Luxembourg’s RTL have confirmed to Eurovision fan outlet ESC Discord that it has received entries from approximately 60 artists for the upcoming Luxembourg Song Contest.
Approximately 60 entrants
The deadline for submissions to next year’s Luxembourg Song Contest passed on the 6th of this month, with RTL revealing that it had received submissions from roughly 60 artists. While each artist could submit more than one entry, this is likely a sharp decline from the 459 songs that had been submitted the previous year. At present it is unknown if any of the entries submitted came from the song-writing camp held last month.
The next stage of the competition will see the acts perform live auditions next month. To be eligible to be the next Luxembourgish entrant. potential singers must be at least sixteen years old by 1st January 2025, must be citizens of Luxembourg or have lived there for at least three years, and be available for a live performance as early as November of 2024. In the case of a group, at least one member must fulfil the nationality requirement.
The live final will be held on the 25th of January at the Rockhall in Luxembourg.
What is the Luxembourg Song Contest?
The Luxembourg Song Contest debuted in 2024 with the country’s return to Eurovision. In 2024, the show featured eight artists and took place on one night. To determine the winner, there were two rounds of voting. The first round used a 50/50 combination of a jury and televote to determine the three superfinalists. The second round of voting followed the same format, though just containing the three super finalists.
Luxembourg’s Eurovision Journey
Luxembourg first made its debut in the first edition of the Contest in 1956, with their first entries being “Ne crois pas” and “Les Amants de minuit”, both performed by Michèle Arnaud. Since the first Contest, Luxembourg has competed a total of 38 times. Their best result was finishing in 1st place five times – in 1961, 1965, 1972, 1973 and 1983 respectively.
Luxembourg returned to the contest for the first time in 31 years in 2024. Tali, represented Luxembourg in Malmö, with the song “Fighter”. At the close of voting in the first semi-final, it was announced Tali had qualified for the Grand Final. In the Grand Final, “Fighter” received 103 points. 83 points were from the national juries, while 20 points were from the televoters.
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News Source: ESC Discord
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