Luxembourg: RTL will return to Eurovision in 2024
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The EBU has has confirmed that Luxembourg's RTL will be retuning to Eurovision in 2024.
Following the discussions that had already began months ago between Luxembourg's broadcaster. RTL and EBU regarding a potential return of the landlocked country in Eurovision, EBU announced today that we will see in the next contest the nation returning.
Luxembourg participated last time in Eurovision 1993. Taking into consideration the long time away from the contest, Luxembourgish Prime Minister Xavier Bettel had taken the initiative, as the Minister for Communications and Media, and brought the matter of a potential return to Eurovision 2024 for discission at the Council of Luxembourg.
The Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest Martin Österdahl says on Luxembourg's return:
'"We are thrilled to welcome back Luxembourg to the Eurovision Song Contest after 30 years. The country has one of the most successful records in the Contest with 5 wins in the first three decades of the competition alone. We very much look forward to working with RTL on their return to the world’s biggest live music event in 2024"
RTL's CEO Christophe Goossens adds:
"We are delighted that Luxembourg is returning to the Eurovision Song Contest – and even more excited that RTL Luxembourg will take on the exhilarating task of selecting the 2024 delegation. As a media company that is dedicated to the people of Luxembourg, we are looking forward to broadcasting the star-studded live shows. Viewers will be able to experience the Eurovision Song Contest in its full glory."
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: EBU
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