Current Title Holder:
BERLINBUNDESVISION
SONG
CONTEST 2011 Contest:
Friday, 29 Sept 2011
Lanxess Arena, CologneThe Bundesvision Song Contest is the brainchild of Stefan Raab, who three times participated for Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest: conductor in 1998, singer in 2000 and songwriter in 2004. He has a daily entertainment show on channel 'ProSieben'.
All 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany are invited to participate. It is an annual event, not in competition with the Eurovision, even though its influence is obvious.
Voting in all 16 states is by telephone and SMS only. All songs are sung at least 50% in German.
The states of the Federal Republic of Germany and their capitals:
Ranking after 7 contests Rank State Points 1Berlin
841 2Thüringen
576 3Niedersachsen
503 4Nordrhein-Westfalen
479 5Hessen
464 6Hamburg
450 7Schleswig Holstein
444 8Baden-Württemberg
426 9Brandenburg
383 10Bremen
363 11Sachsen-Anhalt
353 12Sachsen
346 13Bayern
289 14Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
265 15Rheinland-Pfalz
181 16Saarland
133 SH - Schleswig-Holstein (Kiel)
HH - Hansestadt Hamburg (Hamburg)
MV - Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Schwerin)
HB - Hansestadt Bremen (Bremen)
NS - Niedersachen (Hannover)
SA - Sachsen-Anhalt (Magdeburg)
BE - Berlin (Berlin)
BB - Brandenburg (Potsdam) NW - Nordrhein-Westfalen (Düsseldorf)
HE - Hessen (Wiesbaden)
TH - Thüringen (Erfurt)
SX - Sachsen (Dresden)
RP - Rheinland-Pfalz (Mainz)
SL - Saarland (Saarbrücken)
BW - Baden-Württemberg (Stuttgart)
BY - Bayern (München / Munich)