The national broadcaster of Andorra (RTVA) has confirmed they will not be returning for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 taking place in Austria next May.
RTVA not returning for Austria 2026
Over the years there have been numerous proposals to bring the Andorran principality back to the Eurovision stage. During the early 2020s, Susanne Georgi who represented Andorra in 2009, heavily campaigned for Andorra’s return. However, this failed to materialise, with the broadcaster maintaining it is not in their plans at this time.
Earlier this year, Catalan broadcaster RAC 1 alleged that television executives had travelled to Andorra. The intention was to propose an offer of a Eurovision comeback through the use of the Catalan music contest Eufòria. Through this music competition, the executives proposed that the winner of the sixteen song show could represent Andorra on the Eurovision stage. TV3 has aired Eufòria since 2022. In a recent statement seen by Eurofestivales, RTVA has confirmed they will not be returning to Eurovision at this time and that they will not be collaborating with TV3 for this purpose.
Andorra at the Eurovision Song Contest
Andorra first made their Eurovision debut in 2004. Marta Roure represented the country with “Jugarem a estimar-nos” and finished 18th in the semi-final, with 12 points. They also failed to make the final in 2005.
It wasn’t until 2006 that Andorra internally selected an entry to take part in the contest. Jenny became the first internally-selected act, in Athens. Her song “Sense tu” finished last in the semi-final with 8 points – Andorra’s worst result to date. Andorra’s best result came in 2007 with Anonymous’ “Salvem el món” which finished 12th in the semi-final.
Their most recent participation was in Moscow, in 2009. Susanne Georgi represented the microstate with “La teva decisio (Get a Life)”. The broadcaster decided not to return to the 2010 contest due to financial issues. They have not returned to the contest since.
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