Luxembourg: Eurovision 2025 national final submission window opens while dates, venue and logo confirmed

• Luxembourg has commenced their search for the next Eurovision  act and entry by confirming the dates, venue and rules of the Luxembourg Song Contest 2025 national selection. 

  After making their comeback in Eurovision in Malmo, Sweden, the landlocked central European country is processing the next national selection with a new logo and unveiling the dates, venue and term of the competition that will determine the successor of Tali. 

  The local national broadcaster RTL confirmed that the Luxembourg Song Contest 2025 will be taking place on January 25, 2025 at  at the Rockhal in Esch. 

  The submission window for applications has already opened and interested artists must send their files in by October 6, 2024. 

  Artists that wish to take part in the national final and ambition to represent the country at Eurovision 2025 in Basel should file their application  here.

   

  National selection terms and rules 

  • Participating acts should be  at least 16 years old on 1 January, 2025
  • Participants must have Luxembourg nationality, have lived in Luxembourg for 3 consecutive years, or be integrated in the Luxembourg cultural scene
  • Candidates must be available between November 2024 and May 2025
  • All candidates must be able to sing live on stage
  • If the participant is a band or group, at least one member must fulfill these previous conditions

   

  Song requirements:

  • The song cannot be more of 3 minutes in length
  • Candidate songs must not have been published or publicly performed before 1 September, 2024
  • Each candidate artist/ or group can register up to 5 songs
  • The song must  be an original composition
  • There are no restrictions to the language

   

  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 took part 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 finsihing in 20th place and stayed out fo the contest for 30 years. 

  The country made its way back in the Eurovision family this year in Malmo represented by Tali singing 'Fighter' achieving a 13th place in the final with 103 points.

   

  News Source/image: RTL Luxembourg

AUTHORS

Angelos D.
Loyal follower of the Eurovision Song Contest since 1987, I've made the competition one of the stories of my life. After attending as accredited press the event for 12 consecutive years along with the 2017-2023 JESC editions, I also enjoy the last two years sharing more Eurovision music through the Eurofans radio's project.