Why does Germany often perform so poorly at the ESC? New commentator Thorsten Schorn believes that this is not due to the Germans’ lack of popularity.
The new German ESC commentator Thorsten Schorn does not believe that Germany’s recent poor performance at the Eurovision Song Contest has anything to do with the unpopularity of Germans abroad. “No,” the 48-year-old replied to a question from the dpa. He referred to the great counterexample of recent years. “With fourth place in 2018, Michael Schulte showed that anything is possible for Germany,” said Schorn.
The Cologne presenter is commenting on the Eurovision Song Contest for the German audience for the first time this year. He succeeds long-time commentator Peter Urban. In recent years, the competition has often been a fiasco for Germany, with last or penultimate places falling – with the exception of Michael Schulte. There are many theories about the chronically poor performance.
Either way, Schorn is excited about the competition. “I still think the distribution of points at the end is magical,” he said. “These big numbers that keep growing. That excited me as a child.” The final takes place tonight in Malmö.
Source: Stern
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