Germany in The Eurovision Song Contest 2004 - Germany 12 Points!

Germany 12 Points!
Date: March 19, 2004
Presenter: Sarah Kuttner, Jörg Pilawa
Venue: Treptow Arena, Berlin
Voting: Two rounds of televoting
Interval Act: The Ten Tenours
Winner: Can't Wait Until Tonight performed by Max

The show was held at the Treptow Arena in Berlin and hosted by Jörg Pilawa & Sarah Kuttner. German record companies were still responsible for nominating the German finalists, however newcomers would no longer be allowed to participate - instead, the participating singers had to have at least one professional music video produced. The winner was chosen by televoting and SMS voting. A maximum of 12 songs participated and German TV Channel VIVA started playing videos of the songs in January 2004. The 'wild-card' was chosen at the last minute (this had to be someone who had been very successful in Germany during the early months of 2004). Max and Tina Frank were the chosen wildcards.

After the German national final, Sarah Kuttner stated that she and her co-host Jörg Pilawa did not get along very well. Actually, she stated that he took over some of her lines which led to confusion during the live broadcast without telling her. Jörg Pilawa can also been seen doing faces when Kuttner announced contestant Tina Frank. Later, during a green room scene, Kuttner ironically states “When I am older, I will marry Jörg Pilawa. Jörg, I love you from the bottom of my heart”. Kuttner has also been citisised for using the German words for “crap” and “shit” during the live broadcast, which is usually not happening on a public channel.

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