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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.

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Source: RTL

Luxembourg: The live auditions ahead of Eurovision 2024 have begun!

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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, yesterday, Wednesday 22 November, the live auditions for the selection of Luxembourg’s representative at Eurovision 2024 started. These auditions will serve to select the finalists for the national final from which the artist representing the Duchy at the 68th edition of our favourite competition will emerge.

Jury Committee

A panel of five people with experience of the Eurovision Song Contest has the first and last say in the selection of the artists who will compete in the national final in Luxembourg. This panel is made up of the following:

Christer Björkmann, who is a Swedish producer and TV presenter as well as a former Eurovision participant (Sweden 1992). Björkmann has also served as Head of Delegation for Sweden, has produced the Contest in 2013 and 2015, where it was hosted in Sweden, as well as the only American Song Contest to date in 2022.

Jan Bors, who has served as Head of Delegation for the Czech Republic.

Cesár Sampson, who has represented Austria at Eurovision in 2018, taking first place in the jury vote. Sampson will also play an active role in the Czech national selection this year, as artistic director and presenter of the national final.

Alex Panayi, who is considered a Eurovision expert. Panagi has represented Cyprus at Eurovision twice, in 1995 and 2000. In recent years, he has acted as Vocal Coach for many Eurovision entries and was also the vocal coach for Helena Paparizou in 2005.

Tali Eshkoli, who is an Israeli television producer. Eshkoli was a producer for Eurovision 2019, has also worked on the Miss Universe 2021 contest held in Israel and has been a jury member for national selections of various countries over the years.

Source: RTL/Steve Muller

The auditions

During these auditions, candidates have just ten minutes on stage to convince the jury that they are the right act to represent Luxembourg. Several performers struggled with anxiety, to the point where they had to restart the audition several times.

Speaking about the process, ESC producer and jury member Tali Eshkoli described the excitement as “huge”, while her colleague Christer Björkmann agreed that Luxembourg had waited too long to return to the competition. The jury now has a “big responsibility and a huge challenge” to find the right candidate and get the best possible performance from each artist who takes to the stage during the auditions.

Source: RTL/Steve Muller

The auditions continue until the beginning of December, when the list of candidates who will compete in the national final in Luxembourg will be announced. 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 Malmö in May, 31 years after their last performance in 1993.

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Source: RTL

Luxembourg: Alex Panayi will be the president of the jury of the country’s national final for Eurovision 2024!

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Fame Story, may not be the method of selecting the Cypriot singer, but we do learn some surprising and pleasant things through its Live Stream from STAR TV.

To be exact, Alex Panayi, who is one of the music teachers of the academy, revealed that he will be the president of the jury panel of Luxembourg’s national final for Eurovision 2024, “Luxembourg Decides”.

Alex Panayi, besides having represented his country two time in the Eurovision Song Contest (1995 and 2000), hw is now one of thw most important musicians in Greece and Cyprus, vocal coach, composer, lyricist, music producer, as well as a singer!

He has also been to Eurovision many times, as a vocal coach for the different delegations, but he has also been a juror for a lot of national finals, throughout Europe.

It would not be considered an exaggeration if we said that in everything that he dealt with in the music industry in our country (and of course in Cyprus) there is nothing that he has not attempted or that his opinion and experience has not been trusted.

Let’s remember his song for Eurovision 1995, “Sti Fotia”, which ended up in 9th place:

We wish Alex Panayi the best in his new duties, which we are sure he will handle successfully!

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Luxembourg: Submission window closes with 459 songs for Eurovision 2024!

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One of the most important events of the year, is undoubtedly the return of Luxembourg to the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, after 30 years of abscence!

The country’s public broadcaster, RTL, has announced that both artist and song will be selected through a national final, which is set to take place on January 27. Back in July, RTL had commenced the live auditions of artists who are interested in participating in the national final, without having a song in their possession.

The application platform was then opened for artists who already have a song or composers who wanted to submit their songs, which was open until yesterday, October 1 at midnight.

A while ago RTL announced the number of applications it received and it is more than impressive. In detail, the broadcaster received 459 song applications for the national final! RTL thanked everyone who submitted their suggestions and emphasized that the songs amount to around 23 hours of music.

What we know so far about the Luxembourgish selection is that Josh Island submitted a song and some information on the 100 singers that took part in the auditions.

Luxembourg looks reaady for a spectacular comeback. Do not forget that it is one of the most successful countries, with five victories in its history. A title we think they want to defend!

https://youtu.be/Lxo-o4OTczU

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Luxembourg: One hundred singers took part in the auditions for Eurovision 2024!

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Luxembourg is set to return to the Eurovision Song Contest and it looks like it intends to make a spectacular return. It may still be July but RTL, the country’s public broadcaster, has already started auditions for the national final.

A round of auditions took place yesterday at Rockhal, the venue that will host the national final, with singers interested in participating in the Luxembourgish selection, but without a song. About 100 singers, that applied to the selection took part in the auditions.

A panel of judges evaluated the artists, with the best of them progressing to the next phase, namely the national final on 27 January. Those interested, already having a song ready for the Eurovision Song Contest can still submit it to Luxembourg Public Television.

Luxembourg will select its first entry for the Eurovision Song Contest in 30 years on January 27. The final will take place with the participation of the public for the first time since 1992.

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

Source: rtl.lu

Luxembourg: The public will get to vote in the new national final!

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Dave Gloesener, head of the Eurovision project at RTL, said in an interview that the country’s TV audience will “have a say” in Luxembourg’s new national final, which returns after a 30-year absence at Eurovision 2024.

The show, which will take place on 27 January 2024 and mark Luxembourg’s return to Eurovision, will give viewers the opportunity to participate in the selection process of the artist who will represent the Grand Duchy in Malmö, Sweden.

Speaking to Delano, Gloesener says the decision to hold a national final in Luxembourg was made “without thought”:

“We have been away for a long time and it is important to bring Luxembourg to Eurovision in the right way.”

He also confirmed that the show, which will be held at the Rockhal in Esch-sur-Alzette, will be broadcast live online with commentary in three different languages.

Eric Lehmann, Eurovision project coordinator at RTL, believes that hosting the show is an opportunity for Luxembourg to be seen on the international stage – and the benefits are already being felt:

“Our return to Eurovision has received very positive feedback worldwide and there is also incredible interest in our national selection. The reactions have been extremely encouraging, it’s a source of great pride.”

Luxembourg’s return will not be temporary. After 30 years away from the show and 40 years since the nation last won the contest, Gloesener believes it’s time for Luxembourg to leave its mark on Eurovision again:

“We aim to do very well in the Eurovision Song Contest next year and turn a new page in Eurovision for Luxembourg. We are here to stay.”

Source: Delano

BREAKING NEWS: Luxembourg’s goverment negotiates Dutchy’s return at 2024 Eurovision Song Contest!

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The government is considering Luxembourg’s participation in the Eurovision song contest.

Due in large part to financial restraints, it’s been almost three decades since the Grand Duchy last participated in the contest. Now, PM Xavier Bettel, who is also Minister for Communications and Media, has addressed the subject in the council. Participation would come at a high cost, particularly if the country were to win the contest, but the the positive impact in return would be substantial.

RTL (Radio Television of Luxembourg) has been contacted and discussions regarding the participation of 2024 are ongoing. RTL could become a local media partner as a member of the Eurovision (EBU) and be responsible for finding a song candidate.

A specific team has been assigned to the project, and will be lead by Xavier Bettel and in cooperation with Minister Tanson, Asselborn and others.

Luxembourg’s last participation was in 1993 with the group “Modern Times”. The Duchy prides itself on having won the Eurovision Song Contest 5 times, notably in 1961, 1965, 1972, 1973 and 1983.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wTj4QxBHAI

Are you excited with the possible Luxembourg’s return in the Eurovision Song Contest?

Source: RTL

Netherlands: Proposal to Edsilia Rombley to present Eurovision 2020

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Following “Game Of Thrones” star Michiel Huisman, Dutch media claim that the country’s representative at Eurovision 1998 and 2007, Edsilia Rombley, has accepted a proposal to present the 65th Eurovision Song Contest, which will take place May 12,14 and 16 in Rotterdam. .

In 1998 Edsilia Rombley took fourth place in the competition then held in Birmingham, with the song “Hemel en aarde”. In 2007, she represented the country for the second time, with the song “On Top Of The World”, but failed to qualify for the final of the event.

The news was broadcast by RTL television. Edsilia Rombley will also be one of the presenters of Eurovision In Concert, the biggest annual promo event, held before the contest.