The Bundesvision Song Contest is an annual competition created by German TV entertainer Stefan Raab in 2005. For each of the 16 states of Germany a song is chosen by regional radio stations. The songs are performed on live television in order to find the most popular song in the competition. The TV format makes use of premium-priced viewer interactivity, with viewers voting for their favourite songs by phone or SMS. The show is loosely based on the Eurovision Song Contest and its rules aim at promoting German-language music by requiring that at least 50 percent of the lyrics have to be performed in German.
Stefan Raab wrote the music for the German entry in the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest, Guildo Horn's Guildo Hat Euch Lieb!, and represented Germany in the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest with Wadde Hadde Dudde Da?. Raab cast the German entry for the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest on his show in a competition he called SSDSGPS (Stefan sucht den Super-Grand-Prix-Star, Stefan seeks the super Grand-Prix star, mocking Deutschland sucht den Superstar – DSDS, the German version of Pop Idol). The winner of this casting, Maximilian Mutzke, came in 8th place at the ESC.
Bored with the Eurovision Song Contest, Raab came up with the Bundesvision Song Contest in 2005 (The Federal Republic of Germany officially being called Bundesrepublik Deutschland in German). The contest featured representatives from each of the 16 German states (Bundesländer) and stipulated that their song had to be (at least partly) in German.
In 2010, due to Raab searching for the German representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the show Unser Star für Oslo (Our star for Oslo), the 2010 edition of the show was postponed to October.
| 1 | Baden-Württemberg |
| 2 | Bavaria |
| 3 | Berlin |
| 4 | Brandenburg |
| 5 | Bremen |
| 6 | Hamburg |
| 7 | Hesse |
| 8 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| 9 | Lower Saxony |
| 10 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| 11 | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| 12 | Saarland |
| 13 | Saxony |
| 14 | Saxony-Anhalt |
| 15 | Schleswig-Holstein |
| 16 | Thuringia |
Host: König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 12 February 2005
| Rank | Represented Bundesland | Participant | Song (and translation, where appropriate) | Points |
| 1 | Hesse | Juli | Geile Zeit (An awesome time) | 159 |
| 2 | Schleswig-Holstein | Fettes Brot | Emanuela | 130 |
| 3 | Berlin | Sido | Mama ist stolz (Mum is proud) | 113 |
| 4 | Lower Saxony | Mousse T. & Emma Lanford | Right About Now | 85 |
| 5 | Baden-Württemberg | Apocalyptica feat. Marta Jandová | Wie weit (How far) | 77 |
| 6 | Saxony | De Randfichten | Jetzt geht die Party richtig los (Now the party's really starting) | 71 |
| 7 | Thuringia | Clueso | Kein Bock zu geh'n (Don't feel like leaving) | 63 |
| 8 | Brandenburg | Virginia Jetzt! | Wahre Liebe (True love) | 54 |
| 9 | Hamburg | Samy Deluxe | Generation (Generation) | 44 |
| 10 | Saarland | Klee | Gold (Gold) | 37 |
| 11 | Bremen | Lukas Hilbert | Kommt meine Liebe nicht bei dir an (Doesn't my love reach you) | 31 |
| 12 | Bavaria | Slut | Why Pourquoi (I Think I Like You) | 17 |
| 13 | Saxony-Anhalt | Jansen & Kowalski | Mamacita | 15 |
| 14 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Deichkind | Electric Super Dance Band | 12 |
| =15 | North Rhine-Westphalia | Mamadee feat. Gentleman | Lass los (Let go) | 10 |
| =15 | Rhineland-Palatinate | Sandy | Unexpected | 10 |
Host: Arena Wetzlar, Wetzlar, Hesse, 9 February 2006
| Rank | Represented Bundesland | Participant | Song (and translation, where appropriate) | Points |
| 1 | Berlin | Seeed | Ding (Thing) | 151 |
| 2 | Bremen | Revolverheld | Freunde bleiben (Staying friends) | 136 |
| 3 | Thuringia | In Extremo | Liam | 134 |
| 4 | Hesse | Nadja Benaissa | Ich hab dich (I've got you) | 104 |
| 5 | Hamburg | OleSoul | Hamburg & Cologne | 70 |
| 6 | Lower Saxony | Marlon | Was immer du willst (Whatever you want) | 59 |
| 7 | Bavaria | TipTop | TipTop | 53 |
| 8 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Pyranja | Nie wieder (Never again) | 50 |
| 9 | Baden-Württemberg | Massive Töne | Mein Job (My job) | 47 |
| 10 | Brandenburg | Diane Weigmann | Hast du kurz Zeit? (Got some time?) | 35 |
| 11 | Schleswig-Holstein | TempEau | Schöner Tag (Beautiful day) | 26 |
| 12 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 200 Sachen | Sekt zum Frühstück (Sekt for breakfast) | 18 |
| 13 | Saarland | Reminder | Augen zu (und rein) (Close your eyes and into it) | 17 |
| 14 | Saxony-Anhalt | Toni Kater | Liebe ist (Love is) | 12 |
| 15 | Saxony | Die Raketen | Popsong (Pop song) | 10 |
| 16 | North Rhine-Westphalia | AK4711 | Kein schönerer Land (No country more beautiful) | 6 |
Host: Tempodrom, Berlin, 9 February 2007
| Rank | Represented Bundesland | Participant | Song (and translation, where appropriate) | Points |
| 1 | Lower Saxony | Oomph! feat. Marta Jandová | Träumst du (Will you dream?) | 147 |
| 2 | Hamburg | Jan Delay | Feuer (Fire) | 138 |
| 3 | Schleswig-Holstein | Kim Frank | Lara | 101 |
| 4 | Berlin | MIA. | Zirkus (Circus) | 96 |
| 5 | North Rhine-Westphalia | Pohlmann | Mädchen und Rabauken (Girls and roughnecks) | 95 |
| 6 | Thuringia | Northern Lite feat. Chapeau Claque | Enemy | 88 |
| 7 | Hesse | D-Flame | Mom Song | 67 |
| 8 | Saxony-Anhalt | Jenna+Ron | Jung und willig (Young and willing) | 56 |
| 9 | Bavaria | Anajo feat. Suzie Kerstgens | Wenn du nur wüsstest (If you only knew) | 33 |
| 10 | Baden-Württemberg | Tele | Mario | 23 |
| 11 | Bremen | Lea Finn | Ich weiß und du weißt (I know and you know) | 20 |
| 12 | Saarland | B-Stinged Butterfly | Liebe (Love) | 17 |
| 13 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Saxony |
Melotron Manja |
Das Herz (The heart) Es ist Liebe (It's love) |
13 |
| 15 | Brandenburg | Beatplanet | Dreh dich um und geh (Turn around and leave) | 11 |
| 16 | Rhineland-Palatinate | Kalle feat. M.A.R.S. Allstars | Aber Nice (But nice) | 10 |
Host: TUI Arena, Hannover, Lower Saxony, 14 February 2008
| Rank | Represented Bundesland | Participant | Song (and translation, where appropriate) | Points |
| 1 | Brandenburg | Subway to Sally | Auf Kiel (On keel) | 147 |
| 2 | Thuringia | Clueso | Keinen Zentimeter (No centimetre) | 146 |
| 3 | Saxony-Anhalt | Down Below | Sand in meiner Hand (Sand in my hand) | 96 |
| 4 | Lower Saxony | Madsen | Nachtbaden (Night bathing) | 94 |
| 5 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Jennifer Rostock | Kopf oder Zahl (Heads or tails) | 79 |
| 6 | Schleswig-Holstein | Panik | Was würdest du tun? (What would you do?) | 75 |
| 7 | Berlin | Culcha Candela | Chica | 66 |
| 8 | Hesse | Rapsoul | König der Welt (King of the world) | 51 |
| 9 | Baden-Württemberg | Laith Al-Deen | Du (You) | 46 |
| 10 | Bavaria | Sportfreunde Stiller | Antinazibund (Anti-Nazi alliance) | 32 |
| 11 | Bremen | paulsrekorder | Anna | 20 |
| 12 | Hamburg | Das Bo | Ohne Bo (Without Bo) | 19 |
| 13 | Rhineland-Palatinate | Peilomat | Jenny | 17 |
| 14 | North Rhine-Westphalia | Sisters | Unite | 16 |
| 15 | Saxony | Far East Band feat. Dean Dawson | Unfassbar (Unfathomably) | 12 |
| 15 | Saarland | Casino Zero | Gib mir einen Blick (Give me a look) | 12 |
Host: Metropolis-Halle, Potsdam, Brandenburg, 13 February 2009
| Rank | Represented Bundesland | Participant | Song (and translation, where appropriate) | Points |
| 1 | Berlin | Peter Fox | Schwarz zu blau (Black to blue) | 174 |
| 2 | Saxony | Polarkreis 18 | The Colour of Snow | 131 |
| 3 | North Rhine-Westphalia | Rage | Gib dich nie auf (Never give yourself up) | 112 |
| 4 | Baden-Württemberg | Cassandra Steen | Darum Leben Wir (That's why we live) | 103 |
| 5 | Hamburg | Olli Schulz | Mach den Bibo! (Do the Big Bird!) | 73 |
| 6 | Hesse | Fräulein Wunder | Sternradio (Star radio) | 53 |
| 6 | Thuringia | Chapeau Claque | Pandora (Kiss Miss Tragedy) | 53 |
| 8 | Schleswig-Holstein | Ruben Cossani | Bis auf letzte Nacht (Except for last night) | 44 |
| 9 | Brandenburg | Sven van Thom | Jaqueline (Ich hab Berlin gekauft) (Jaqueline (I've bought Berlin)) | 37 |
| 10 | Bavaria | Claudia Koreck | I wui dass du woasst (I want you to know) | 34 |
| 11 | Bremen | FlowinImmo et les Freaqz | Urlaub am Attersee (Holiday on Attersee) | 25 |
| 12 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Marteria | Zum König geboren (Born to be king) | 23 |
| 12 | Rhineland-Palatinate | Pascal Finkenauer | Unter Grund (Under Ground) | 23 |
| 14 | Saarland | P:lot | Mein Name ist (My name is) | 21 |
| 15 | Lower Saxony | Fotos | Du fehlst mir (I'm missing you) | 12 |
| 16 | Saxony-Anhalt | Angelas Park | Generation Monoton (Generation Monotone) | 10 |
Host: Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, 1 October 2010
| Rank | Represented Bundesland | Participant | Song (and translation, where appropriate) | Points |
| 1 | North Rhine-Westphalia | Unheilig | Unter deiner Flagge (Under your flag) | 164 |
| 2 | Saxony-Anhalt | Silly | Alles rot (Everything red) | 152 |
| 3 | Berlin | Ich + Ich | Yasmine | 100 |
| 4 | Bavaria | Blumentopf | So lala (So-so) | 94 |
| 5 | Brandenburg | Das Gezeichnete Ich | Du, Es und Ich (You, It and Me) | 87 |
| 6 | Thuringia | Norman Sinn & Ryo | Planlos (Aimless) | 79 |
| 7 | Schleswig-Holstein | Stanfour | Sail on | 60 |
| 8 | Hamburg | Selig | Von Ewigkeit zu Ewigkeit (From eternity to eternity) | 40 |
| 9 | Baden-Württemberg | Bakkushan | Springwut (Jump furor) | 39 |
| 10 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Sebastian Hämer | Ist schon okay (It's okay) | 22 |
| 11 | Bremen | kleinstadthelden | Indie Boys | 20 |
| 11 | Saxony | Blockflöte des Todes | Alles wird teurer (Everything gets more expensive) | 20 |
| 13 | Hesse | Oceana & Leon | Far away | 18 |
| 14 | Rhineland-Palatinate | Auletta | Sommerdiebe (Summer thieves) | 17 |
| 15 | Saarland | Mikroboy | Nichts ist umsonst (Nothing's for free) | 12 |
| 16 | Lower Saxony | Dirk Darmstaedter & Bernd Begemann | So geht das jede Nacht (That's how it is every night) | 4 |
Host: Lanxess Arena, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, 29 September 2011
| Rank | Represented Bundesland | Participant | Song (and translation, where appropriate) | Points |
| 1 | Berlin | Tim Bendzko | Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären (If words were my language) | 141 |
| 2 | Bremen | Flo Mega | Zurück (Back) | 111 |
| 3 | Lower Saxony | Bosse feat. Anna Loos | Frankfurt Oder | 102 |
| 4 | Baden-Württemberg | Glasperlenspiel | Echt (Real) | 91 |
| 5 | Saxony | Kraftklub | Ich Will Nicht Nach Berlin (I Don't Want To Go To Berlin) | 89 |
| 6 | Rhineland-Palatinate | Jupiter Jones | ImmerFürImmer (AlwaysForEver) | 86 |
| 7 | North Rhine-Westphalia | Frida Gold | Unsere Liebe ist aus Gold (Our love is made of gold) | 76 |
| 8 | Hamburg | Thees Uhlmann | Zum Laichen und Sterben ziehen die Lachse den Fluss hinauf (The salmons go up the river for spawning and dying) | 66 |
| 8 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Jennifer Rostock | Ich kann nicht mehr (I can't go on any longer) | 66 |
| 10 | Bavaria | Andreas Bourani | Eisberg (Iceberg) | 26 |
| 11 | Saarland | Pierre Ferdinand et les Charmeurs | Ganz Paris ist eine Disco (Whole Paris is a disco) | 17 |
| 12 | Thuringia | Alin Coen Band | Ich war hier (I was here) | 13 |
| 13 | Brandenburg | Doreen | Wie konntest du nur (How could you dare) | 12 |
| 13 | Hesse | Juli | Du lügst so schön (You lie so beautifully) | 12 |
| 13 | Saxony-Anhalt | Flimmerfrühstück | Tu's nicht ohne Liebe (Don't do it without love) | 12 |
| 16 | Schleswig-Holstein | Muttersöhnchen | Essen geh'n (Eating out) | 8 |
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| Rank | Bundesland | Points | Wins | ||
| 1 | Berlin | 841 | 3 | ||
| 2 | Thuringia | 576 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Lower Saxony | 503 | 1 | ||
| 4 | North Rhine-Westphalia | 479 | 1 | ||
| 5 | Hesse | 464 | 1 | ||
| 6 | Hamburg | 450 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Schleswig-Holstein | 444 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Baden-Württemberg | 426 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Brandenburg | 383 | 1 | ||
| 10 | Bremen | 363 | 0 | ||
| 11 | Saxony-Anhalt | 353 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Saxony | 346 | 0 | ||
| 13 | Bavaria | 289 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 265 | 0 | ||
| 15 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 181 | 0 | ||
| 16 | Saarland | 133 | 0 | ||
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