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Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG 2018 - Not taking part
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Re: LUXEMBOURG 2018
Yes.
The new boss of RTL, Christophe Goossens, is esc-friendly.
Yes.
The new boss of RTL, Christophe Goossens, is esc-friendly.
Re: LUXEMBOURG 2018
If they ever return (which is unlikely because the channel doesn't fit the EBU's criteria anymore), I hope they'll keep sending songs either in French or Luxembourgish for ever. I would rather see them not coming back than jumping on the English-language bandwagon like everyone else.
Many Luxembourgish entries have become classics despite the language barrier, they should keep that in mind.
If they ever return (which is unlikely because the channel doesn't fit the EBU's criteria anymore), I hope they'll keep sending songs either in French or Luxembourgish for ever. I would rather see them not coming back than jumping on the English-language bandwagon like everyone else.
Many Luxembourgish entries have become classics despite the language barrier, they should keep that in mind.
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[MENTION=9195]tuorem[/MENTION], the broadcaster is in the official list of EBU
https://www.ebu.ch/about/members
[MENTION=9195]tuorem[/MENTION], the broadcaster is in the official list of EBU
https://www.ebu.ch/about/members
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Fair enough but wasn't there an issue with the fact that nowadays their programs aren't diverse enough to take part in Eurovision? (the same issue Israel will be facing next year?) 
[MENTION=9195]tuorem[/MENTION], the broadcaster is in the official list of EBU
https://www.ebu.ch/about/members
Fair enough
but wasn't there an issue with the fact that nowadays their programs aren't diverse enough to take part in Eurovision? (the same issue Israel will be facing next year?) Re: LUXEMBOURG 2018
Luxembourg is out
https://eurovoix.com/2017/05/22/luxembourg-will-not-participate-eurovision-2018/
Luxembourg is out
https://eurovoix.com/2017/05/22/luxembourg-will-not-participate-eurovision-2018/
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Re: LUXEMBOURG 2018
It might just be me who's stupid, but in what way does the voting system hinder the micro-states from being successful in the contest? Like both Iceland and Malta have smaller populations than Luxembourg does, yet they still manages to do relatively decently in the contest (Ira Losco, Yohanna, Gianluca Bezzina, Pollapönk)??
It might just be me who's stupid, but in what way does the voting system hinder the micro-states from being successful in the contest? Like both Iceland and Malta have smaller populations than Luxembourg does, yet they still manages to do relatively decently in the contest (Ira Losco, Yohanna, Gianluca Bezzina, Pollapönk)??
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Re: LUXEMBOURG 2018
I think that is just more a cover than anything. That's not the real reason they don't want to participate, as you said Iceland and Malta have lower populations and can do well when they send competitive entries. The real reason is probably because they are afraid of the costs of hosting in case of a win, like it's said in that article. But they need to realize that: a) Winning is very hard, there's more than 40 countries competing for 1st place, so they shouldn't avoid participation just for that reason and b) if they really couldn't host it after a win, they don't have to!
I think that is just more a cover than anything. That's not the real reason they don't want to participate, as you said Iceland and Malta have lower populations and can do well when they send competitive entries. The real reason is probably because they are afraid of the costs of hosting in case of a win, like it's said in that article. But they need to realize that: a) Winning is very hard, there's more than 40 countries competing for 1st place, so they shouldn't avoid participation just for that reason and b) if they really couldn't host it after a win, they don't have to!
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Re: LUXEMBOURG 2018
The argument that is a "micro-state", while actually having a larger population than and and not much less than , is a bit, well, not too accurate but also a tricky one.
If we actually take a look at the population, functions in a similar way as , , and in the sense that a healthy portion of the official population are de facto not "actively" living in , they are merely registered there as a way to avoid taxes in their respective home countries, in particular is strategically very well placed in the middle of Benelux region, France and Germany, having rich people from all those countries register themselves in while work and maybe even live in one of the other countries. It's hard to say how large portion of the Luxembourgese population that consists of these "faux" citizens, but I think it's big enough that indeed would struggle similarly as the other micro-states and can't be compared to mentioned, on paper, smaller countries. Looking back at their history in ESC, how many of their entrants were actually even from ? As far as I recall, majority were called in from and .
The argument that
is a "micro-state", while actually having a larger population than and and not much less than , is a bit, well, not too accurate but also a tricky one.If we actually take a look at the population,
functions in a similar way as , , and in the sense that a healthy portion of the official population are de facto not "actively" living in , they are merely registered there as a way to avoid taxes in their respective home countries, in particular is strategically very well placed in the middle of Benelux region, France and Germany, having rich people from all those countries register themselves in while work and maybe even live in one of the other countries. It's hard to say how large portion of the Luxembourgese population that consists of these "faux" citizens, but I think it's big enough that indeed would struggle similarly as the other micro-states and can't be compared to mentioned, on paper, smaller countries. Looking back at their history in ESC, how many of their entrants were actually even from ? As far as I recall, majority were called in from and .