In Germany, Semi-Final Two of Eurovision 2021 recorded an increase in the viewing audience again.
Germany recorded its highest semi-final audience since 2016, with a grand total of 720,000 viewers following the contest on ONE, this is an increase of 20,000 viewers on Tuesday evening. The contest recorded an audience share of 2.8%, of which 14 to 49 years olds share was 4.9%.
Audience figures for Semi-Final Two so far:
- Germany – 720,000 viewers – 2.8% share
- Netherlands – 2,903,000 viewers – 49% share
- United Kingdom – 666,000 viewers – % share unknown
Who is Jendrik?
Jendrik Sigwart was born in Hamburg and is the second eldest of 4 siblings. At a young age, he began to play piano and violin and has also learned how to play the ukulele. After he finished high school, he went on to attend the Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences where he studied Musical Theatre. Jendrik has appeared in musicals such as “Grease” and “Peter Pan”, alongside writing his own songs on the ukulele.
Image Source: EBU / Thomas Hanses | Source: DWDL
Germany was one of seven countries to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. The country has taken part in every contest since then, apart from in 1996 when they failed to make it through the qualifying round. To date Germany has won the contest twice, the first time being in 1982 when Nicole sang “Ein Bisschen Frieden” in Harrogate, which later became a global hit. Germany didn’t win again until 2010 when Lena sang “Satellite” in Oslo. She received 9 sets of 12 points, scoring 246 points overall.
