Luxembourg has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 40 times since its debut at the first contest in . The current Luxembourgish participating broadcaster in the contest is (RTL). The country participated in all but one event between 1956 and , only missing the . After finishing among the bottom seven countries in 1993, Luxembourg was relegated and prevented from competing in . The participating broadcaster at that time, (CLT), declined to return to the contest in , and would make no further appearances over the next three decades. RTL returned to the event for Luxembourg the first time in 31 years in .

With five wins, Luxembourg is one of the contest's most successful nations, and from 1973-1976 and 1983-1994 the nation jointly held the record for most contest wins by a single country. Luxembourg won the Eurovision Song Contest in , with the song "" performed by Jean-Claude Pascal, in , with the song "" performed by France Gall, recorded back-to-back wins in and , when represented by "" by Vicky Leandros and "" by Anne-Marie David, and most recently in , with the song "" performed by Corinne Hermès. The contest has been held in Luxembourg four times, in , , , and , all of which took place in Luxembourg City. In addition to its five wins, Luxembourg recorded two third-place finishes in and , and in total has placed within the top five 13 times and the top ten 19 times. Luxembourg's fortunes in the contest changed in later years, with the nation's final seven appearances in the 1980s and 1990s resulting in four placements in the bottom five, ultimately leading to the nation's relegation and subsequent non-participation in 1993. On its return in 2024, Luxembourg qualified from the semi-finals and ultimately finished in 13th place in the final. It again qualified for the final in and placed 22nd. In , Luxembourg failed to qualify for the first time ever in its history, leaving , once again, as the only country to qualify every year it has participated in a semi final.

Participation Participation in the Eurovision Song Contest is open to members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Between 1956 and 1993, (CLT) participated in the contest representing Luxembourg; since 2024, , a division of the RTL Group, has participated representing Luxembourg.

History One of seven countries to take part in the of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956, Luxembourg has competed in the contest on 38 occasions since its debut entry. The nation participated in all but one event between 1956 and , with no Luxembourgish entry having participated in the . On each occasion that Luxembourg participated in the contest the country was represented by one song, with the exception of the first contest when each nation was represented by two songs.

Luxembourg has won the contest on five occasions, marking it as one of the contest's most successful nations. The country's first win was recorded in with the song "" performed by Jean-Claude Pascal. Four years later the nation were awarded a second victory, with the song "" performed by France Gall winning the contest in . Luxembourg recorded back-to-back victories in and becoming the second country to win the event in two consecutive eventswhen represented by the song "" performed by Vicky Leandros, and "" by Anne-Marie David, respectively. The nation achieved its most recent victory in , with the song "" performed by Corinne Hermès. With its fifth win Luxembourg became the joint-most successful Eurovision nation at that time, equalling the record for the most number of victories by a single country previously set by a record which would remain until recorded their sixth win in . All of Luxembourg's winners, however, were not of Luxembourgish descent, with four of the five artists being French and one, Leandros, being Greek.

During its original participation run between 1956 and 1993 the rules of the contest for the majority of those editions stated that each country was required to perform in one of the national languages of that country. The large majority of Luxembourgish entries were performed in French, which is one of the official languages of Luxembourg and the main language of communication in the country, while Luxembourgish, the country's national language, has featured in only three of the country's entries, in , , and .

Including its five wins, Luxembourg has placed within the top five on 13 occasions and within the top ten on 20 occasions, including two third-place finishes in and . The majority of the country's top placings, however, were recorded prior to its fifth contest win, and in the decade following its most recent victory Luxembourg's fortunes in the contest began to shift, leading to four appearances in the bottom five between and 1993.

Relegation and absence After finishing among the bottom seven countries at the 1993 event, Luxembourg was relegated under a new system to accommodate entries from new nations wishing to compete for the first time, and was thus prevented from participating in the 1994 contest. CLT subsequently declined to participate in the and continued to be absent from the contest for three decades, with the increased costs of participating in the event cited as a main contributing factor for the country's absence. Ahead of the Luxembourg was featured within a preliminary participants list for that edition, however, RTL subsequently reconsidered due to the scale of the participation fee, with Luxembourg ultimately absent from the final list of participating countries. RTL had been approached on several occasions in subsequent years about the possibility of returning to the contest and participation in the contest was the subject of discussion within the Luxembourgish parliament in the years following Luxembourg's last entry, as well as the subject of fan-led petitions run both in Luxembourg and in other countries. The organisation however varyingly identified high participation costs, organisational difficulties, the cost and logistical issues of staging the event should Luxembourg win, format incompatibilities at the broadcaster, disinterest among the Luxembourgish viewing public and poor results towards the end of Luxembourg's participation among the reasons future participation was consistently ruled out. In an interview with in April 2014, Luxembourgish singer revealed that he had been contacted by broadcaster San Marino RTV to create a duet that would represent both countries jointly in the contest. Despite the initial availability of Luxembourgish minister of Culture, the project was ultimately discarded for financial reasons.

Return

On 15 December 2022, it was reported that Xavier Bettel, the Luxembourgish prime minister and minister for communications and media, had instigated discussions with RTL regarding the return of Luxembourg to the Eurovision Song Contest in , with a team within the Luxembourgish government formed to facilitate the country's return to the event. On 12 May 2023, ahead of the final of the , the 30th anniversary of Luxembourg's last entry and the 40th anniversary of Luxembourg's last win, RTL and the EBU announced that Luxembourg would return to the contest in 2024. As part of the announcement, RTL and the Luxembourgish government highlighted the promotion of Luxembourgish culture, the development of the cultural section of Luxembourgish society, as well as economic and touristic benefits which participation in the event could bring.

In July 2023, RTL launched its national selection process, with a televised final held on 27 January 2024 at the Rockhal in Esch-sur-Alzette. Interested artists were able to apply to compete in the event, with applicants required to be Luxembourgish citizens, long-term residents, or those with a proven connection to the Luxembourgish music scene and strong involvement with Luxembourgish culture. This marked a change from the majority of previous Luxembourgish selections, which were predominantly held internally and were often led by the RTL organisation in Paris instead of the local Luxembourgish broadcaster; due to this, a large number of the artists who represented Luxembourg in the contest were not of Luxembourgish descent, including all five of the nation's winning artists. The Luxembourg Song Contest was officially launched on 1 December 2023, with RTL highlighting the event as a showcase for Luxembourgish talent and a platform for established and emerging artists within the Luxembourgish music scene. The chosen entry for 2024, "Fighter" by Tali, qualified for the final and finished 13th. "" by Laura Thorn also qualified for the final in 2025 and finished 22nd. "Mother Nature" by Eva Marija failed to qualify for the final for the first time in Luxembourg's history in 2026.

Participation overview + Table key 1 First place 3 Third place ◁ Last place

+ Participation history Year Artist Song Language Final Points Semi Points Michèle Arnaud "" French rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="37" colspan="2" "" French Danièle Dupré "" French 4 8 "" French 9 ◁ 1 Camillo Felgen "" Luxembourgish 13 ◁ 1 Jean-Claude Pascal "" French 1 31 Camillo Felgen "" French 3 11 Nana Mouskouri "" French 8 13 Hugues Aufray "" French 4 14 France Gall "" French 1 32 Michèle Torr "" French 10 7 Vicky Leandros "" French 4 17 and Sophie Garel "" French 11 5 Romuald "Catherine" French 11 7 David Alexandre Winter "" French 12 ◁ 0 Monique Melsen "" French 13 70 Vicky Leandros "" French 1 128 Anne-Marie David "" French 1 129 Ireen Sheer "Bye Bye I Love You" French, English 4 14 Géraldine "" French 5 84 Jürgen Marcus "" French 14 17 "" French 16 17 Baccara "" French 7 73 Jeane Manson "" French 13 44 Sophie and Magaly "" French 9 56 Jean-Claude Pascal "" French 11 41 Svetlana "" French 6 78 Corinne Hermès "" French 1 142 Sophie Carle "" French 10 39 Margo, , Chris Roberts, Malcolm Roberts, Ireen Sheer and Diane Solomon "Children, Kinder, Enfants" French 13 37 Sherisse Laurence "" French 3 117 Plastic Bertrand "" French 21 4 Lara Fabian "" French 4 90 Park Café "" French 20 8 Céline Carzo "" French 13 38 "" French 14 29 Marion Welter and Kontinent "" Luxembourgish 21 10 Modern Times "" French, Luxembourgish 20 11 colspan="2" Tali "Fighter" French, English 13 103 5 117 Laura Thorn "" French 22 47 7 62 Eva Marija "Mother Nature" English colspan=2 12 60 Confirmed intention to participate †

Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest

A special competition was held in October 2005 to celebrate the contest's 50th anniversary, with 14 songs from Eurovision history competing to determine the most popular song from the contest's first 50 years, with the winner determined through the combined votes of the viewing public and juries over two rounds. The contest was not relayed by a Luxembourgish broadcaster; however, Luxembourg's winning song from 1965, "", performed by France Gall, was featured among the 14 selected songs.

+ Participation history at Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest Artist Song Language At Congratulations At Eurovision Final Points Semi Points Year Place Points France Gall "" French colspan="2" 14 ◁ 37 1 32

Hostings

As is customary the winning broadcaster is offered the opportunity to organise the following year's event, which has resulted in Luxembourg hosting the contest on four occasions. On each occasion the contest was held in Luxembourg City, and coincided with one of Luxembourg's victories. The and events were held in the of and presented by Mireille Delannoy and Josiane Shen, respectively. The and contests were held in the (also known at the time as the and ) and presented by Helga Guitton and Désirée Nosbusch, respectively. Although Luxembourg won the contest in 1973 and were offered the opportunity to stage the , RTL declined the offer due to the financial strain of hosting two consecutive events, leading to the BBC to step in as organiser and staging the event in Brighton.