Germany got a very good starting place in the field of participants at the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2023. As the organizers of the event announced on Friday, the Hamburg band Lord Of The Lost will take the stage in Liverpool, England, in 21st place on Saturday. There are a total of 26 acts on the evening.
Experience has shown that ESC bands that perform towards the end of the competition do well. They were better remembered by the TV audience later when it came to the audience vote. At the ESC 2010 in Oslo, Germany’s last ESC victory, the singer Lena took 22nd place with “Satellite”. At the ESC in Turin in 2022, however, the German Malik Harris had double bad luck with “Rockstars”: He caught an unfavorable position in 13th place and also had to appear directly after Ukraine, which attracted the most attention of the evening. Harris finished last.
The day before the performance at the ESC final in Liverpool, however, many fans are worried about the German participants: In a written interview with “Bild”, the Lord of the Lost frontman complained of voice problems. “With daily rehearsals and hours of interviews, it’s easy for me to get a sore throat. I already know that from tours. The only thing that helps then: shut up, as much as possible,” Harms is quoted as saying. You can find out here whether the performance of the band is in danger.