The Luxembourgish national broadcaster RTL officially confirms its participation in Eurovision 2027 alongside a major three-year commitment
The Luxembourgish national broadcaster RTL has officially confirmed its participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2027, which will take place in Bulgaria next May. Luxembourg becomes the eith country to confirm participation in Eurovision 2027, following Cyprus, Germany, North Macedonia, San Marino, Greece, Switzerland and the host country – Bulgaria.
Luxembourg Commit to Next Three Contests
In a statement released by the national broadcaster earlier, Luxembourg confirmed that it will participate not only in Eurovision 2027, but also in 2028 and 2029: “RTL Luxembourg welcomes the decision of the Government to approve Luxembourg’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest for the next three editions. This decision provides the visibility and stability needed to continue developing the Eurovision project in Luxembourg and to strengthen the country’s presence on the European music scene“.
They further added: “Since its return to the competition in 2024, Luxembourg has regained its place within one of the largest entertainment events in the world. RTL Luxembourg intends to continue this momentum by offering the public a unifying project that promotes creativity, cultural diversity, and Luxembourg’s visibility beyond its borders.”
In the announcement, the national broadcaster confirmed that the Luxembourgish representative for Eurovision 2027 will be chosen once again through the traditional national selection, “Luxembourg Song Contest”. The selection will take place once more at the Rockhal concert hall in the city of Esch-sur-Alzette on January 30th.
An End to the Financial Crisis
Immediately following the Eurovision final last month and Luxembourg’s non-qualification to the grand final – for the first time in its history – Dave Gloesener, a senior executive at the national broadcaster, stated that the country’s participation in Eurovision was not guaranteed. He noted that a meeting between the management of the national broadcaster and the government would take place in the coming weeks to decide whether Luxembourg would continue to take part in the competition.
In the interview, Gloesener shared that the government funding provided for the Eurovision participation was predetermined for a limited three-year period, between 2023 and 2026, with the aim of enabling its return to the contest after a long absence. Now, with the end of that period, a renewed decision was required. The executive emphasized that the decision was entirely unrelated to the results in the competition, but rather to broader budgetary considerations. Now, it appears the budget issue is behind them and Luxembourg is looking forward.
Luxembourg in Eurovision 2026
“Mother Nature” is the title of the song that was performed by Eva Marija, who represented Luxembourg at Eurovision 2026, to be held in Vienna, Austria, in the second semi-final on May 14th. Eva finished 12th in the second semi final, with 60 points, which wasn’t enough for her to qualify for the Grand Final.
Eurovision 2027: This will be Luxembourg’s 41th participation in Eurovision. Luxembourg joined the competition in 1956, was one of the seven founding countries, and has won it five times over the years. Luxembourg’s last victory was at Eurovision 1983 with the song “Si la vie est cadeau” performed by singer Corinne Hermès. In 2024, Luxembourg returned to the competition after a 31-year absence.
