Andorra in the Eurovision Song Contest

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Andorra
Andorra
Member station RTVA
Appearances
Appearances 6 (0 finals)
First appearance 2004
Last appearance 2009
Best result 12th SF: 2007 SF
Worst result Last: 2006 SF
External links
RTVA page
Andorra's page at Eurovision.tv
Marta Roure performing "Jugarem a estimar-nos" at Istanbul (2004)

Andorra has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest six times, debuting in the 2004 contest. Interest in the contest had been great for a long time, despite the local Andorran broadcaster, Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra (RTVA), not showing the contest until recent years (citizens could watch it on Spanish and French stations). A majority of the songs have so far been sung in Catalan, the national language of Andorra.

Despite the homeland interest in the competition, Andorra has never qualified for the final (like three other countries: the Czech Republic, Montenegro and San Marino). In 2007, a qualification for the final was predicted, but with a 12th place finish, it just missed out. In the past RTVA held a large reality show contest to select its entry for Eurovision. From 2006, RTVA held an internal selection process to select the Andorran entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.

RTVA confirmed its participation in the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia. It announced that there would be a public selection process - something not seen in the country since 2005.[1][2][3] Andorra's 2009 entry once again failed to qualify, getting only 8 points in the semifinal.

In the finals, Andorra has always given its 12 points to Spain, with the exception of 2007. As the two nations are neighbouring, this has done very little to dispel accusations of political voting which have been going on for a long time.

In December 2009 RTVA announced that Andorra would withdraw from the 2010 Contest due to a lack of funding for an Andorran entry. This came after RTVA submitted an entry for the contest, in case funding could be found to submit an entry. However no funding could be found, and so Andorra was forced to withdraw.[4][5]

Andorra did not participate in the 2011 contest due to financial difficulties,[6] and they have no plans to return in 2012, for the same reason.[7]

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EBU withdrawal [edit]

On 8 November 2011, it was announced by the Andorran broadcaster; RTVA, that they would leave the EBU, due to financial reasons and a cut of subsidies from the Andorran government.[8] After a meeting with the EBU director Ingrid Deltenre in June 2012, RTVA decided to stay in the EBU, but said participation in Eurovision is still unlikely.[9]

Contestants [edit]

Year Artist Language Title Final Points Semi Points
2004 Marta Roure Catalan "Jugarem a estimar-nos" X X 18 12
2005 Marian van de Wal Catalan "La mirada interior" X X 23 27
2006 Jenny Catalan "Sense tu" X X 23 8
2007 Anonymous Catalan, English "Salvem el món" X X 12 80
2008 Gisela English, Catalan "Casanova" X X 16 22
2009 Susanne Georgi Catalan, English "La teva decisió (Get a Life)" X X 15 8
  • XX on Finals denotes an unsuccessful attempt to qualify to the final.

Voting history (2004-2009) [edit]

Andorra has given the most points to... (finals only)

Rank Country Points
1  Spain 60
2  Ukraine 33
3  France 26
4  Greece 21
 Finland 21

Andorra has given the most points to... (with semi-finals)

Rank Country Points
1  Portugal 64
2  Spain 60
3  Finland 49
 Ukraine 49
5  Israel 45

Andorra has received the most points from... (with semi-finals)

Rank Country Points
1  Spain 54
2  Portugal 10
3  Estonia 8
4  Czech Republic 7
 Netherlands 7
 Poland 7
Anonymous performing "Salvem el món" at Helsinki (2007)
Gisela performing "Casanova" at Belgrade (2008)

References [edit]

  1. ^ Jaime Solloso (2008-09-10). "Andorra: RTVA confirm participation in Moscow 2009". Oikotimes. Archived from the original on 23 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-10. 
  2. ^ Hondal, Víctor (2008-09-11). "Andorra will participate at Eurovision 2009". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-11. 
  3. ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (2008-10-22). "Andorra prepares for Eurovision 2009!". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 25 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-18. 
  4. ^ Victor, Hondal (2009-12-12). "Definitely, no Andorra in Oslo". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 14 December 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2009. 
  5. ^ Hondal, Victor (2009-11-13). "Andorra submit application to EBU". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 16 November 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2009. 
  6. ^ "Speculation on Next Years Entries". ESCIreland. Archived from the original on 4 June 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2010. 
  7. ^ "Andorra não voltará para o Eurovision 2012". JanelaESC. Retrieved 19 October 2011. 
  8. ^ Hondal, Victor. "News - Andorra to quit EBU". ESCToday. Retrieved 8 November 2011. 
  9. ^ "Andorra: Klärende Meldung aus den Pyrenäen". eurofire.blog.de. Retrieved 13 June 2012. 

External links [edit]

Andorra Andorra in the Eurovision Song Contest
(Note: Entries scored out are when Andorra did not compete)
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