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Luxembourg: Luxembourg Song Contest returns for Eurovision 2025 | Registrations are now open!

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Luxembourg is formally kicking off its Eurovision 2025 journey after making a triumphant comeback with Tali and her entry, “Fighter“.

Once more, Luxembourg will select its entry through the Luxembourg Song Contest, a national selection process. Artist and songwriter submissions are now being open, and the submission period will run through October 6th. After that, a process similar to the one from the previous year is anticipated, consisting of an audition phase and an assessment of the submissions by an international expert jury.

The requirements for Luxembourg Song Contest 2025

Registrations will be open for songwriters who would like to submit their songs as well as singers who are willing to represent Luxembourg in Eurovision, much like the previous year’s Luxembourg Song Contest.

In particular:

Artists’ requirements
  • Be at least 16 years old on 1 January, 2025
  • Have Luxembourg nationality, have lived in Luxembourg for 3 consecutive years, or be anchored in the Luxembourg cultural scene
  • Be available between November 2024 and May 2025
  • Be able to sing live on stage
  • If competing as a band or group, at least one member must meet these previous conditions
Song requirements
  • Maximum length of 3 minutes
  • Must not have been published or publicly performed before 1 September, 2024
  • Each artist/group can enter up to 5 songs
  • Must be an original composition
  • Language is freely selectable

Tali was Luxembourg’s pick for Eurovision 2024 in Malmö with her song “Fighter”, finishing thirteenth.

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Luxembourg: Tali Initially Participated with Another Song in the Luxembourg Song Contest!

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This year’s representative of Luxembourg, Tali, initially participated in the country’s selection with another song, not with “Fighter”.

The song was written by Jimmy Martin, who was a member of the band Modern Times, which represented Luxembourg in Eurovision 1993, before the country’s long withdrawal for 31 years. He brought the news to light, revealing that he was the composer of Tali’s first song, with which she secured the spot in Luxembourg’s selection for 2024.

In fact, he stated that as soon as it was announced that Luxembourg would participate in Eurovision 2024, he started the songwriting process in Berlin with his colleagues, aiming to return to the Contest. He began searching for a singer in Luxembourg and got in touch with Tali, whom he knew through friends. The singer came from New York to record the song in Luxembourg, while the mixing was done in Berlin.

Later on, Tali informed Jimmy Martin that she had been selected to participate in the final of Luxembourg, but she revealed that she would not participate with the song he had written, which also included Luxembourgish lyrics.

Tali managed to bring Luxembourg to Eurovision 2024 for the first time since 1993 with the song “Fighter”.

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Eurovision 2024: Luxembourg’s Second Rehearsal!

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Last but not least to come up on stage for her second rehearsal is Tali representing Luxembourg with her song “Fighter“.

Who is Tali?

The 23-year-old Tali Golergant was born in Israel, where she spent the first five months of her life. After another four years in Chile and seven years in Argentina, the young musician went back to Luxembourg where she lived with her family in Limpertsberg for a total of ten years. In high school, she was a proud member of the school choir.

Meanwhile, the holder of a Luxembourgish passport has ventured across the Atlantic to New York City, specifically to the northern reaches of Manhattan. There, she cultivates her career as a musician. She also concurrently pursues her ambitions by studying Musical Theatre at Marymount Manhattan College.

In 2021, Tali released her first EP named ‘Lose You’. Last year, the Luxemburgish representative also featured in the song “Carry Me Home” with American singer-songwriter Max Bartos.

The song Tali will sing in Malmö is called “Fighter”, which is sung in French and English.

The Rehearsal

We have BONUS CUBES on stage, providing a frame for TALI and her five dancers. She’s in a black bodysuit, and all her dancers are in different red outfits. Sparkly, fun and energetic – a great way to wrap up the first Semi. Also like how their performance rotates to perform to each side of the audience – it really works with this stage configuration.

Luxembourg Second Rehearsal 2024. Credit: Sarah Louise Bennett/EBU

Also PYRO UPDATE – smoke, flames AND fireworks. Sparkly, fun and energetic – a great way to wrap up the first Semi.

Luxembourg Second Rehearsal 2024. Credit: Sarah Louise Bennett/EBU

After all today’s second rehearsals a recap video will be published on the official Youtube channel! Stay tuned!

The Dress Rehearsal for Luxembourg and the rest of Semi Final 1 will be held on the 6th of May.

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Eurovision 2024: Which rehearsal had the most views on the second day?

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The rehearsals continued dynamically, with yesterday’s day hosting another eight countries at the Malmö Arena! Be sure to also read our article from yesterday regarding the views of the seven countries that completed their rehearsals on Saturday.

However, as we know on TikTok, all the first rehearsals are uploaded. Apart from their performances, we’ll also get a sneak peek backstage before they take the stage for the first time in a video of about one minute.

One of the many features of TikTok is the ability to add songs to each user’s video creation. However, the TikTok algorithm is usually able to detect the song used in the video, assign it to the correct track, and then include it in the total number of videos where that sound has been used. Based on this capability, the most popular songs before rehearsals were from the Netherlands and Italy. Will they receive the same promotion as before?

In less than 24 hours (April 29, 2024, time  CET), since the first clip from the rehearsals was uploaded, we have a indicative sample of which rehearsal was favored by the audience (here it should be noted that the videos were uploaded one after the other with a one and a half hour interval and there was a significant delay in their publication).

The rehearsals that had the most views are:

  1. Azerbaijan: FAHREE feat. Ilkin Dovlatov – Özünlə Apar – 185,5 thousand views
  2. Australia: Electric Fields – One Milkali (One Blood) – 142,3 thousand views
  3. Luxembourg: TALI – Fighter – 140 thousand views
  4. Iceland: Hera Bjork – Scared of Heights –  126,3 thousand views
  5. Portugal: iolanda – Grito – 112,8 thousand views
  6. Moldova: Natalia Barbu – In The Middle – 109 thousand views
  7. Finland: Windows95man – No Rules – 108,2 thousand views
  8. Slovenia: Raiven – Veronika – 107 thousand views

With this small sample, we can infer that:

  • None of the eight countries managed to come close to the countries’views that rehearsed the day before. Therefore, we can assume that the second half of the first semifinal doesn’t have the same impact as the first half.
  • The last four countries are very close to each other so it is very likely that some of them can recover in views in the following days.
  • Azerbaijan had the most views, beacause no one knew any information about the stage and also due to the country’s diaspora.

The top six countries with the most views from the two days are as follows:

  1. Poland: LUNA – The Tower – 1,1 thousand views
  2. Ukraine: alyona alyona & Jerry Heil – Teressa & Maria – 763 thousand views
  3. Serbia: Teya Dora – Ramonda – 749 thousand views
  4. Croatia: Baby Lasagna – Rim Tim Tagi Dim – 624 thousand views
  5. Ireland: Bambie Thug – Doomsday Blue – 278 thousand views
  6. Cyprus: Silia Kapsis – Liar – 243 thousand views

TikTok has played a significant role in the success of Eurovision songs in recent years. For example, Duncan Laurence’s winning entry “Arcade” became a global hit a year after winning the competition when it was used in over a million videos on TikTok. One of the earliest TikTok successes from Eurovision was Getter Jaani’s “Rockefeller Street”, which went viral on the platform in 2018 and has since been used in over two million videos. Let’s not forget that Armenia’s entry in 2022 by Rosa Linn with “Snap” gained over a billion views on the platform. Finally, Norway’s entry last year gained significant worldwide publicity months before the competition week, where it secured fifth place.

For detailed information about the rehearsals, you can check out our related articles:

The second rehearsal for the first semi-final countries will be held on the 1st of May, when we will know how things will appear on screen for the representatives.

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Luxembourg: Watch exclusive footage from Tali’s First Rehearsal!

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Yesterday, Tali, the Luxembourgish representative in Eurovision 2024, stepped on the stage of Malmö Arena for the first time, for her first technical rehearsal. Read more

Eurovision 2024: Luxembourg’s First Rehearsal!

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Last but not least to come up on stage for her first rehearsal is Tali representing Luxembourg with her song “Fighter“.

Who is Tali?

The 23-year-old Tali Golergant was born in Israel, where she spent the first five months of her life. After another four years in Chile and seven years in Argentina, the young musician went back to Luxembourg where she lived with her family in Limpertsberg for a total of ten years. In high school, she was a proud member of the school choir.

Meanwhile, the holder of a Luxembourgish passport has ventured across the Atlantic to New York City, specifically to the northern reaches of Manhattan. There, she cultivates her career as a musician. She also concurrently pursues her ambitions by studying Musical Theatre at Marymount Manhattan College.

In 2021, Tali released her first EP named ‘Lose You’. Last year, the Luxemburgish representative also featured in the song “Carry Me Home” with American singer-songwriter Max Bartos.

The song Tali will sing in Malmö is called “Fighter”, which is sung in French and English.

The Rehearsal

Finally for today, it’s Luxembourg! After winning Eurovision five times, they took a 31-year break, but we’re delighted to welcome them back to the contest in 2024. They are represented by TALI, who will be closing the first Semi-Final on 7th May – as well as being a singer, she’s also a vocal coach and theatre performer, so she’s no stranger to a big stage.

Fighter is a really catchy pop number sung in a mix of French and English.

Staging-wise, we have BONUS CUBES on stage, providing a frame for TALI and her five dancers. She’s in a black bodysuit, and all her dancers are in different red outfits. Sparkly, fun and energetic – a great way to wrap up the first Semi. Also like how their performance rotates to perform to each side of the audience – it really works with this stage configuration.

Also PYRO UPDATE – smoke, flames AND fireworks. Sparkly, fun and energetic – a great way to wrap up the first Semi. Bon retour parmi nous, Luxembourg. We’ve missed you.

Luxembourg's first rehearsal - Eurovision 2024. Credit Sarah Louise Bennett/EBU

Luxembourg’s first rehearsal – Eurovision 2024. Credit Sarah Louise Bennett/EBU

The second rehearsal for Luxembourg will be held on the 1st of May, when we will have a better picture of what we will see from Tali on the Eurovision stage, as we will have the official TV snippet.

Below you can watch a small clip from the Luxembourgish first rehearsal, once it’s published on TikTok:

@eurovision Come for the song, stay for the pyro. @Tali is proving she’ll never let us down #Eurovision2024 ♬ original sound – Eurovision

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Luxembourg: Commentators for RTL and spokesperson unveiled!

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The lineup for Luxembourg’s RTL’s coverage of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden, has been revealed.

The commentators for RTL will be Raoul Roos and Roger Saurfeld.

Who will the spokesperson be?

Many have been wondering who will be the person to hand out the first “twelve points” of the country following its thirty years of absence. Other than Désirée Nosbusch, there would be none. Désirée Nosbusch is no stranger to the Eurovision community, having hosted the contest the last time it was held in Luxembourg in 1984. She was one of the hosts of the Luxembourg Song Contest earlier this year. Given that she was only 19 years old in 1984, Désirée Nosbusch is actually one of the youngest hosts in the contest’s history.

So far, the following countries have revealed their spokesperson for Eurovision 2024 in Malmö:

  • Georgia – Sopho Khalvashi
  • Belgium – Livia Dushkoff
  • Switzerland – Jennifer Bosshard
  • Azerbaijan – Aisel 
  • Slovenia – Lorella Flego
  • Luxembourg – Désirée Nosbusch

Tali will represent Luxembourg with her song “Fighter” and will perform last in the first semi-final of May 7.

 

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Luxembourg: The revamped version of “Fighter” will be released on March 29th!

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Back in January, Tali won Luxembourg Song Contest, the Duchy’s national selection for Eurovision 2024 with her entry “Fighter“. “Fighter” marks the return of the country in Eurovision following thirty-years of absence.

However, Luxembourg Song Contest’s winning entry “Fighter” will not remain the same for the Eurovision stage and will undergo changes in many aspects.

As Tali confirmed a few weeks ago, her Eurovision entry will go undergo a revamp. Now and as she mentioned via an Instagram post of hers, the revamped version of “Fighter” will be released on March 29th. Moreover, along with “Fighter’s” new version, a music video for her Eurovision 2024 entry will be released.

 

Δείτε αυτή τη δημοσίευση στο Instagram.

 

Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη TALI (@taligolergant)

 

Tali’s creative team for Malmö

German Nenov will take over as Creative Director of Tali’s “Fighter” for the Eurovision stage.

Referring to her performance in Eurovision, Tali mentioned speaking in “Tageblatt” that:

Everything is going to change, which is really exciting. The wardrobe is changed, as is the staging. The basic concept remains the same, there will still be dancers, it will still be powerful, but other than that it won’t be the same performance. I can’t really reveal much yet, but there will also be changes in the production of the actual song. We will re-release the song to make it even better. However, the old version remains.

Aiming for a top-ten finish, Luxembourg with Tali and “Fighter” is allocated to perform in the second half of the first semi-final on May 7.

You can also watch EurovisionFun’s reaction video on “Fighter“, below:

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Luxembourg: German Nenov will serve as the country’s Creative Director for Eurovision 2024!

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German Nenov will take over as Creative Director of Tali’s “Fighter” for the Eurovision stage.

It is not Nenov’s first experience with Eurovision. Ukrainian originated, Neon has served as Ukraine’s Creative Director for its Junior Eurovision performances in 2021 and 2022. Moreover, he was one of Eurovision 2023’s creative directors on behalf of Ukraine.

Tali’s stage performance will be different in Malmö

Referring to her performance in Eurovision, Tali mentioned speaking in “Tageblatt” that:

Everything is going to change, which is really exciting. The wardrobe is changed, as is the staging. The basic concept remains the same, there will still be dancers, it will still be powerful, but other than that it won’t be the same performance. I can’t really reveal much yet, but there will also be changes in the production of the actual song. We will re-release the song to make it even better. However, the old version remains.

“Fighter” will also undergo a revamp for Eurovision 2024 which is expected in the coming weeks.

Aiming for a top-ten finish, Luxembourg with Tali and “Fighter” is allocated to perform in the second half of the first semi-final on May 7.

You can also watch EurovisionFun’s reaction video on “Fighter“, below:

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Source: eurovoix

Luxembourg: A different performance for Malmö!

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Back in January, Tali won Luxembourg Song Contest, the Duchy’s national selection for Eurovision 2024 with her entry “Fighter“. “Fighter” marks the return of the country in Eurovision following thirty-years of absence.

However, Luxembourg Song Contest’s winning entry “Fighter” will not remain the same for the Eurovision stage and will undergo changes in all aspects.

As Tali mentioned in “Tageblatt“, “Fighter’s” performance will change for Malmö:

Everything is going to change, which is really exciting. The wardrobe is changed, as is the staging. The basic concept remains the same, there will still be dancers, it will still be powerful, but other than that it won’t be the same performance. I can’t really reveal much yet, but there will also be changes in the production of the actual song. We will re-release the song to make it even better. However, the old version remains.

A revamp for “Fighter“

As Tali confirmed two weeks ago, her Eurovision entry will go undergo a revamp. In fact, she shared on her personal Instagram account a snippet of her in the studio, where you can actually hear a small part of the revamped version.

Luxembourg: Tali’s “Fighter” will undergo a revamp!

A top ten finish is Tali’s goal

Considering the big return of Luxembourg in Eurovision, the expectations are high for the Duchy’s delegation. Certainly, the pressure is high for Tali and her team and a realistic goal of achieving a top ten result would be essential.

I really want Luxembourg to make it to the final. But it will be a tough semi-final. The best performance will qualify and I hope mine will be there. If I reach the final, I would of course be very happy. If we get into the top 15 or even top 10 that would be great. I’m optimistic, but I’m also a realist. I’ll just do my best and see what happens.

Luxembourg with Tali and “Fighter” is allocated to perform in the second half of the first semi-final on May 7.
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