Luxembourg: RTL will not return to Eurovision in 2023

Luxembourg: RTL will not return to Eurovision in 2023
Tuesday, 02 August 2022

  • Luxembourg's national broadcaster, RLT, will not make a comeback to Eurovision in the 2023 edition.

    RTL, has confimred to ESCToday that the five-time winning state won't be returning in Eurovision at next year's edition in Italy. Thus the Central European state follows the same way as Andorra and Slovakia which have already decided to stay away from the competition. 

    Although the country has a significant history  in the competition having won five times the trophy, the broadcaster has decided to stay away from the competition as it has opted for 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.

     

    News Source : ESCToday

    Image: Luxemburger Wort

     

     

     

AUTHORS

  • Angelos D.

    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 13 consecutive years along with the 2017-2024 JESC editions, I also enjoy the last three years sharing more Eurovision music through the Eurofans radio's project.