Recent history. In 2004, RTL were to return to Eurovision after an absence of 11 years. However, after monetary issues, Luxembourg withdrew. Strong rumours indicated that RTL would participate at the 2005 contest. However, RTL later decided against it, and said that they would "never" return. In 2008, RTL later reiterated their lack of interest in returning to the contest.

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the seventh edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest and took place in Kyiv, Ukraine.It was scheduled for 21 November 2009. 13 countries were confirmed by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to compete in the contest.. The contest was won by Ralf Mackenbach for the Netherlands with the song "Click …

The Eurovision Song Contest 1957 was the second edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest.Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Hessischer Rundfunk (HR) on behalf of ARD, the contest, originally known as the Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson Européenne 1957 (English: Grand Prix of the Eurovision Song Contest 1957) was held …

History 2000s. Having been relegated from the 2000 contest the country returned in 2001 with Skamp and "You Got Style", the first Lithuanian song to include English.They received 35 points, placing 13th. However the following year, Aivaras could only manage to come second last with 12 points. Since the semi-finals were introduced Lithuania again came last with Laura and the …

The Eurovision Song Contest 1975 was the 20th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest.It took place in Stockholm, Sweden, following ABBA's win at the 1974 contest in Brighton, United Kingdom with the song "Waterloo", which became an international hit.It was the first time that the contest had taken place in Sweden. The contest was held at Stockholmsmässan on 22 March …

The Eurovision Song Contest 1969 was the 14th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest.It took place in Madrid, Spain, following the country's victory at the 1968 contest with the song "La, la, la" by Massiel.Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Televisión Española (TVE), the contest was held at the Teatro Real on 29 March 1969 and was …

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the tenth edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest.It took place at the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 1 December 2012. Dutch broadcaster AVRO was the host broadcaster for the event. For the second time the Netherlands hosted the contest, after hosting the contest in 2007 in Rotterdam.

The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.It took place in Helsinki, Finland, following the country's victory at the 2006 contest with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah" by Lordi.Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle), the contest was held at the Hartwall Areena, and consisted of a …

Prior to the 2018 contest, Estonia had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest twenty-three times since its first entry in 1994, winning the contest on one occasion in 2001 with the song "Everybody" performed by Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL. Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004, Estonia has, to this point, managed to qualify to the final on five occasions.

The Eurovision Song Contest 1996 was the 41st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.It took place in Oslo, Norway, following the country's victory at the 1995 contest with the song "Nocturne" by Secret Garden.Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), the contest was held at Oslo Spektrum 18 May 1996.