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Luxembourg was one of the countries that participated in the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. From their debut to 1993, Luxembourg competed frequently in the Contest, being absent from the contest once during this period. They also developed themselves as a powerhouse in the contest, winning it five times, with Tu te reconnaîtras holding the record for the highest percentage of possible points scored.

Despite winning five times, none of their winners are from the nation at all: four of them (Jean-Claude Pascal, France Gall, Anne Marie David and Corinne Hermès were French while Vicky Leandros was Greek.

However, since being relegated from taking part in the 1994 contest the country withdrew from the contest indefinitely after a run of bad placings in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

In 2016, Luxembourg equaled the record of 24 consecutive non participations set by Monaco. Their reasons for not joining includes financial issues, a focus on news-based programming rather than entertainment, and the perception that smaller countries would not be able to succeed in the current contest.

When scoring changed to the 12-point system in 1975, Luxembourg got the honor of being the very first recipient of the "douze points", receiving it from the Netherlands.

On 12 May 2023, it was announced that the country would return to the contest in 2024.[1]

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Participants[]

Year Artist Song Language Place Points Semi Points
1956 Michèle Arnaud Ne Crois Pas French 2 N/A No Semi Finals
Les amants de minuit
1957 Danièle Dupré Amours mortes (tant de peine) 4 8
1958 Solange Berry Un grand amour 9 1
1959 Did not participate
1960 Camillo Felgen So laang we's du do bast Luxembourgish 13 1 No Semi Finals
1961 Jean-Claude Pascal Nous les amoureux French 1 31
1962 Camillo Felgen Petit bonhomme 3 11
1963 Nana Mouskouri À force de prier 8 13
1964 Hugues Aufray Dès que le printemps revient 4 14
1965 France Gall Poupée de cire, poupée de son 1 32
1966 Michèle Torr Ce soir je t'attendais 10 7
1967 Vicky Leandros L'amour est bleu 4 17
1968 Chris Baldo & Sophie Garel Nous vivrons d'amour 11 5
1969 Romuald Catherine 11 7
1970 David Alexandre Winter Je suis tombé du ciel 12 0
1971 Monique Melsen Pomme, pomme, pomme 13 70
1972 Vicky Leandros Après toi 1 128
1973 Anne Marie David Tu te reconnaîtras 1 129
1974 Ireen Sheer Bye Bye I Love You French, English 4 14
1975 Geraldine Toi French 5 84
1976 Jürgen Marcus Chansons pour ceux qui s'aiment 14 17
1977 Anne-Marie Besse Frère Jacques 16 17
1978 Baccara Parlez-vous français? 7 73
1979 Jeane Manson J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux 13 44
1980 Sophie & Magaly Papa Pingouin 9 56
1981 Jean-Claude Pascal C'est peut-être pas l'Amérique 11 41
1982 Svetlana Cours après le temps 6 78
1983 Corinne Hermès Si la vie est cadeau 1 142
1984 Sophie Carle 100% d'amour 10 39
1985 [Note 1] Children, Kinder, Enfants French, English, German 13 37
1986 Sherisse Laurence L'amour de ma vie French 3 117
1987 Plastic Bertrand Amour, Amour 21 4
1988 Lara Fabian Croire 4 90
1989 Park Café Monsieur 20 8
1990 Céline Carzo Quand je te rêve 13 38
1991 Sarah Bray Un baiser volé 14 29
1992 Marion Welter & Kontinent Sou fräi Luxembourgish 21 10
1993 Modern Times Donne-moi une chance French, Luxembourgish 20 11
1994 Relegated from participation
19952023 Did not participate
2024 Tali Fighter French, English

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References[]

  1. Luxembourg to return to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2024. European Broadcasting Union (12 May 2023). Retrieved on 12 May 2023.
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