Luxembourg: One more year away from the Eurovision Song Contest

Luxembourg: One more year away from the Eurovision Song Contest
Thursday, 30 July 2020

  • RTL, the Luxembourgish national broadcaster has confirmed that Luxembourg will not take part in the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest next year in Rotterdam. 

    RTL, has revealed to ESCToday that the Central European state won't be making its comeback in Eurovision at next year's edition in the Netherlands. Although the country has a history of 5 victories in the competition the broadcaster has decided to stay away from the competition as it has taken different directions from music and entertainment. 

     

    Luxembourg in Eurovision

    And all this would have been insignificant for a tiny European landlocked country if this country wasn’t one of the founder members of EBU that participated in the very first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956 in Lugano.

    Luxembourg has achieved an admirable total of five victories in the contest (1961,1965,1972,1973, 1983). Some of the most worlwide acclaimed acts have represented the nation, such as Lara Fabian, Ireen Sheer, Baccara, Nana Mouskouri, Vicky Leandros, Anne Marie David, France Gall. Despite its 37 participations, the low placing in the contest and the low TV rating in the country have kept it many years away from the Eurovision Stage.

    Luxembourg was last seen in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993 in Millstreet when Modern Times represented the country with the song Donnez Moi Une Chance De Te Dire and achieved a 20th placing.