Andorra in the Eurovision Song Contest | |
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Participating broadcaster | Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra (RTVA) |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 6 (0 finals) |
First appearance | 2004 |
Last appearance | 2009 |
Highest placement | 12th semi-final: 2007 |
External links | |
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![]() Andorra in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 |
Andorra has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest six times, debuting in the 2004 contest and participating every year thereafter until the 2009 contest. The Andorran participant broadcaster in the contest is Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra (RTVA). To date, Andorra remains the only nation to have never competed in a final, with its best result being a 12th-place finish in the 2007 contest's semi-final. Andorra withdrew from the contest following its 2009 appearance, with RTVA citing financial difficulties as the reason for its withdrawal. The country has not entered the contest again since. Interest in the contest has, however, remained high in the country, while statements from the Andorran government and broadcaster indicated that a future return was possible, depending on financial backing.
RTVA used a mixture of methods to select its entrants in the years it competed, employing a national final for 2004, 2005, and 2009 and selecting internally between 2006 and 2008. A televote was principally used to determine the nation's points, however, due to the country's small population, on occasion a jury was required as the number of votes received from the Andorran public was deemed too low to be considered valid.