Germany decides

18 Feb 2012

A contemporary ballad will represent Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest in May 2012.

The national selection, “Unser Star für Baku”, picked Roman Lob singing “Standing Still” on Friday February 17th.

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It was a close run thing, with Lob beating out Ornella de Santis and “Quietly” by a margin of 50.7% to 49.3%.

Roman is 21 and is the lead singer of the alternative rock band Rooftop Kingdom.

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