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Lebanon
Flag of Lebanon
Broadcaster LBCI
Appearances
Appearances 36 (15 finals)
Debut NVSC #05
Best result 1st: #05
Worst result Last SF: #19, #30
7th PQR: #11
North Vision Ranking of Nations
Rank (#38) 42nd
Highest ranking 9th
Lowest ranking 51st

Lebanon debuted in the fifth edition of the North Vision Song Contest and has since participated a total of thirty-six times, only missing the twenty-third and thirty-eighth editions. The Lebanese broadcaster, LBCI, has been responsible for the selection of of the Lebanese entry since the country's debut.

The country's best result was achieved on its debut in the fifth edition, when Nicole Saba won the contest with her song "Hafdal Ahlam". To date, the country has participated in fifteen finals.

History of Lebanon in North Vision[]

Having shown high levels of interest in debuting the contest, Lebanon made its debut at the fifth edition and hosted a national selection, Lebanese Song Festival. Nicole Saba was the winner, with her song "Hafdal Ahlam" going on to win the entire contest in Aarhus. Saba's victory was the first of three consecutive finals for the country, which to this day remains its longest final streak.

In general, the Arab nation has seen mixed fortunes in the contest, having participated in fifteen finals out of its thirty-five participations, and having had to compete in the Pre-Qualification Round six times, qualifying from it four times. A delegation change in the twenty-fourth edition brought the country back to the final and to its (at the time) best result since Myriam Fares' second place in the fourteenth edition, as well as achieving three top ten placements in the ten editions for which this delegation was in charge.

A second delegation change took place in advance of the thirty-fourth edition, with "Stronger" by Azure Ryder being the new delegation's first entry, returning Lebanon to the final after a non-qualification in the edition before and ending in tenth place.

Contestants[]

Lebanon has participated a total of thirty-three times, twenty-nine of which were with female soloists representing the country. Nicole Saba, Carole Samaha, Myriam Fares and Nelly Makdessy have all represented Lebanon more than once, while Mika became the first male singer to represent the nation in the contest in the thirty-second edition. Etyen and Khansa's participation in the thirty-sixth edition marked the first edition in which Lebanon was not represented by a soloist.

Table key
 Winner  Last place  Did not qualify to the semi-finals
 Second place  Automatically qualified to the final  Withdrawn or disqualified
 Third place  Did not qualify to the final  Did not compete
Edn. Host city Artist Song Final Points Semi Points
#05 Flag of Denmark Aarhus Nicole Saba "Hafdal Ahlam" 1 173 1 133
#06 Flag of Lebanon Beirut Brigitte Yaghi "Alby W Omry" 24 51
Reigning Champion
#07 Flag of United Kingdom Liverpool Aline Lahoud "Quand Tout S'enfuit" 21 89 9 65
#08 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Therése Neaimé "Sold to Perfection"
Failed to qualify
11 66
#09 Flag of Norway Oslo Haifa Wehbe "MJK (Heartbeats Remix)" 11 57
#10 Flag of Norway Bergen Carole Samaha "Wahshani Baladi" 19 27
#11 Flag of Ukraine Lviv Diana Haddad "La Fiesta" Failed to qualify from the PQR (7th, 55pts)
#12 Flag of Denmark Herning Helly Luv "Risk It All" 13 116 9 75
#13 Flag of Israel Tel Aviv Amar "Ma3 Nafsi"
Failed to qualify
15 56
#14 Flag of Kazakhstan Astana Myriam Fares "Nifsi Aoulhalak" 2 189 4 105
#15 Flag of Denmark Copenhagen Carole Samaha "Sahranine" 20 79
'Big 6' member
#16 Flag of Israel Jerusalem Myriam Fares "Aman"
Failed to qualify
12 53
#17 Flag of Switzerland Zürich Lea Makhoul "Give Me Sunlight" 15 35
#18 Flag of Belgium Brussels Hiba Tawaji "Comme un symbole" 15 32
#19 Flag of Italy Italy Yara "Khallouni Maou" 21 15
#20 Flag of Albania Tirana Rawanne "Leh" 24 123 10 130
#21 Flag of Czech Republic Prague Nicole Saba "Mesh Wa't El Kalam"
Failed to qualify
13 119
#22 Flag of Bulgaria Sofia Carolina K "Goza La Vida" 18 61
#23 Flag of Sweden Stockholm Did not compete
#24 Flag of Austria Vienna Nelly Makdessy "Kunt Atmanna" 17 184 5 175
#25 Flag of Morocco Casablanca Xriss "Black Dress"
Failed to qualify
15 90
#26 Flag of Netherlands Rotterdam Nina Abdel Malak "Eza hajarta" 14 220 9 159
#27 Flag of Ukraine Odessa Nelly Makdessy "Hala Hala"
Failed to qualify
19 58
#28 Flag of Switzerland Bern Mayssa Karaa "Call Me a Stranger" 8 264 2 222
#29 Flag of Ireland Dublin Shirin "22" 9 262 9 156
#30 Flag of Sweden Malmö Blu Fiefer "Jukebox"
Failed to qualify
20 32
#31 Flag of Norway Lillehammer Hanine "Salma" Failed to qualify from the PQR (6th, 93pts)
#32 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg City Mika "Dear Jealousy" 9 290 5 169
#33 Flag of Georgia Batumi Pascale Machaalani "Bkhaf i3sha2ak"
Failed to qualify
11 104
#34 Flag of Slovakia Bratislava Azure Ryder "Stronger" 10 246 4 178
#35 Flag of Russia Saint Petersburg Dana Hourani "Enti Ana" 15 200 10 152
#36 Flag of Italy Bologna Etyen & Khansa "Rabbi"
Failed to qualify
17 84
#37 Flag of Sweden Stockholm Venus Bleeds "Revelation" 12 244 9 144
#38 Flag of United Kingdom Leeds Did not compete
#39 Flag of Andorra Andorra Zef "Leish Baddi Eb'a"
Failed to qualify
17 92
#40 Flag of Greece Athens Anou "Strange Goodbyes" Failed to qualify from the PQR (4th, 117pts)
#41 Flag of Austria Graz Aziza "Ayayay"
Failed to qualify
11 139
#42 Flag of Portugal Lisbon Tina Yamout "Matloub" 17 219 9 147

Draw history[]

Lebanon has so far competed in a total of forty-eight shows – twenty-eight semi-finals, fifteen finals and seven Pre-Qualification Rounds.

Edn. Entry Final SF1 SF2 PQR
#05 "Hafdal Ahlam" 11 13 N/A
#06 "Alby W Omry" 20 Big 5
#07 "Quand Tout S'enfuit" 01 17
#08 "Sold to Perfection" NQ 11
#09 "MJK (Heartbeats Remix)" NQ 16 N/A
#10 "Wahshani Baladi" NQ 06
#11 "La Fiesta" Failed to qualify 06
#12 "Risk It All" 21 07
#13 "Ma3 Nafsi" NQ 09
#14 "Nifsi Aoulhalak" 22 05
#15 "Sahranine" 15 Big 5 N/A
#16 "Aman" NQ 02
#17 "Give Me Sunlight" NQ 16
#18 "Comme un symbole" NQ 14
#19 "Khallouni Maou" NQ 15
#20 "Leh" 24 15 08
#21 "Mesh Wa't El Kalam" NQ 18
#22 "Goza La Vida" NQ 19 N/A
#23 Did not compete
#24 "Kunt Atmanna" 05 03
#25 "Black Dress" NQ 16 N/A
#26 "Eza hajarta" 16 13 09
#27 "Hala Hala" NQ 16
#28 "Call Me a Stranger" 10 04 07
#29 "22" 09 12
#30 "Jukebox" NQ 19
#31 "Salma" Failed to qualify 02
#32 "Dear Jealousy" 11 11
#33 "Bkhaf i3sha2ak" NQ 09
#34 "Stronger" 12 05
#35 "Enti Ana" 15 18
#36 "Rabbi" NQ 02
#37 "Revelation" 21 05 02
#38 Did not compete
#39 "Leish Baddi Eb'a" NQ 19
#40 "Strange Goodbyes" Failed to qualify 01
#41 "Ayayay" NQ 19
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