After a hiatus of over thirty years, Luxembourg returned to the Eurovision Song Contest last year where Tali placed 13th overall with ‘Fighter’. Now Luxembourg are back and are once again using the Luxembourg Song Contest to select their next entrant.
The live show will once be held at the Rockhal in Esch-sur-Alzette and will be broadcast on RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg from 20:00 CET. However, there are minor changes to the show’s format this year: seven acts will participate as opposed to eight in 2024 and a super-final will no longer determine the overall winner. Instead, the winner will be decided by a combination of 50% jury and 50% televote. The televote will be awarded proportionally out of 336 points with each vote costing the viewer €0.99. Each juror will award 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 or 0 points to each act.
Read on to learn more about the seven acts hoping to represent Luxembourg in Basel!
Laura Thorn РLa poup̩e monte le son
Far and away the bookies’ favourite to win the contest is Laura Thorn. Despite being a new face in the music industry, Laura is an incredibly accomplished musician, having trained in music and dance from a young age. She has obtained a master’s degree in music theory, pedagogy and pop singing from IMEP in Namur, Belgium and is currently a teacher at the Conservatory of Music in Esch-sur-Alzette.
Laura will be performing the song ‘La poupée monte le son’ (‘The Doll Turns up the Sound’) which was composed by Julien Salvia with lyrics by Ludovic-Alexandre Vidal. The song is an empowering anthem about not letting a man manipulate you into being a perfect “doll” and instead breaking away and living your life independently of him. Luxembourg won Eurovision all the way back in 1965 with the doll-themed track ‘Poupée de cire, poupée de son’ (‘Wax Doll, Rag Doll’). Can they do it again?
Luzac – Je danse
Luzac is the stage name of Lucas Zagdoudi, a 27-year-old musician with Luxembourgish, Belgian and Tunisian roots who has been passionate about music since he was a young boy. Describing himself as a “musical chameleon” with a love for a range of genres, Luzac wrote songs for other artists before releasing his debut single ‘J’y arriverai’ (‘I’ll Get There’) in 2021. He has released a steady stream of singles since and is working on his debut album.
Luzac will be performing ‘Je danse’ (‘I Dance’), a pop-dance track that was written by a number of songwriters including Linda Dale who helped co-write Norway‘s ‘Queen of Kings’ in 2023 and Switzerland‘s winning 2024 track ‘The Code’. Could this stand Luzac in good stead?
Mäna – Human Eyes
Mäna is the stage name of Alexia Rodrigues and is a tribute to her grandmother, whose name is Mena. The youngest participant in this year’s contest, Mäna has been singing and playing the flute and violin from a young age. She auditioned to participate in the Luxembourg Song Contest last year, although did not qualify. However, far from being deterred, Mäna sees this as a positive, telling RTL that she sees herself as having matured and been able to develop as a musician in this time. She is currently studying to be a primary school teacher in Bastogne, Belgium and has her university exams right before the contest!
Mäna’s song is called ‘Human Eyes’ and was inspired by a recent break-up the singer went through. It was produced by Mattias Skantze and Robin Larsson, who she met at last year’s auditions. You can listen to the song below:
One Last Time – Gambler’s Song
They might be called One Last Time but this group will be a familiar face to many, having competed in last year’s Luxembourg Song Contest with the song ‘Devil in the Detail’ which placed 6th overall. The group is comprised of Andrea Galleti (vocals), Jonathan Fersino (bass), Barbara Salvi (keyboard), Tom Sagramola (guitar) and Alessandro Sorbelli (drums). They are set to release their debut album this year.
One Last Time will be performing their entry ‘Gambler’s Song’ this year which is about taking chances in life in order to achieve true happiness. Will this be the year they make it to Eurovision? You can listen to the song below:
Rafa Ela – No Thank You
Rafa Ela is the stage name of 28-year-old singer Rafaela Teixeira Fernandes. She is likely to be a familiar face to viewers: as well as having won both Luxembourg’s Next Pop Star in 2016 and Top Voice Luxembourg in 2018, Rafa Ela also competed in last year’s Luxembourg Song Contest alongside Angy with the song ‘Drop’ which placed 5th overall.
Returning as a solo act, Rafa Ela is back with the song ‘No Thank You’. She actually applied to last year’s contest with the song, collaborating with Swedish producers Christoffer Jonsson and Johan Jämtberg. Being of Portuguese descent, it was important for Rafa Ela to include Latin pop influences in the song, which you can hear below:
Rhythmic Soulwave – Stronger
Rhythmic Soulwave are a six-piece group who formed two years ago whilst studying at the Luxembourg Conservatory. They consist of Luxembourgish members Mael Fontana, Leopold Strauβ, and Angela Aguilera Caballero; Spanish bassist Diego Lucero; Hungarian guitarist Zakar Lörinc; and Cuban-Hungarian vocalist Carmen Carbonnell Suarez. Their multi-cultural influence is also felt in their music, which combines a mixture of jazz, Latin American music, classical traditions, and pop rock.
The band will be performing their song ‘Stronger’ which lead singer Carmen wrote in collaboration with her sister and last year’s participant Naomi Ayé, who came 4th with the song ‘Paumée Sur Terre’. You can listen to the song below:
Zero Point Five – Ride
Zero Point Five are a Luxembourgish music group who have been performing for a number of years, having first formed as a student band in 2009. Their current line-up consists of Federico “Kiko” Menichetti (vocals, guitar and banjo), Gilles Saracini (vocals and guitar) and Christophe Reitz (violin). They have played many music festivals around the world and have released two albums: ‘Stories from the Bar Downtown’ in 2014 and ‘Southern Breeze’ in 2019.
After a few quieter years, Zero Point Five are using the Luxembourg Song Contest to make their comeback. You can listen to their entry ‘Ride’ below:
So there you have the seven artists hoping to represent Luxembourg at Eurovision! Who will you be rooting for to go to Basel? Let us know in the comments and don’t forget to follow us on all our socials.
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