Germany recorded its largest audience for a Eurovision Song Contest Semi-Final in a decade, with nearly 1 million viewers watching Semi-Final One last night.
An average audience of 920,000 viewers watched Semi-Final One of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 live from Vienna, Austria. The number of viewers is up 250,000 viewers compared to the first Semi-Final in 2025, and is the largest Semi-Final audience Germany has seen this decade.
The show recorded an audience share of 5.2%, with a share of 12.9% for those aged 14 to 49, this made One the most watched TV channel during its time slot for this age group. Overall, the figure represent a continued growth in interest in the Eurovision Song Contest in Germany, where the Semi-Finals have historically had a limited audience.
Germany will be represented in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna by Sara Engels and the song โFireโ. Eurovoix had the opportunity to speak with Sarah Engels ahead of the competition and you can read our interview here:
As a Big Four member, Germany is automatically qualified for the Grand Final, but will still perform and vote during the first semi-final of May 12. You can find out more about Sarah Engels here:
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 was in 1982 when Nicole sang โEin Bisschen Friedenโ in Harrogate, which later became a global hit. Germany didnโt win again until 2010 when Lena sang โSatelliteโ in Oslo. She received 9 sets of 12 points, scoring 246 points overall.
