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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.

 

Source: RTL

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Germany: Changes in the selection process for Eurovision?

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TV producers Stefan Raab and Daniel Rosemann have pitched a new idea to the four major German TV channels (ARD, ZDF, RTL and ProSieben) to work together to select Germany’s Eurovision entry.

This program will include ZDF, RTL and ProSieben each hosting a semi-final with the finalists progressing to the grand final, broadcasted on Das Erste. All networks are interested, but no final decision will be made until this year’s competition is over.

According to the plan, all the shows will be produced by the same studio. However, each broadcaster can organize their evening according to their own ideas. The winners of these three programs will compete in the final at Erste to get their ticket for Eurovision .

Whether ARD will select its own candidates before the German final is negotiable. There are still different ideas about what exactly the joint project will bring from the participating broadcasters, such as the details of the organization and the amount of money.

There is also a reason why the decision will take some time. They want to see how Germany will perform at this year’s Eurovision in Malmö in May. A success of Isaak would give the prospect of a new attempt.

Germany will be represented this year by Isaak with the song “Always On The Run” .

Will Germany manage to avoid the last place in the final? Tell us in the comments below!

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Source: DWDL.de

Luxembourg: Listen to the revamp of “Fighter” by Tali!

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It’s been a long time since Tali, the representative of Luxembourg, stated that she wants her song “Fighter” to be revamped ahead of Eurovision 2024.

Earlier today, the revamped version of the song was released alongside the music video that will represent Luxembourg!

We remind you that Tali, won the Luxembourgish national final and will represent the country in Malmö after years abscence.

Listen to the revamped version of “Fighter” by Tali, in the video below:

We remind you that Luxembourg will compete in the second half of the second semi-final on May 7.

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Luxembourgish participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, in Malmö!

Luxembourg: TALI will represent the Dutchy at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song “Fighter”!

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Luxembourg joined the Eurovision Song Contest again this year and they will have their representative perform in Malmö Arena in the hopes of winning the contest for the 6th time. Their national final, called Luxembourg Song Contest 2024, just finished and the public has chosen TALI with the song “Fighter” to represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 to be held in Malmö, Sweden!

The show

The Final show was hosted by Désirée Nosbusch, Melody Funck, Raoul Roos and Loïc Juchem and was broadcast live from Rockhal, Luxembourg.

Anne Marie David, French singer who has represented both Luxembourg and France at the Eurovision Song Contest, winning in 1973 and placing third in 1979, opened the show, followed by a “flag parade” style intro where all the contestants entered the stage.

It is worth mentioning that one of the most prominent Greek singers, Vicky Leandros, made an amazing guest appearance at Luxembourg Song Contest 2024, singing “Après toi“. This was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1972 performed in French by Vicky, when she represented Luxembourg.

All the contestants performed “Poupée de cire, poupée de son“, the winning entry of Luxembourg  at the Eurovision Song Contest 1965, held in Naples.

After the first voting round, all the contestants paid tribute to this year’s host country, Sweden, by singing one of the most iconic Swedish Eurovision entries, ABBA‘s “Waterloo“.

Many eurostars were there as guests, such as Charlotte Perelli, Ruslana, Katrina Leskanich of Katrina and the Waves and Alexander Rybak all performed their winning entries live!

Vicky Leandros also performed “L’amour Est Bleu” acompanied by Alexander Rybak who played his violin!

rybak leandros

The voting system

The winner will be decided through a 50-50 split, with 50% coming from the jury’s vote and the remaining 50% from the audience. Specifics include:

  • The jury, contributing 50% to the result, comprises representatives from eight countries, with five members from each country.
  • The audience voting is open not only to the local audience but also to the international audience, giving everyone a say in who will represent the Grand Duchy at Eurovision 2024.

The songs

The following eight contestants competed in the hopes of getting selected to represent Luxembourg in Malmö:

Our take on the eight competing songs

Our rating is on a Eurovision scale, 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3

Rating: 10

Joel has a great stage presence, amazing vocals and a song that personally reminds me of Melodifestivalen entries. I could definitely see him represent Luxembourg.

Rating: 3

The song of EDSUN is kinda funky, but for me it has nothing special. Maybe the choreo and the staging does something, especially when they were stacked on the ground. It is very intuitive, but no more than that. I have to admit that his voice was very good, he was never out of tune, even though he was heavily choreographed.

Rating: 8

Eight. For Naomi‘s voice and for the French lyrics. The song is okay. I could see this represent Luxembourg in Malmö this year.

Rating: 7

Love the vibe of the song! However since it is a televised show and the image plays an important role, I disagree with their styling. Angy and Rafa stack up their voices on an amazing duet! Nice duet!

Rating: 6

The only group act tonight, with a nice staging, but nothing special song-wise. Let’s see how they will do tonight!

Rating: 12

I see the winner here (wrote this before the announcement, so in case she wasn’t please bear with me). Amazing vocals, song, stage presence! I can see this doing good at this year’s contest. Would she win though? In my honest opinion, I don’t think so.

Rating: 5

CHAiLD might have been a bit stressed out. His vocals were not good, he kind of lost it at times. Loved his style though. The LED stage projections were great!

Rating: 4

Such a catchy song but TALI doesn’t seem to be doing much, the dancers carry the job. Four, only for the song.

The results

The eight contestants that competed in Luxembourg Song Contest were given the chance to be voted twice by the public, within two voting intervals during the show.

After the first interval, the below three artists were selected to take part in the second voting interval, as the hosts of the show called it, the Super Final of Luxembourg Song Contest:

But let’s have a look on how the jury voting went?

Jury voting 12 points

jury results

TALI grossed a total of 94 points from the international juries. After the public vote was added, these are the final results that determined the winner and this year’s representative of Luxembourg at the Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Malmö, Sweden.

 

The selection of the representative of Luxembourg adds up to the list of selected artists and songs that we will get the chance to watch being performed live later next May in Malmö, Sweden! At the video down below you can watch this year’s representative of Luxembourg, who will get the chance to perform on stage in Malmö this May:

Do you like the artist and song that is selected to represent Luxembourg at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest? Let us know in the comments section below!

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Luxembourg: These are the songs competing in Luxembourg Song Contest 2024!

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RTL, the public broadcaster of Luxembourg, revealed the eight songs that will take part in Luxembourg Song Contest! Read more

Luxembourg: Luxembourg Song Contest Entries to be Revealed Tomorrow!

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Luxembourg’s songs, who have been seeking to represent the country for the first time since 1993, are set to be revealed tomorrow morning, according to RTL’s announcement!

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The names of the eight artists who will compete to represent Luxembourg in Malmö are:

  • Joel Marques
  • Naomi Ayé
  • EDSUN
  • Krick
  • One Last Time
  • TALI
  • Angy & Rafa Ela
  • CHAiLD

The eight songs participating in Luxembourg’s selection for Eurovision 2024 will be revealed tomorrow, from 07:00 (CET) 9th January. According to the broadcaster, the songs will be played from 07:00 tomorrow on “all RTL platforms”.

The Show will take place on January 27 at 8 pm. in Esch-sur-Alzette, Rockhal, presenting the eight finalists who will compete to represent the Grand Duchy in Malmö, Sweden, in the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It will be broadcast live on all digital platforms, on radio, and also on TV.

International viewers will have the opportunity to watch the event via RTL.lu or RTL Today and RTL Infos with commentary in English or French. The winner will be chosen by 50% televoting and 50% jury.

 

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Luxembourg: “Luxembourg Song Contest” ticket sale started | The pre-sale is sold out!

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A few hours ago, the pre-sale for the Luxembourgish national final, namely Luxembourg Song Contest, started. Via the site of of Rockhal, those interested had the opportunity to purchase tickets for the spectacular show -as expected- organized by RTL not only to select the first Luxembourgish Eurovision act in thirty years but also as a showcase of the national music scene to a global audience.

The ticket prizes started from 40 euros(without fees) extending to 80 euros(without fees) and were available via Rockhal.

The pre-sale was a massive success

The public’s reaction was enormous and just within a few hours, all tickets went sold out. Those who did not manage to find a ticket today, should not worry yet! A waiting list will be established on the website in case there is another sale.

Luxembourg Song Contest 2024

RTL promises us a spectacular show with the best that the Luxembourgish scene has to offer. Following an extensive selection and the involvement of an international experts’ committee, these eight artists will compete for the Luxembourgish representation in Malmö:

  1. Joel Marques
  2. Naomi Ayé
  3. EDSUN
  4. Krick
  5. One Last Time
  6. TALI
  7. Angy & Rafa Ela
  8. CHAiLD

 

The winner will be decided with a combination of jury and public vote (50%/50%).

Luxembourg Song Contest will take place on January 27 at the Rockhal in Esch/Alzette. More details are expected to be revealed at a later stage, while the participating songs will be made public in early January.

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Source: RTL

Luxembourg: The 8 finalists of Luxembourg Song Contest to be announced tomorrrow!

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Luxembourg’s national broadcaster RTL revealed that the eight finalists of Luxembourg Song Contest will be announced tomorrow.

Tomorrow the names of the eight finalists who will fight in order to win the much desired ticket to represent Luxembourg at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 via Today Radio from 7:10 am until 14:40 pm CET.

 

The announcements

7:10 – The first finalist

8:40 – The second finalist

9:20 – The third finalist

10:40 – The fourth finalist

11:50 – The fifth finalist

12:50 – The sixth finalist

13:40 – The seventh finalist

14:40 – The eighth finalist

 

It is reminded that the Luxembourg Song Contest will be held on the 27th of January 2024 and the public of Luxembourg will have the opportunity to select the entry which will eventually represent the Duchy at the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö.

Until the big reveal of the eight finalists, take a look at the most successful entries from Luxembourg over the years on the video down below:

 

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Source: RTL

 

Luxembourg: RTL introduces us to the Luxembourg Song Contest!

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Via a press release sent to us earlier, RTL provides us with the title as well as other details of the TV show under production with the aim to select Luxembourg’s entry in Eurovision 2024!

The “Luxembourg Song Contest” was chosen as the name of the format through which the Duchy’s representative will be decided, 31 years after the country’s last participation. RTL promises us a one-of-a-kind evening featuring multiple music genres as well as both established and emerging artists.

The Luxembourg Song Contest is more than just a contest. It’s a celebration of our rich musical talent and a tribute to our Eurovision heritage!

David Gloesener, Head of Delegation of Luxembourg at Eurovision 2024.

The show will be broadcasted live on RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg, while international viewers will be able to watch it on all “RTL Play” digital platforms.

More information about the finalists, tickets, and other details will be released at a later date. Information on Luxembourg’s participation in Eurovision can be found on RTL’s official Eurovision website, www.eurovision.lu.

In the meantime, here are the top ten entries from Luxembourg in Eurovision:

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Luxembourg: Aiming for victory in its Eurovision comeback!

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Luxembourg‘s return to the Eurovision Song Contest comes with particularly high ambitions. The Western European Grand Duchy, with five wins to its name and its exit after 1993, returns to Eurovision aiming to repeat the achievements of the past.

This will was expressed in a statement by the General Coordinator of the Eurovision project on behalf of RTL, Dave Gloesener. The man in charge of Luxembourg’s return to the Eurovision Song Contest made remarks to a journalist from public broadcaster RTL in the context of the auditions that took place in the past few days.

Eurovision’s importance for Luxembourg

Luxembourg is returning to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2024 after 30 years. As such, the Duchy’s public broadcaster decision-makers have the difficult task ahead of them of finding the delegate and the song that will represent Luxembourg in Malmö.

Thus, last week the live auditions for the selection of Luxembourg’s representative at Eurovision 2024 took place. These auditions will serve to select the finalists for the national final from which the artist representing the Duchy in the 68th edition of our favourite competition will emerge.

Source: RTL/Steve Muller

The Luxembourg organisational team consists of Dave Gloesener, RTL’s Eurovision coordinator, and Eric Lehmann, who is both head of the Luxembourg delegation and in charge of the candidates’ section. Speaking during a break in the auditions, Dave Gloesener spoke in detail about the importance for him and his team of Luxembourg’s return to the biggest television extravaganza on the Old Continent.

We wanted to take the whole country with us on this journey. It’s not easy to choose the candidates for the final. There were a lot of talented singers.

In any case, it was a given for us to have the audience with us during the final, so that the whole country could embark on this journey back to Eurovision. We want to ensure that the best candidate will represent the Grand Duchy on the stage of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Apart from the importance for Dave Gloesener and RTL of Luxembourg’s return to Eurovision, he did not hesitate to set the bar high, even aiming for victory, talking about the possibility of organizing the contest:

We want to give our best, we are not there just to be there.

We would be extremely happy if we won. We would have a big party in Luxembourg to celebrate. And the next day we would start planning the next competition. So we would have a year to organise the biggest TV show in Europe.

It remains to be seen whether Gloesener’s statements will come true and Luxembourg will manage to achieve their coveted sixth victory, either in 2024 in Malmö or later. In any case, with the organizing team’s statement that Luxembourg “is not there just to be there”, one can easily imagine the anticipation building as the finalists are announced in early December.

The Duchy’s national final will take place on 27 January and will give the people of Luxembourg the chance to choose the song and artist who will represent them at the 68th Eurovision Song Contest in May in Malmö, 31 years after their last appearance in 1993.

Will Luxembourg continue its successful run at Eurovision?Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the news!

Source: RTL