Luxembourg seems to be back for good and it’s one step closer to selecting its entry for Eurovision 2025. A few moments ago, RTL, the country’s public broadcaster, revealed the seven songs that will compete in Luxembourg Song Contest 2025! Read more
RTL announced the date on which the songs of Luxembourg Song Contest 2025 are going to be released!
The national broadcaster of Luxembourg, RTL, revealed today that the seven songs that are going to participate in Luxembourg Song Contest 2025 are scheduled to be released on Thursday 19th of December. More details on the songs will be made available the coming days.
In addition to the above, RTL also announced that the tickets for those who want to attend the big night of Luxembourg Song Contest 2025 are going to go on sale the coming Friday at 16:00 CET. The national song contest is going to take place in the town of Esch-Uelzecht on 25th of January 2025.
The seven artists who are going to claim the representation of the Grand Duchy are as per below:
Source: RTL
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There are only three days left until Monday 18th when the names of the artists who will compete in the Luxembourg Song Contest, the national competition that will determine the representative of Luxembourg in the 69th Eurovision Song Contest next May in Basel, Switzerland, are expected to be revealed. In the 2025 Luxembourg Song Contest, the total number of artists to be announced is expected to be seven, one less than this year.
Between November 8 and 10, live auditions of the 79 entries submitted for the Luxembourg Song Contest took place, which were evaluated by the following five-member international jury.
According to the ESC Discord, two of the seven names to be announced had also competed for this year’s representation of the Grand Duchy.
EXCLUSIVE: According to our sources, 7 artists will participate in the Luxembourg Song Contest 2025, one fewer than last year.
Of those, 2 have participated in last year’s edition.#Eurovision pic.twitter.com/s7MosXSYh9
— ESC Discord (@ESCdiscord) November 15, 2024
The Luxembourg Song Contest is scheduled to take place on January 25.
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In a delightful development, Luxembourg’s national broadcaster, RTL, will make history by airing the 22nd Junior Eurovision Song Contest live on November 16. This marks the first time RTL will broadcast the event, even though the country has not yet participated in the competition.
RTL Zwee has officially scheduled the Junior Eurovision 2024 in its broadcasting for November 16, complete with commentary in Luxembourgish by Raoul Roos and Eric Lehmann. This broadcast signals a significant return for Luxembourg to Eurovision events, especially following its re-entry into the adult contest after a three-decade absence. Could this be a precursor to Luxembourg’s potential debut in the Junior Eurovision in the near future? Only time will tell…
In addition to Luxembourg, other non-participating countries will also air the contest. Lithuania and Montenegro are set to join Luxembourg in broadcasting the event, along with Croatia, a founding member of the contest and its first ever winner in 2003. These countries may be looking to reintroduce their audiences to the children’s contest, gauging interest for a possible return the next years.
It’s worth noting that countries like Cyprus and San Marino have also returned to the competition after several years away, indicating a growing interest in the Junior Eurovision format across Europe.
Seventeen countries will take part in the 22nd edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest:
The 22nd edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be held on November 16 in Madrid, Spain, following the country’s second-place finish last year and the refusal of the winning country, France, to host for the second year in a row. The slogan for this year’s contest is “Let’s Bloom!”, while Ruth Lorenzo, Marc Clotet and Melani Garcia will serve as this year’s hosts.
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60 artists sumbitted entries for the 2025 edition of the Luxembourg Song Contest, the televised show through which Luxmebourg is going to select their participation in Eurovision Song Contest 2025, which is scheduled to take place in Basel, Switzerland.
RTL, the national broadcaster of the Grand Duchy, confirmed today that, after the end of the deadline for submissions which was on 6th of October, a total of 60 artists submitted one or more songs for the Luxembourg Song Contest. These artists are going to be invited for audtions in front of the international jury in November.
RTL has confirmed to ESC Discord that around 60 artists have submitted one or multiple songs to the Luxembourg Song Contest, their #Eurovision 2025 selection.
These artists will be invited to auditions in front of an international jury in November. pic.twitter.com/I3JpmdOuCi
— ESC Discord (@ESCdiscord) October 9, 2024
The chosen artists are expected to participate in Luxmebourg Song Contest wich is going to take place on 25th of January 2025.
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A songwriting camp took place in Luxembourg the past few days, as the Grand Duchy has started the search of its participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025!
According to the country’s national broadcaster RTL, Rocklab organized the camp in Esch-Belval to help artists produce songs that could compete in next year’s Eurovision. The camp was led by Greig Watts, an experienced A&R representive who organized the first ‘Eurovision Camp’ in the Netherlands in 2015.
The Grand Duchy returned to Eurovision this year after a 31-year hiatus and created the Luxembourg Song Contest as a new national final for the country. Several of the performers who competed in this year’s competition were among the 20 artists accepted into the camp.
Joel Marques, CHAiLD, Edsun, Naomi Ayé, Krick and many members of One Last Time participated, along with other Luxembourgish talents. At the camp, each of the artists had to write and produce a song for Eurovision within eight hours. The artists were assisted by international music producers and songwriters.
One of the songwriters who came to Luxembourg for the camp was Linda Dale – who knows how to write a winning song. Dale was one of the composers behind “The Code”, Eurovision winner Nemo for Switzerland this year in Sweden.
However, it is unclear whether these songs were written specifically for the Luxembourg Song Contest. In addition, the artists selected to participate in the camp will not necessarily be in the LSC lineup – a decision has yet to be made on who will compete in next year’s national final.
All the same, there is a chance that one of the songs produced at the camp will be Luxembourg’s next Eurovision entry. At the camp, Dale told the artists in attendance that “it’s important to always say yes to the ideas that come up at a camp like this, because that’s how ‘The Code’ was born.”
Source: RTL
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Luxembourg Song Contest, the TV show through which Luxembourg is going to choose for the second year its participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, Switzerland, is going to be held on January 25, 2025.
The Grand Duchy’s national broadcaster, RTL, has officially announced that the Luxembourg Song Contest is scheduled to take place on January 25 at the Rockhal in the city of Esch-Uelzecht. At the same time, the new logo of the Luxembourg show was revealed, as you can see in the post on the official Instagram account.
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In this year’s Contest, after a hiatus of 31 years, the nation was represented by Tali and the song “Fighter” which ended up in 13th place of the grand final.
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The family show of the Eurovision 2024 First Semi-Final in Malmö at the Malmö Arena! We are just a couple of hours before the First Semifinal kicks in but, before we get to know the first results the artists competing in the First Semifinal will perform once again for the Family Show. The Family Show is more financially convenient, identical to the live one for families and takes place earlier on the same day of the Semifinal. EurovisionFun will be watching all the shows live both at the on-site press centre in Malmöä and at the online press centre and will be commenting on the full performances of the 15 participating countries and the United Kingdom, Germany, and Sweden. This year we will watch the automatic qualifiers perform their entire songs as part of the Semifinal
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The show opens with the iconic Cyprus representative Eleni Foureira singing her 2018 Eurovision song, Fuego! She is performing an oriental-inspired version of Fuego. After Eleni, Eric Saade comes to the stage to sing Popular in an explosive performance. Last but not least, Chanel rocks the stage. The 2022 Spanish representative sings SloMo with a different dance performance than what we saw in Turin two years ago. An amazing way to start this year’s Eurovision Season!
The host of the show is Petra Mede who is familiar to Eurofans as she has hosted the contest twice before in 2013 and 2016. She is joined by actress Malin Åkerman. The female duo are dressed in pink and orange neon suits that are suitable for the LED background.
Petra welcomes us back in Sweden and she made a joke about her voting for Finland last year. They also thank last year’s organizers for hosting an incredible show back in 2023. Malin praises Petra for hosting for a third time the contest and Petra said that she never tried to host with a woman and she was thrilled about this experience.
The hosts are explaining the voting process in English AND French this year. We’ve missed so much Petra speaking French!! Malmo are we ready? Let the Eurovision Song Contest begin!
Silia becomes the youngest artist to open a Eurovision Song Contest. With 17 years Silia opened the First Semi-final! She’s joined by 4 male dancers all in white t-shirts which they removed by the end of the song. The LED’s are mostly in neon turquoise colours. Silia has improved her vocals from her previous attempts. She danced in the whole performance. The dancebreak looks better than the second rehearsal, the camera shots are improved by a lot!! In the last 20 seconds, the colours of the LED turn red.
Following Teya Dora brings a Serbian ballad. Teya Dora is standing and sitting on a rock during the performance. The performance is introspective and very emotional. The LED screens show thunders and a flower by the end of the song and the atmosphere is dark throughout the performance. Will this be enough for Teya Dora to get to the Grand Final?
Lithuania is next with Luktelk! His performance has most of the elements from their national final one. The LED’s are based in red and blue colours. Silvester enjoys his performance and is very energetic. A sure qualifier!
Bambie Thug has grown in the weeks. The change from her national final to Malmö is incredible. Bambie really knows how to pull a live performance with their voice and their face expressions. They are accompanied by a shirtless dancer who seems that he is their lover in the performance. The dancer dresses off Bambie revealing a very thin suit. On the bridge of the song, the candles rise upwards, and the lighting turns red. At the end of the song they scream and the performance is finished with a LED phrase “Crown The Witch”. The crowd was clapping for a long time. Ireland is back in the game!
Break
Petra Mede interacts with the audience. She is tested on her Eurovision knowledge from previous songs but fails.
Olly is the first of the Big 5 plus Sweden to sing live in one of the Semifinals. He is performing in a Box that has a shower. He is accompanied by 4 male dancers in boxer shorts. The whole performance is very physical and sensual. The choreography increases this sexual tension. In the last chorus, he leaves the box with his dancers and he’s performing in the front part of the stage. Olly’s vocals were not the best.
The folk duo is next to perform. In the first chorus the shots are from above with the LED floor being in grey and blue colours making a hurricane. Aliona comes to the stage for her rap part and she is vocally perfect. After that, we can see Jerry in the LED wall being as mother Teresa. The images on the LED screens and the light work elevates this song. At the end of the performance, Jerry and alyona are lying on the floor and the LED is full of women. A very moving performance that could give Ukraine another victory!
Luna honors the name of her song with a floor that resembles a chessboard and two towers onstage. Luna is surrounded by two dancers dressed in black and white as chess pieces. Then, a red figure appears forming the shadow of the singer. At the final point of the song, the two towers come together and change color to red, while we also have fireworks. Overall it is not a very impressive performance. It seems to me that Poland risks not qualifying this year.
The fan and bookers favourite is next on the stage. We start with smoke and a setup resembling a rock concert. There are fireworks, and the lights are in various colors with alternations. At the last chorus we can see many smoke and many fireworks also. In general, the dancers and the choreography is an upgraded version of the national final. The crowd went crazy with Croatia’s performance you can listen them joining the chorus.
Eurovision legend Hera Björk, started her performance with her standing at the top of some stairs. The LED backdrop is in golden colours and it suits her iconic dress of the same color. Vocally Hera never disappoints. At the middle of her performance, the colours are transformed in red colours. Up until the second chorus, she is alone on stage, and then her backing singers joined her. The platform rises, and we see fireworks as well. It seems that she enjoyed the performance by 100%!
Break
Malin Åkerman shares her love for Swedish cinema as well as Eurovision music. A segment that mixes classic Swedish movies such as “The Seventh Deal” and “Fanny Alexander” with Eurovision songs entries.
The performance starts in an apartment with a fire in a barrel. In the chorus, the whole living room catches on fire, and Isaak stands in the middle. In the end, we see the backing vocalists on stage, while the fires go out. Isaak’s vocals are impeccable but he risks going unnoticed by the audience in the final.
After Germany, next on stage is Raiven. She is dressed in a transparent bodysuit, at the beginning of the performance she is laid on the floor by herself, and then in the chorus, she is accompanied by her dancers wearing light beige underwear. The choreography is good but the whole work is not as impactful. At the end of the song, the LED floor is in blue colours like they are floating in the sea.
Windows95man takes his UMK concept including the jean egg for Malmö. Windows95Man emerges from the egg. The dancers have a 1990-2000s style, and the shots are framed to create an illusion of nudity. In the end, he wears denim shorts with fireworks. A novelty act that could go either way. You either love it or hate it. Windows95man and Henri Piispanen vocals did not sound as good as in UMK.
The Malmö version of In The Middle is a much polished one from Natalia’s national final. Natalia’s vocals are really good but the stage feels empty during most of the performance which plays against her. There are images of flowers, a tree, bubbles and butterflies. When Natalia plays the violin the angel wings are displayed.
Twins Marcus & Martinus represent the host country. The performance does not change the concept from Melodifestivalen but expands it. It feels like the inside of a club with flashing lights and dancers. A very professional presentation that will surely do well in the Final.
Next act on the stage is the male duo from Azerbaijan, the LED wall displays an unknown character in silver waving his hands and performing some movements. In the middle of the performance, two huge hand props were revealed on the stage. Overall, the performance is not very memorable. Azerbaijan may not qualify for a second year.
Electric Fields is the next onstage. The camera shots are good but there is nothing particularly impressive. “On the LED screens, we see scenes from the video. Then three dancers-vocalists appear, and in the second chorus, the didgeridoo appears, and the title of the song is written on the wall. In fact the second half of the performance is more eye-catching and colourful. Will this be enough for Australia to qualify?
Portugal is bringing art to the stage! A classy performance with an impressive, minimalistic choreography. The vocals of Iolanda are on point and the camera frames and shots are perfect. One of the floating cubes is lower the whole performance based on the other three. The performance is based on white colours as we already saw at Festival da Cançao.
Luxembourg had not competed in Eurovision since the 90s and is closing the First Semifinal with a French/English pop song, which is unusual based on the previous representatives. Tali is good vocaly but the camera shots are weak. The performance is based on purple and golden colours as well as images of tigers roaring. She has changed her braids from the first rehearsal. There is fog on the stage and shots towards the audience. In the last chorus, we also have fireworks, and the word ‘Fighter’ appears on the LED screens.
A recap of all the entries follows.
Petra Mede present us in a really special interval act the double Irish winner Johnny Logan! Johnny sings Loreen’s Euphoria with a live orchestra. A beautiful performance!
We are now watching a video with the turquoise carpet. Petra jokes that according to social media, “it was the best turquoise carpet ever”.
A recap of all the entries follows.
We go from lighthearted humor to a sad moment. In addition to reminding the audience that Nicole and Hugo were the first performers to dance and sing together for Eurovision, Malin also briefly remembers that Nicole who passed away the previous year. A compilation of Eurovision dance acts as a tribute to the Belgium representatives in 1973 follows.
Second Interval act for the semi-final one is Benjamin Ingrosso in an amazing medley of three songs.
The hosts highlight the several nations and languages that have participated in the show right before the results are announced, and another video compilation is presented.
Cyprus
Lithuania
Ireland
Ukraine
Croatia
Finland
Portugal
Luxembourg
Serbia
Poland
Slovenia
Australia
Iceland
Moldova
Azerbaijan
The green room is behind the stage and the LED wall opens so we can see the contestants behind it. Martin Osterdahl executive producer of Eurovision Song Contest 2024, declares that he is happy to see that we now have a valid result!
Here we have a big change, as the 15 competing acts stand on stage, without their delegations, waiting for the result. The camera shows them one by one, as the presenters announce the qualifiers. After the first 5 qualifiers are announced, Alesha interviews them backstage and then we learn the 5 remaining qualifiers.
The ten countries that (virtually) qualified for the finals for rehearsal purposes only were the following:
Closing the televised show, we will get to watch a recap of the ten finalist songs.
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The fifth day of technical rehearsals for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö is now over, and the preparations are heating up. Following their first technical rehearsals, the 15 countries competing in the first semi-final took the stage of Malmö Arena for their second round of rehearsals.
The second rehearsals allowed the delegations to iron out any issues from the first round of rehearsals and gave the artists a greater sense of security and comfort on the Eurovision main stage.
We know very little about what this year’s artists have prepared for the Eurovision stage because accredited journalists are not permitted to watch both the first and second rehearsals. The EBU has just posted a recap of today’s rehearsals on YouTube via the official Eurovision channel. More precisely, we’ll get to see the exclusive TV footage of today’s rehearsals.
The countries that had their second rehearsals today were the following:
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