Lebanon in the Eurovision Song Contest
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| Member station | Télé-Liban |
| National selection events | none |
| Appearances | 0 |
| First appearance | n/a (Withdrew from ESC 2005) |
| Best result | n/a |
| Worst result | n/a |
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| [ Lebanon's page at Eurovision.tv] | |
Lebanon withdrew from the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 after refusing to show the Israeli entry by the singer Shiri Maimon on Lebanese television. This was due to legal restrictions in Lebanon that does not allow the showing of Israeli content on television.
The nation was forced to withdraw because of the contest's regulation that all countries taking part must show the entire event.
Had Lebanon solved the problems before the contest, it would have been represented in the semi-final in Kiev (Kyiv), Ukraine on 19 May, 2005, by the singer Aline Lahoud with the song Quand tout s'enfuit (When everything flees). The song was written by Jad Rahbani and Romeo Lahoud, Aline's uncle.
Due to the withdrawal, Lebanon served a three-year ban from the Eurovision Song Contest. It can rejoin the contest in 2009, but if the issue of broadcasting Israeli entries is not resolved, it might not rejoin.
[edit] Contestants
| Year | Artist | Title | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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| 2005 | Aline Lahoud | Quand tout s'enfuit | Withdrew | |||
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