Germany: Jendrik Sigwart to sing "I don't feel hate" at Eurovision 2021

Germany: Jendrik Sigwart to sing
Wednesday, 24 February 2021

  • Germany's Jendrik Sigwart will be singing "I Don't Feel Hate" at the 65th Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam next May.

    Through his social media accounts the German Hopeful, Jendrik Sigwart, unveiled the title of the entry that he'll be performing on stage in Rotterdam Ahoy on May 22. Jendrik's song is titled 'I don't feel hate'. 

    The song is set to be officially released tomorrow , February 25,  at 12:00 CET, with the music video set to go public at 18:00 CET, just after the video hits the tv screen.

    In addtion Jendrik will appear on Barbara Schöneberger’s talkshow on NDR at 22:00 CET during which he will perform his Eurovision entry.  Schöneberger has been Germany’s spokesperson at Eurovision and has hosted the country’s national final shows several times.

     

     A Few words for Jendrik Sigwart

    Jendrik Sigwart was born in Hamburg and has four siblings. He learned piano and violin as a teenager and studied musicals for four years at the Institute for Music at the University of Osnabrück. Even during his studies he appeared in various musicals, including My Fair Lady , Hairspray and Peter Pan . Sigwart also writes his own songs published on YouTube . 

    Aside from the musical stage, Jendrik also writes his own songs on his ukulele  with sometimes funny, sometimes thought-provoking texts in German or English and with refreshing catchy tunes. He then performs this accompanied by himself on the ukulele and accordingly most of the songs he can find are presented in acoustic versions.

     

    Germany in Eurovision

    Germany is one of the  Big-5 countries and qualifies directly to the Eurovision Grand final. The country has participated in every edition of the Eurovision Song Contest since 1956, with one year’s exception back in 1996.  The country has won the competition twice, namely in 1982 and 2010.

    In 2018 Germany placed 4th in the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon with Michael Schulte‘s  You let me walk alone , while in 2019 the duo Sisters represented the country and finished second last in the 25th place of the grand final.

    Ben Dolic was internally selected to represent Germany at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam with his entry Violent Thing. Unfortunately young act never had the chance to complete his Eurovision journey as the contest was cancelled due to the covid-19 pandemic.

     

    News Source: NDR

    Image: Twitter/ Jendrik Sigwart