Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest

Marjorie Noël performing "Va dire à l'amour" in Naples

Monaco participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 24 times since its debut in 1959. The country's first and only win in the contest came in 1971, when Séverine performed "Un banc, un arbre, une rue". In 1972, Monaco was expected to host the contest, but declined.

Monaco finished last at its first contest in 1959, before achieving three top three results in the 1960s. Two of these were achieved by François Deguelt, who finished third in 1960 and second in 1962. Romuald also finished third in 1964. Severine's victory in 1971 was the first of five top four results in eight years. The others were achieved by Romauld, who returned to place fourth in 1974, Mary Christy who was third in 1976, Michèle Torr was fourth in 1977 and Caline & Olivier Toussaint were fourth in 1978. After participating in 1979, Monaco would be absent from the contest for 25 years.

Monaco returned to the contest for three years from 2004-2006, but failed to qualify from the semi-finals The Monegasque broadcaster, then withdrew from the contest, saying that regional voting patterns in the contest have effectively given Monaco no chance of qualifying for the final.^[1][2]

Absence

Monaco was absent from the contest between 1980 and 2004, before returning for three years from 2004-2006, but Maryon (2004), Lise Darly (2005) and Séverine Ferrer (2006), all failed to progress from the semi-finals. TMC, broadcast the 2007 contest, opening the way for participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, however TMC decided against it.^[3][4]

TMC had announced that it was possible that Monaco would return to the contest in 2009 after a two-year absence, after talks with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the organiser of the contest, as well as new voting measures implemented in the contest in that year.^[5] Despite this, Monaco was not present in Moscow for the 2009 contest.^[6] The EBU however announced that they would work harder to bring Monaco back to the Contest in 2010, alongside other former participants. TMC, however, stated that Monaco would not return for the 2012 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest due to lack of financial support for the country's participation.

Contestants

Table key

• XX on Finals denotes an unsuccessful attempt to qualify to the final.

Voting history

Between 1959 and 2006, Monaco's voting history was as follows:

Most points given in the grand finals only Rank Country Points 1  France 99 2  United Kingdom 79 3  Germany 59 4  Italy 55 5  Spain 54 Most points received in the grand finals only Rank Country Points 1=  Germany 56  Italy 56 3  United Kingdom 55 4  Sweden 47 5  Netherlands 46

Most points given in the semis and finals Rank Country Points 1  France 99 2  United Kingdom 79 3  Germany 59 4  Italy 55 5=  Spain 54   Switzerland 54 Most points received in the semis and finals Rank Country Points 1  France 60 2=  Italy 56  Germany 56 4  United Kingdom 55 5  Sweden 47

Commentators and spokespersons

From 1959 to 1979, Monaco did not have own commentators in the festival, they always used French commentary (RTF 1959–1964, ORTF 1965–1974 and TF1 1975–1979).

References

External links

• Points to and from Monaco eurovisioncovers.co.uk

Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest   Participation 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 to 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 to 2015   Artists 1950s Jacques Pills 1960s François Deguelt Colette Deréal François Deguelt Françoise Hardy Romuald Marjorie Noël Téréza Minouche Barelli Line & Willy Jean Jacques 1970s Dominique Dussault Séverine Peter McLane & Anne-Marie Godart Marie Romuald Sophie Mary Christy Michèle Torr Caline & Olivier Toussaint Laurent Vaguener 1980s 1980 to 1989 1990s 1990 to 1999 2000s 2000 to 2003 Maryon Lise Darly Séverine Ferrer 2007 to 2009 2010s 2010 to 2015   Songs 1950s "Mon ami Pierrot" 1960s "Ce soir-là" "Allons, allons les enfants" "Dis rien" "L'amour s'en va" "Où sont-elles passées" "Va dire à l'amour" "Bien plus fort" "Boum-Badaboum" "A chacun sa chanson !À chacun sa chanson" "Maman, Maman" 1970s "Marlène" "Un banc, un arbre, une rue" "Comme on s'aime" "Un train qui part" "Celui qui reste et celui qui s'en va" "Une chanson c'est une lettre" "Toi, la musique et moi" "Une petite française" "Les jardins de Monaco" "Notre vie c'est la musique" 1980s 1980 to 1989 1990s 1990 to 1999 2000s 2000 to 2003 "Notre planète" "Tout de moi" "La Coco-Dance" 2007 to 2009 2010s 2010 to 2015 (Note: Entries scored out are when Monaco did not compete)

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