Zero in ESC eyewash station represents its function as a cleaning machine. - The audience nearly disapproved of us.
This year, Germany managed to secure a decent spot in the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest, with Isaak Guderian's catchy tune "Always On The Run" earning the 12th place in Malmö. Although not the first place, it's still a respectable achievement, with 117 points collected from European contestants.
However, Nemo from Switzerland blew the competition away with 591 points, indicating there's always room for improvement. Overall, the experts' opinion of Germany's performance was favorable. The music aficionados from different countries gave Isaak 99 points, with 23 juries deeming his performance worthy of a single point or more. Unfortunately, the Swiss and Austrian jury teams didn't share the same sentiment, awarding a disappointing zero points.
While the performance received mixed reviews from the jury teams, the viewer vote was even more harsh. Only five countries, including Israel and Luxembourg, ostensibly favored Isaak, contributing a total of 18 points through televoting.
Which factors contributed to the less-than-stellar performance?
Surprisingly, Israel pulled through with eight votes in support of Isaak. He managed to secure the third-best score from Israeli viewers, indicating his appeal in that nation. Moreover, Luxembourg pitched in with one point. Considering that Désirée Nosbusch, a former German actress popular in Germany, represented Luxembourg to announce the jury points, it's unclear why the viewers didn't show more love.
The neighboring countries Austria and Switzerland managed to give Isaak a total of seven points despite Isaak's performance not exactly capturing their hearts. Austria contributed four points, and Switzerland offered three. While Austria has a slightly larger population than Iceland, Switzerland's more significant impact could be attributed to its sizeable tourism industry that might have attracted Swiss tourists who liked Isaak.
In a twist of irony, no points came from Spain, despite Germany's significant cultural and musical influence on Mallorca. Maybe next year, Mickie Krause (53), a famous German singer known for putting on a party hit, could bring Spain to the Eurovision Song Contest.
In summary, Isaak earned a solid midfield position, scoring moderate points from the jury teams but failed to garner much support from the public. Germany earned 117 points in total, which is respectable but falls short of the frontrunners. The lack of viewer votes from Spain was particularly disappointing, leaving a lot of room for future improvements.
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Source: symclub.org
