Earlier today, TOBIAS SAMMET’S AVANTASIA entered the preliminary round of the Eurovision Song Contest for Germany. Despite the great performance, the band finished in third position, with Jamie-Lee Kriewitz going through to the competition in Stockholm, Sweden.

According to the official Eurovision website, Jamie-Lee Kriewitz had won against third-placed Avantasia and second-placed Alex Diehl. These three acts had first topped the ranking in the first round of voting among the 10 candidate acts. 1.89 million votes were cast by televoting, SMS voting and the official Eurovision app.

Tobias Sammet stated this evening via the official AVANTASIA Facebook page:

“Hey folks, thanx for your votes. It was great fun! Germany is not a Rock’n Roll country, but that girl has got great talent. I wish her all the best for her future, I’ve met a lot of great vocalists here. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT and now we’ll get ready for the world tour! Can’t wait to present you our new stage production. Cheerz, T”

The Eurovision Song Contest Deutschland official Facebook page posted the video of AVANTASIA‘s performance, which was their hit single ‘Mystery Of A Blood Red Rose’ from current album “Ghostlights”. Check it out below:

Check out our recent interview with Tobi, discussing the forthcoming world tour and much more, at this location. The “Ghostlights World Tour” starts on 4th March in Berlin, check all the dates here.