Gottschalk is angry about the song contest: “They don’t like us all”

“With all love, but we are now being fooled by the rest of Europe when it comes to the rating at the ESC. They just don’t like us,” wrote the “Wetten, dass..?” moderator on Instagram.

This year’s song contest ended with a bitter disappointment for the Germans: The metal band “Lord of the Lost” was only able to wrest 18 points from the European audience. This put Germany at the bottom of the music competition. For comparison: winner Sweden got a whopping 583 points, Austria made it to 15th place with 120 points.

The ESC record of the Germans leaves a lot to be desired: since Lena Meyer-Landrut won the song contest 13 years ago, her compatriots have finished last four times, and the penultimate place has gone out three times. “What are we doing wrong?” Many ask themselves about the next defeat.

Gottschalk criticized: the performance was “far too nice”

Thomas Gottschalk also investigated the causes. “Lord of the Lost” was “far too nice”. “If it’s heavy metal, then it has to rattle,” is Gottschalk’s finding. The 72-year-old also demanded: “The After all these bankruptcies, ARD simply has to turn off the money supply. No gold, no glitter!”

There is widespread resignation on the Internet. “Germany could send Paul McCartney into the race and would still end up in the lower places at ESC 2023,” wrote a Twitter user.

Guildo Horn: “Invest money wisely”

Pop singer Guildo Horn, who took seventh place in the 1998 song contest, also thought about Germany’s debacle. His unusual suggestion: Germany should “just take a break” and, as one of the major ESC donors, invest the money wisely, for example in childcare or social projects.

He agrees with Gottschalk on the reasons for Germany’s poor performance: “The fact that our entry ended up at the bottom of such a mediocre starting field is an obvious sign that Germany doesn’t seem to be the explicit favorite of our European neighbors .”

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