Baller enthusiastic worldwide: Abor & Tynna conquer the ESC stage!

Baller enthusiastic worldwide: Abor & Tynna conquer the ESC stage!

Basel, Schweiz - An exciting chapter in music has opened up for the Austrian duo Abor & Tynna. With their song “Baller” they represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel and made the spectators and fans look forward to. Although the article only took 15th place, "Baller" is the most successful ESC contribution worldwide and experienced remarkable chart places in many countries, especially in Eastern Europe and England. As reports [merkur.de] (https://www.merkur.de/boulevard/deutschereresc-act-getht-so-so-so-bemerken-chritt-haette-e- so-nie-nie-nie-niewartet-zr-9374636.html), the song set the line for future articles significantly higher.

"Baller" was published on January 24, 2025 on Jive Records and comes from the debut album "Bittersüß". The song combines electronic music elements with hip-hop and inspires distinctive vocals with Tynnas. The newly added English version presents the new hookline: "I’m Li-li-li-li-li-li-li-li-lighting up the night /‘ Cause My Lo-Lo-Lo-Lo-Love, My Love for You Has Died. " This English version should help to further expand international success. The reactions? Mostly positive - the fans praise the translation, while some find the German version particularly valuable. The entire debate about the languages ​​shows how diverse the tastes are [wikipedia] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/baller_ (song)).

successful chart placements

we come to the numbers: the song celebrated great success and conquered the charts in different countries. “Baller” occupies 1st place in Lithuania and Latvia, reaching the top 5 in Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Austria as well as the top 10 in Finland and Poland. This makes the song a hit on a continental level and underlines the potential that is in it. He has also been the first ESC contribution from Germany since 1998, which was fully sung in German. This is a real innovation for many fans and a step in the right direction [Wikipedia] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/baller_ (song)).

The selection for the ESC 2025 was also an exciting undertaking. Abor & Tynna prevailed among almost 3,300 participants and received 34.9 % of the votes through the public coordination. Her performance included an impressive destruction of a cello - a tribute to Tynnas father, who was a member of the Vienna Philharmonic. This emotional note addresses many people and gives the performance a deeper meaning.

a competition with political under tones

But the event itself was not only musically shaped. The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 took place in front of an audience of around 200 million viewers: inside, but the event was overshadowed by political tensions and protests. The public discussion about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was briefly before and during the event. Despite these challenges, Austria celebrated its own victory with the song "Wasted Love" by JJ, which gives the ESC an additional cultural weight sueddeutsche.de.