Luxembourg made its grand return to Eurovision in 2024, achieving a solid 13th place with Tali. The result has seemingly encouraged the country to stay, as broadcaster RTL has now opened applications to select its new representative for 2025.
Registrations are open until 6 October 2024 and an international expert jury will select the best candidates during auditions. Then the public will be able to have their say, with the country’s eventual Eurovision representative being chosen through a new edition of the Luxembourg Song Contest.
As with their last selection, candidates will have to meet a number of criteria in order to be selected:
- Be at least 16 years old on 1 January, 2025
- Have Luxembourg nationality, have lived in Luxembourg for 3 consecutive years, or be anchored in the Luxembourg cultural scene
- Be available between November 2024 and May 2025
- Be able to sing live on stage
- If competing as a band or group, at least one member must meet these previous conditions
The main change seems to lie in the new requirement for contestants to present at least one song, and up to 5. Last year, contestants could enter with or without an original song. Also, no language rules seem to apply. In summary, the song requirements are as follows:
- Maximum length of 3 minutes
- Must not have been published or publicly performed before 1 September, 2024
- Each artist/group can enter up to 5 songs
- Must be an original composition
- Language is freely selectable
The songs selected in this first process will be called upon at the end of 2024 to perform in front of an international jury of experts, whose names are not yet known. Previous jury members have included Christer Björkman and Tali Eshkoli.
The artists finally selected will qualify for the national Luxembourg Song Contest final in January 2025. Further information on the format will be released by RTL in the coming months.
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