Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest
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| Member station | TMC |
| National selection events |
Internal Selection
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| Appearances | |
| Appearances | 24 (21 finals) |
| First appearance | 1959 |
| Last appearance | 2006 |
| Best result | 1st: 1971 |
| Worst result | 24th SF: 2005 |
| External links | |
| Monaco's page at Eurovision.tv | |
 For the most recent participation seeMonaco in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 |
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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". In 1972, Monaco was expected to host the contest, but declined. Monaco is still today, the only microstate which has won the Eurovision Song Contest.
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, fourth in 1977 and Caline & Olivier Toussaint who were fourth in 1978. After participating in 1979, Monaco was absent from the contest for 25 years.
Monaco returned to the contest for three years from 2004 to 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.
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