Andorra in the Eurovision Song Contest
| Andorra | |
|---|---|
| |
| Participating broadcaster | RTVA |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 6 |
| First appearance | 2004 |
| Last appearance | 2009 |
| Highest placement | 12th: SF 2007 |
| External links | |
| RTVA page | |
Andorra has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest six times, debuting at 2004 contest. Interest in the contest had been large 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.
Despite the homeland interest in the competition, Andorra has never qualified for the final. 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 a 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 will 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 only getting 8 points in the semifinal.
In the finals, Andorra have always given their 12 points to Spain, with the exception of 2007. As the two nations are neighbouring, this has done very little to dispell accusations of political voting which has 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 has confirmed that it will not be participating in Eurovision Song Contest 2011 due to financial reasons. [6]
Contestants
| Year | Artist | Title | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Marta Roure | "Jugarem a estimar-nos" | X | X | 18 | 12 |
| 2005 | Marian van de Wal | "La mirada interior" | X | X | 23 | 27 |
| 2006 | Jenny | "Sense tu" | X | X | 23 | 8 |
| 2007 | Anonymous | "Salvem el món" | X | X | 12 | 80 |
| 2008 | Gisela | "Casanova" | X | X | 16 | 22 |
| 2009 | Susanne Georgi | "La teva decisió (Get a Life)" | X | X | 15 | 8 |
Voting history (2004-2009)
Andorra has given the most points to...
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain
|
60 |
| 2 |  Ukraine
|
33 |
| 3 |  France
|
26 |
| 4 |  Greece
|
21 |
| = |  Finland
|
21 |
| 5 |  Romania
|
20 |
NOTE: The totals in the above tables include only points awarded in Eurovision finals, and not the semi-finals.
References
- ^ Jaime Solloso (2008-09-10). "Andorra: RTVA confirm participation in Moscow 2009". Oikotimes. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Hondal, Víctor (2008-09-11). "Andorra will participate at Eurovision 2009". ESCToday. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (2008-10-22). "Andorra prepares for Eurovision 2009!". ESCToday. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Victor, Hondal (2009-12-12). "Definitely, no Andorra in Oslo". ESCToday. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Hondal, Victor (2009-11-13). "Andorra submit application to EBU". ESCToday. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Speculation on Next Years Entries". ESCIreland. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
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External links
- Points to and from Andorra eurovisioncovers.co.uk
- RTVA's Eurovision page
- EuroAndorra, the Pyrenean eurosite
- OGAE Andorra site