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. "Baller" represented Germany in the

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. It gained popularity across Europe in the weeks after Eurovision and experienced strong chart success throughout the continent. It reached number one in Lithuania and Latvia, the top five in Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Austria as well as the top 10 in Finland and Poland. "Baller" is the first Eurovision Song Contest entry from Germany performed entirely in German since 1998.

Background and composition

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was announced as the head presenter of the 2025 selection through a show called '' Chefsache ESC 2025 – Wer singt für Deutschland?'' After multiple unsatisfying placements in previous years, German broadcasters ARD and

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joined forces with Raab to help select a candidate. The Austrian music duo Abor & Tynna who had previously opened for

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's Glas tour in 2024 entered the contest as one of nearly 3,300 contestants. "Baller" was released as the lead single for their debut studio album ''Bittersüß'' on 24 January 2025. The song is a "modern

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song" with stylistic effects that reminded Raab of the works of

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. The song was self-written and self-produced by the duo alongside producer Alexander Hauer. Accompanied by Tynna's "husky" vocals and a "catchy" hook, it combines elements of

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and

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. On 25 April 2025, a Hungarian version titled "" ("I'll Set the Sky on Fire") was released, which changed the song's composition to an acoustic

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Eurovision Song Contest 2025

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and Nico Santos, the duo won the public voting with 34.9% of all the votes. As a nod to their father, a cellist of the

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, their performance most notably included the destruction of a cello.

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 took place at St. Jakobshalle in

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, Switzerland, and consisted of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 13 and 15 May and the final on 17 May 2025. As is a member of the Big Five, "Baller" automatically qualified for the grand final. Nevertheless, the song was performed in the second semi-final albeit in a non-competitive spot, between 's

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and 's Princ. Abor & Tynna performed a repeat of their performance in the grand final on 17 May. The song was performed 16th, after 's

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and before 's Klavdia. In the final, "Baller" received 77 points from the juries (including two sets of 12 points from and ) and 74 points from the televote (including one set of 12 points from the artists' native ), making a total of 151 points, resulting in 15th place.

Track listing

Digital download/streaming # "Songs gehasst" – 3:22 # "Baller" – 2:39 Digital download/streaming – Acoustic Hungarian version # "Baller" (acoustic Hungarian version) – 3:39 Digital download/streaming – NoWifi Remix # "Baller" (NoWifi remix) – 2:47 Digital download/streaming – English edit # "Baller – English Edit"– 2:47 CD single (Sony 19802917112) # "Baller" # "Baller" – Acoustic Version # "Baller" – Acoustic Hungarian Version # "Baller" – Karaoke Version # "Baller" – Abor Remix

Charts

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Release history

References

{{Eurovision Song Contest 2025 2025 singles 2025 songs Eurovision songs of 2025 Eurovision songs of Germany Number-one singles in Latvia Jive Records singles Songs in German