This Aussie songwriter's song is in the running to represent Germany in Eurovision 2026
- Kyriakos Tsinivits
- Feb 25
- 2 min read
This weekend, Germany will select their home entry for Eurovision 2026, and an Australian Eurovision songwriter is in the running.
Louis Schoorl, a Dutch-born Australian songwriter and producer, co-wrote the song When I'm with you which is in the running to represent Germany this year.
Louis has worked with many huge Aussie acts from 5 Seconds of Summer, Jessica Mauboy, Dami Im, Guy Sebastian and Delta Goodrem, just to name a few.
He has also co-written two Eurovision entries.
The German national final Das deutsche Finale 2026 takes place Saturday night (Sunday morning for Australia), where the winner will be decided by a 100% televote in a Superfinal of three entries, which are selected from 100% jury.
Das deutsche Finale 2026
Louis co-wrote the song When I'm with you, for the artist Malous Lovis, along with Malou and Chelcee Grimes.
The song was produced in France, which he also co-produced with Chelcee.
Louis shared his appreciation for the song on his Instagram:
This season has seen many Aussie artists and songwriters taking part in national finals.
Last week Danielle Lamb, who is a singer-songwriter from Sydney, co-wrote the song Julia for Julia Steen, which was competing in the Austrian national final Vienna Calling – Wer singt für Österreich? The song finished in 8th place.
Eurovision entries
Louis' Eurovision journey began in 2015, when he contributed to Tonight Again, Australia’s first competitive Eurovision entry, performed by Guy Sebastian in Vienna.
The song went on to finish an impressive fifth place, marking a strong debut for Australia on the Eurovision stage.
A few years later Louis would go on to co-write his second Eurovision song this time for Sweden.
Back in 2018 Louis co-wrote Benjamin Ingrosso's Eurovision entry, Dance You Off.
The song finished in 7th place at the Eurovision Grand Final in Lisbon.
Eurovision - Australia Decides entries
Louis later returned to the Eurovision spotlight as a co-writer of Can We Make Heaven by Diana Rouvas, selected for Eurovision – Australia Decides 2020.
Diana ultimately placed seventh in the national final.
Two years later, he once again made his mark, co-writing Little Fires with Jaguar Jonze and PJ Harding for Australia Decides 2022.
Jaguar Jonze’s fiery performance earned her the jury win on the Gold Coast and a third-place finish overall.
Big win in global song writing competition
Earlier this year Louis claimed the Third Place Prize, including AUD $5,000, for the song Zombie in the 2025 Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition.
The track was performed and co-written by UK artist Lewis Fitzgerald and co-written and co-produced by Danny Shah.
Zombie was praised by judges for its strong songwriting structure, emotional depth and polished production.
How to watch Das deutsche Finale 2026
You can watch the Das deutsche Finale 2026 on Saturday 28 February in Europe at 20:15 CET or Sunday 1 March in Australia during the following times:
6:15am in NSW, ACT, VIC and TAS
5:45am in SA
5:15am in QLD
4:45am in NT
3:15am in WA.
Link to watch the show is coming soon.
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