Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), organised the national final Der deutsche Vorentscheid 2007 – Wer singt für Deutschland?"Frauen regier'n die Welt" performed by Roger Cicero was selected as the German entry for Eurovision after gaining 70% of the votes.The winner, "Frauen regier'n die Welt" performed by Roger Cicero, was selected solely through public televoting, including options for landline and SMS voting.[10] According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country, the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom) and the ten highest placed finishers in the 2006 contest are required to qualify for the semi-final in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from the semi-final progress to the final.The LED screens displayed Cicero's name in big letters that changed colours from orange to green at the end the song.[18][19] The five musicians that joined Roger Cicero on stage were Dirk Lentschat (trumpet), Stephan Abel (saxophone), Matthias Meusel (drums), Lutz Krajenski (piano) and Hervé Jeanne (cello).[21] After Cicero's disappointing finish at the Eurovision, German newspaper Der Spiegel commented on the song's genre: "Swing is actually a pop music antiquity that you have to be historically receptive to.
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