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has participated in the

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37 times since making its debut at the first contest in . Between 1956 and ,

missed only the contest. Luxembourg has not participated in the contest since its last participation in 1993. Luxembourg has won the contest five times. Only (seven) and (six) have more wins. Luxembourg's first victory was in , when

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won with "

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then won in with "

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". Luxembourg achieved back-to-back victories in the early 1970s, with

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winning with "

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Anne-Marie David Anne-Marie David (born 23 May 1952) is a French singer. She has represented both Luxembourg and France at the Eurovision Song Contest, winning in 1973 and placing third in 1979. Career David was born and raised in Casablanca, French Protector ...

with "

Tu te reconnaîtras "Tu te reconnaîtras" (; "You'll Recognize Yourself"), sung in French by French singer Anne-Marie David representing , was the winning song at the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 – the first time a country won the contest two years in succession ...

" in . Luxembourg's fifth victory was in , when

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won with "

Si la vie est cadeau "Si la vie est cadeau" (; "If Life Is a Gift") by Jean-Pierre Millers (music) and Alain Garcia (lyrics) was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, performed in French by French singer Corinne Hermès for . The song is a dramatic ballad ...

". After hosting the contest, Luxembourg struggled to make an impact, only reaching the top ten twice, with

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third () and Lara Fabian fourth (). Since being relegated from taking part in , the country withdrew from the contest indefinitely.

Participation overview

Due to the country's small size and the national broadcaster's penchant for internal selection, most of Luxembourg's entrants came from outside the Grand Duchy, mainly from France.

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, Plastic Bertrand and Lara Fabian were from Belgium,

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and

from Greece, David Alexandre Winter and Margo from the Netherlands, Ireen Sheer and Malcolm Roberts from the United Kingdom, Geraldine from Ireland, Jürgen Marcus and Chris Roberts from Germany,

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from Spain, Jeane Manson, Maggie Parke and Diane Solomon from the United States and

from Canada. Of the five winners who represented Luxembourg, four were French and one was Greek. Out of 38 entries in total, only the following nine entrants were native to Luxembourg:

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, Chris Baldo,

Monique Melsen Monique Melsen (born 24 February 1951) is a Luxembourgish singer, best known for her participation in the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest. Melsen is one of only eight native Luxembourgish to have represented the country at Eurovision in 37 years of ...

Sophie Carle Sophie Carle (born 7 June 1964 in Luxembourg City) is a Luxembourgish actress and singer mostly operating in France. She has appeared in several films, and represented Luxembourg in the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest with the song " 100% d'amour". ...

, Franck Olivier, Park Café, Sarah Bray, Marion Welter and Modern Times. Another singer native to Luxembourg, Mary Christy, represented Monaco in the 1976 contest, finishing in third place. {, class="wikitable" , +Table key , - , width=15px bgcolor=gold, , Winner , - , bgcolor=silver, , Second place , - , bgcolor=#c96, , Third place , - , bgcolor=#FE8080, , Last place {, class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" , Year ! scope="col" , Entrant ! scope="col" , Song ! scope="col" , Language ! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" , Final ! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" , Points ! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" , Semi ! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" , Points , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" rowspan="2" , {{Escyr, 1956 , rowspan="2",

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, - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , {{Escyr, 1957 , Danièle Dupré , "{{lang, fr, Amours mortes (tant de peine), i=unset" , French , align=center, 4 , align=center, 8 , -style="background:#fe8080;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , {{Escyr, 1958 , Solange Berry , "{{lang, fr, Un grand amour, i=unset" , French , align=center, 9 ◁ , align=center, 1 , -style="background:#fe8080;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , {{Escyr, 1960 ,

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L'Amour est bleu "L'amour est bleu" (; "Love Is Blue") is a song whose music was composed by André Popp, and whose lyrics were written by Pierre Cour, in 1967. Bryan Blackburn later wrote English-language lyrics for it. First performed in French by Greek sing ...

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Hostings

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Helga Guitton Helga Guitton (born 18 December 1942) is a German radio and television presenter. She was a disc jockey and interviewer for RTL and was presenter of the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest. Biography Guitton worked for RTL from 1964 to 1994. On Radio ...

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Conductors

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Willy Berking Willy Berking (22 June 1910 – 21 May 1979) was a German orchestra conductor, trombonist and composer. Career Berking studied music (piano and composition) in Düsseldorf and then in Berlin, where he formed his first big band at the age of ...

, rowspan="3", Host conductor , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1958 , {{flagicon, Netherlands

Dolf van der Linden David Gijsbert van der Linden (22 June 1915 – 30 January 1999), known as Dolf van der Linden, was a Dutch conductor of popular music with a reputation which extended beyond the borders of the Netherlands. Biography David Gijsbert van der Lind ...

, - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1960 , {{flagicon, UK Eric Robinson , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1961 , {{flagicon, France

Léo Chauliac Léo Chauliac, real name Léon Chauliac (6 February 1913 – 27 October 1977), was a French jazz pianist, composer and conductor. A jazz pianist in the 1930s, Léo Chauliac was the accompanist of Charles Trenet from 1941 to 1943, a singer for wh ...

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Alain Goraguer Alain Goraguer (born 20 August 1931, Rosny-sous-Bois, Seine-Saint-Denis) is a French jazz pianist, sideman of Boris Vian and Serge Gainsbourg, arranger and composer. He has composed some or all of the music for films including ''La Planète Sauv ...

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Augusto Algueró Augusto Algueró Dasca (23 February 1934 – 16 January 2011) was a Spanish composer, arranger and music director. He wrote more than 500 songs and about 200 musical scores for films and television. Career Algueró was born in Barcelona, and ...

, Host conductor , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1970 , {{flagicon, France Raymond Lefèvre , , rowspan="10", , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1971 , {{flagicon, France Jean Claudric , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1972 , {{flagicon, Germany Klaus Munro , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1973 , colspan="2", Pierre Cao , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1974 , {{flagicon, UK Charles Blackwell , rowspan="10" {{N/A, N/A , , - !scope="row", {{Escyr, 1975 , {{flagicon, UK

Phil Coulter Philip Coulter (born 19 February 1942) is an Irish musician, songwriter and record producer from Derry, Northern Ireland. He was awarded the Gold Badge from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors in October 2009. Coulter ha ...

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Hervé Roy Hervé Roy (1943 – 2009) was a French musician, singer, composer, and record producer. Biography After studying musical composition and dramatic art at the '' Conservatoire de Paris'', he composed and arranged for many performers since 1966, ...

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Norbert Daum Norbert Daum (born 6 September 1948) is an Austrian musician and conductor. He often works with Ralph Siegel. Daum conducted entries in 7 years of the Eurovision Song Contest, during 1979–1994. Career Work as an arranger Daum was born in Bra ...

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Commentators and spokespersons

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Photogallery

Image:Eurovision Song Contest 1958 - Solange Berry.png,

in Hilversum (

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

) Image:Eurovisie Songfestival 1962 te Luxemburg, voor Luxemburg Camillo Felgen, Bestanddeelnr 913-6609.jpg,

in Luxembourg (

1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...

) Image:Eurovision Song Contest 1965 - France Gall.jpg,

in Naples (

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in for a full term ...

) Image:David Alexandre Winter (Luxemburg), Bestanddeelnr 923-3696.jpg, David Alexandre Winter in Amsterdam (

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...

) File:Eurovisie Songfestival 76 Den Haag Jurgen Marcus (Luxemburg), Bestanddeelnr 928-5031.jpg, Jürgen Marcus in The Hague (

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...

) Image:Eurovision Song Contest 1980 - Sophie & Magaly.jpg, Sophie and Magaly in the Hague (

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – In ...

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