Luxembourg has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 37 times since making its debut at the first contest in , missing only the contest until its last participation in . Luxembourg is set to return in . Having won a total of five times (the same as , the and the ), Luxembourg is one of the most successful countries in the contest, second only to and (with seven victories each). It is also the only multiple winner in the contest's history never to have won with an artist native from their own country.
Luxembourg's first victory was in , when Jean-Claude Pascal won with "Nous les amoureux". France Gall then won in with "Poupée de cire, poupée de son". Luxembourg achieved back-to-back victories in the early 1970s, with Vicky Leandros winning with "Après toi" in and Anne-Marie David with "Tu te reconnaîtras" in . Luxembourg's fifth victory was in , when Corinne Hermes won with "Si la vie est cadeau". After hosting the contest, Luxembourg struggled to make an impact, only reaching the top ten twice, with Sherisse Laurence third () and Lara Fabian fourth (). After being relegated from taking part in , the country did not participate in the contest up to 2023, but is set to return in .
History
Luxembourg participated in the contest 37 times between its debut in the first contest in 1956 and 1993. During this period, Luxembourg established itself as one of the most successful countries in the contest, winning five times and hosting the contest on a further four occasions. However, following the country's win in 1983, Luxembourg only placed in the top ten twice in the next ten years. Following Luxembourg's twentieth place finish in 1993, the country was relegated from competing in 1994 and RTL opted to withdraw from the contest. Luxembourg was absent from the contest for a further twenty-nine years. On 12 May 2023, RTL and the EBU announced that Luxembourg would return to the contest in 2024.
Luxembourg won the contest for the first time in , with the song "", performed by Jean-Claude Pascal. After placing in the top ten every year for the next three editions of the contest, the Grand Duchy won the contest for a second time in , with "", performed by France Gall. After representing Luxembourg for the first time in and placing fourth, Greek singer Vicky Leandros became Luxembourg's third Eurovision winner in with "". The following year, in , Luxembourg became only the second country to win the Eurovision Song Contest four times only seventeen years after its inception. As host nation, Luxembourg achieved 129 points with French singer Anne-Marie David and the song "". The country's final and most recent win came in with Corinne Hermès and "", which achieved 142 points, which is incidentally the highest amount of points achieved by Luxembourg at the Eurovision Song Contest.
Luxembourg's next best placing is third place, which it has achieved twice; in and . It has placed in the top five thirteen times altogether, with the country's most recent top five result being in , with Lara Fabian and "". During its time in the contest, Luxembourg has only performed in the Luxembourgish language on three occasions, with all three of those entries finishing in the bottom five.
Host country
Luxembourg has hosted the Eurovision Song Contest four times, with RTL staging the contest in Luxembourg City on every occasion. After winning in 1961, Luxembourg hosted the contest for the first time in at the , Villa Louvigny, which also served as the venue for the contest in , when RTL hosted the contest for a second time. In , RTL hosted the contest for a third time in Luxembourg, holding the event at the . After winning the contest for the second time consecutively in 1973, RTL declined the right to host the contest in for the second time running on the grounds of expense and the 1974 contest was ultimately held in Brighton, the United Kingdom. In , Luxembourg hosted the contest for the final and most recent time at the , which was the previous venue for the contest in 1973.
Absence
Between the country's debut in 1956 and 1993, Luxembourg only missed one contest in 1959. The country was absent from the event for the first time, having participated in all previous contests, and decided against participating late in the preparations for the contest as the country was listed among the participants in several radio and television listings.