For the most recent participation, see Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006.
Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participating broadcaster
Télé Monte-Carlo (TMC)
Participation summary
Appearances
24 (21 finals)
First appearance
1959
Last appearance
2006
Highest placement
1st: 1971
Participation history
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980 – 2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 – 2024
External links
Monaco's page at Eurovision.tv
For the most recent participation see Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Monaco has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 24 times since its debut in 1959. The country's only win in the contest came in 1971, when Séverine performed "Un banc, un arbre, une rue". As a result, Monaco was expected to host the contest in 1972, but it ultimately declined. Monaco is the only microstate to have won the contest to date.
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 Romuald (who returned to place fourth in 1974), Mary Christy who was third in 1976, Michèle Torr, fourth in 1977 and Caline and Olivier Toussaint who were fourth in 1978. After participating in 1979, Monaco was absent from the contest for 25 years.
Monaco is the only country to have internally selected all of its participants. While some countries organise televised national finals, it is believed[by whom?] that TMC does not have enough funding to organise national finals.
Monaco returned to the contest for three years from 2004 to 2006 but failed to qualify for the final on all three occasions. The Monégasque broadcaster then withdrew from the contest, stating that regional voting patterns in the contest have effectively given Monaco no chance of qualifying for the final.[1][2]
^Kasapoglou, Yiorgos (12 December 2006). "Monaco withdraws". ESCToday. Retrieved 12 December 2006.
^Viniker, Barry (14 December 2006). "Monaco - it's not the money!". ESCToday. Retrieved 14 December 2006.
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