Overview
- Seven members of Vicky Leandros’ band were unable to reach Munich after severe weather forced the cancellation of their flight from Hamburg.
- Leandros had arrived the previous evening, as her musicians planned to travel after completing another engagement.
- She adapted her program to perform several songs with only piano accompaniment instead of the planned full-band set.
- Around 2,000 guests at the Kaisersaal in the Munich Residenz reportedly responded with standing ovations.
- Host Markus Söder attended on crutches following a hip operation, and the traditional Defilee was skipped.