for Germany in 2010 after 28 years. Since retreating from business in 2011, he was only sporadically active, which made the expectations of his comeback all the greater. However, these were not fulfilled, which triggered discussions about his future after the disappointing placement. Media reports show that Raab's success story in the ESC is now put to a tough test.