Luxembourg’s continued participation in the Eurovision Song Contest is dependent on the nation’s government agreeing to continue to partly fund its participation.
Dave Gloesener, from the Luxembourgish delegation, has told RTL that the nations continued participation in the Eurovision Song Contest is dependent on a decision from the Grand Duchy’s Government. Luxembourg’s Government agreed to provide funding for a three-year period between 2023 and 2026 to bring the nation back to the contest.
Mr Gloesener explained that the decision on the Luxembourgish Government providing funding is not tied to the nation’s results in the contest. In the coming few weeks, RTL will meet with the Government to decide whether Luxembourg will continue to compete in the contest.
Eva Marija represented Luxembourg at Eurovision 2026 with “Mother Nature” but failed to qualify for the final. Luxembourg were 12th in Semi-Final Two, 62 points away from qualifying for the final. This is the first time that Luxembourg has failed to qualify for the final since their return to the contest in 2023.
Source: RTL
Luxembourg was one of seven countries to take part in the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. Luxembourg participated in the contest 37 times before withdrawing from the contest after 1993. During these 37 years, they won the contest five times. The last of these victories came in 1983. Luxembourg came close to returning to the contest in 2004, but opted against it due to the financial cost of participating. They eventually returned in 2024, after an absence of 31 years.