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Ben Dolic bringing a banger to Rotterdam to represent Germany at Eurovision

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Ben Dolic
Ben is bringing a banger to Rotterdam

Germany will be sending Ben Dolic to Rotterdam in the pursuit of Eurovision glory.

And in a sea of ballads, his song Violent Thing could stand out.

Opting to go more chart than ‘traditional’ Eurovision, the 22-year-old is hoping his up-tempo dance track will impress voters.

Ben was chosen by two independent juries organised by German broadcaster NDR – aone jury made up of 100 German Eurovision fans, and an international expert jury of 20 music professionals.

Ben was born in Slovenia and when he was 12, he competed in Slovenia’s Got Talent, before making it to the finals of the Slovenian national Eurovision selection in band D Base in 2016.

At 18, he moved to Switzerland, where he learned German, and in 2018, he came second in The Voice Of Germany.

He said: ‘When I got the news that I had been accepted by the juries, I was totally overwhelmed. Taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest for Germany was a dream come true for me.

‘This is where I made my breakthrough as a professional singer. I think we have the perfect song for the Eurovision Song Contest, and I will give everything I have for Germany.’

Germany is pulling out the stops when it comes to the song, with songwriter Boris Milanov behind the tune.

Milanov has written numerous Eurovision favourites, including Poli Genova’s If Love Was A Crime (Bulgaria, 2016) and Cesar Sampson’s Nobody But You (Austria, 2018).

And for Dolic’s performance at the grand final (Germany gets an instant pass as one of the Big Five), Marty Kudelka – who choreographed Justin Timberlake’s Super Bowl halftime show – has been enlisted for the staging.

Germany didn’t do so well at 2019’s Eurovision, with their act S!sters and their song Sister coming second last, only outdone by the UK’s Michael Rice.

They last won in 2010, with Lena and Satellite.

Eurovision Song Contest 2020 participants

ALBANIA: Arilena Ara - Shaj

ARMENIA: Athena Manoukian - Chains On You

AUSTRALIA: Montaigne - Don't Break Me

AUSTRIA: Vincent Bueno - Alive

BELGIUM: Hooverphonic - Release Me

BULGARIA: Victoria (song TBA)

CYPRUS: Sandro - Running

CZECH REPUBLIC: Benny Cristo - Kemama

FRANCE: Tom Leeb - The Best In Me

GEORGIA: Tornike Kipiani (song TBA)

GREECE: Stefania - SUPERG!RL

ISRAEL: Eden Alene (song TBA)

ITALY: Diodato - Fai rumore

LATVIA: Samanta Tina - Still Breathing

LITHUANIA: The Roop - On Fire

MALTA: Destiny Chukunyere

NORTH MACEDONIA: Vasil (song TBA)

NORWAY: Ulrikke - Attention

POLAND: Alicja Szemplińska - Empires

ROMANIA: Roxen (song TBA)

SLOVENIA: Ana Soklič - Voda

SPAIN: Blas Cantó - Universo

THE NETHERLANDS: Jeangu Macrooy (song TBA)

UKRAINE: Go_A - Solovey

UNITED KINGDOM: James Newman - My Last Breath


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