With their hotly-anticipated return to the contest taking shape, Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel has revealed that the country is ready to host Eurovision in 2025 if they were to win the contest next year in Sweden. Luxembourg has previously hosted the contest four times, last hosting in 1984.
More details have slowly been emerging about Luxembourg’s return to the contest, including information about their national selection which will take place in January. Prime Minister Bettel has shared his hopes for the Luxembourgish entry to lift the trophy in Sweden bringing the contest to Luxembourg in 2025, discussing the positive impact on the tourism and hotel industries in the Grand Duchy.
30 years away, but ready as ever
Although Luxembourg has not participated in the contest since 1993, the microstate seem ready to return to Eurovision next year, with the Prime Minister looking forward to their participation and their future in the contest in a recent interview with RTL.
Speaking to the news outlet, Xavier Bettel, who also holds the role of Minister for Communications and Media, expressed Luxembourg’s readiness to host the 2025 contest if Luxembourg were to win the contest next year. On the subject of hosting, PM Bettel added that hosting Eurovision would bring a positive impact for the country, boosting the local hotel industry and promoting tourism in the nation.
It is not the first time that Bettel has discussed the positives of Luxembourg returning to the contest. Speaking in December 2022, the PM said that a return to the contest would yield a substantial return on the high participation fees which had deterred Luxembourg from participating in the contest for nearly 30 years.
Taking a positive progressive stance on the contest, the Luxembourgish government seem prepared to embrace Eurovision and support the Luxembourgish talent which will be exhibited at their national selection. The country’s participation in the contest will also boost development of the music industry in the contest, with participants in the national final having to be from a Luxembourgish background.
Luxembourg at the Eurovision Song Contest
Luxembourg has boasted an impressive track record at Eurovision since their debut in 1956 and have participated 37 times between 1956 and 1993. However, Luxembourg have been absent from the contest since 1993, before announcing their return to the contest in 2024 earlier this year.
Despite this, the landlocked nation has seven top three results to its name, where five of those saw them take home the top prize. Luxembourg first won in 1961 with Jean-Claude Pascal’s “Nous les amoureux”. Corinne Hermès brought the last win to the country in 1983 with her song, “Si la vie est cadeau”. Their most recent entry in 1993 was “Donne-moi une chance” and was sung by Modern Times. It finished in 20th place and was awarded 11 points.
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