| Lebanon | |
|---|---|
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| Broadcaster | LBC Europe |
| Appearances | |
| Appearances | 30 (14 finals) |
| Debut | NVSC #05 |
| Best result | 1st: #05 |
| Worst result |
Last SF: #19, #30 7th PQR: #11 |
| North Vision Ranking of Nations | |
| Rank (#35) | 12th |
| 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 times, only missing the twenty-third edition due to a Head of Delegation change. The Lebanese broadcaster, Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation Europe, 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 fourteen finals.
History of Lebanon in Northvision
Having shown high levels of interest in debuting the contest, Lebanon made its debut at the fifth edition and hosted a national selection called Lebanese Song Festival. Nicole Saba was the winner, with her song "Hafdal Ahlam" going on to win the entire contest in Aarhus.
In general, the Arab nation has seen mixed fortunes in the contest, having participated in fourteen finals out of its thirty participations, and having had to compete in the Pre-Qualification Round five times, qualifying from it three 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 three top ten placements (two of which were consecutive) in the ten editions for which this delegation was in charge.
Contestants
To date, Lebanon has participated a total of twenty-nine times, twenty-eight 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.
| 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| Second place | Automatically qualified to the final | Withdrawn or disqualified | |||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 |  Aarhus
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Nicole Saba | "Hafdal Ahlam" | 1 | 173 | 1 | 133 | |||
| #06 |  Beirut
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Brigitte Yaghi | "Alby W Omry" | 24 | 51 | |||||
| #07 |  Liverpool
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Aline Lahoud | "Quand Tout S'enfuit" | 21 | 89 | 9 | 65 | |||
| #08 |  Sarajevo
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Therése Neaimé | "Sold to Perfection" | 11 | 66 | |||||
| #09 |  Oslo
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Haifa Wehbe | "MJK (Heartbeats Remix)" | 11 | 57 | |||||
| #10 | Bergen
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Carole Samaha | "Wahshani Baladi" | 19 | 27 | |||||
| #11 |  Lviv
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Diana Haddad | "La Fiesta" | Failed to qualify (7th, 55pts) | ||||||
| #12 | Herning
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Helly Luv | "Risk It All" | 13 | 116 | 9 | 75 | |||
| #13 |  Tel Aviv
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Amar | "Ma3 Nafsi" | 15 | 56 | |||||
| #14 |  Astana
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Myriam Fares | "Nifsi Aoulhalak" | 2 | 189 | 4 | 105 | |||
| #15 | Copenhagen
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Carole Samaha | "Sahranine" | 20 | 79 | |||||
| #16 | Jerusalem
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Myriam Fares | "Aman" | 12 | 53 | |||||
| #17 |  Zürich
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Lea Makhoul | "Give Me Sunlight" | 15 | 35 | |||||
| #18 |  Brussels
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Hiba Tawaji | "Comme un symbole" | 15 | 32 | |||||
| #19 |  Italy
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Yara | "Khallouni Maou" | 21 | 15 | |||||
| #20 |  Tirana
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Rawanne | "Leh" | 24 | 123 | 10 | 130 | |||
| #21 |  Prague
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Nicole Saba | "Mesh Wa't El Kalam" | 13 | 119 | |||||
| #22 |  Sofia
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Carolina K | "Goza La Vida" | 18 | 61 | |||||
| #23 |  Stockholm
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Did not compete | ||||||||
| #24 |  Vienna
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Nelly Makdessy | "Kunt Atmanna" | 17 | 184 | 5 | 175 | |||
| #25 |  Casablanca
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Xriss | "Black Dress" | 15 | 90 | |||||
| #26 |  Rotterdam
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Nina Abdel Malak | "Eza hajarta" | 14 | 220 | 9 | 159 | |||
| #27 |  Odessa
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Nelly Makdessy | "Hala Hala" | 19 | 58 | |||||
| #28 | Bern
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Mayssa Karaa | "Call Me a Stranger" | 8 | 264 | 2 | 222 | |||
| #29 |  Dublin
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Shirin | "22" | 9 | 262 | 9 | 156 | |||
| #30 |  Malmö
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Blu Fiefer | "Jukebox" | 20 | 32 | |||||
| #31 |  Lillehammer
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Hanine | "Salma" | Failed to qualify (6th, 93pts) | ||||||
| #32 |  Luxem. City
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Mika | "Dear Jealousy" | 9 | 290 | 5 | 169 | |||
| #33 |  Batumi
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Pascale Machaalani | "Bkhaf i3sha2ak" | 11 | 104 | |||||
| #34 |  Bratislava
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Azure Ryder | "Stronger" | 10 | 246 | 4 | 178 | |||
| #35 |  Saint Petersburg
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Dana Hourani | "Enti Ana" | 15 | 200 | 10 | 152 | |||
Draw history
Lebanon has so far competed in a total of forty-five shows - twenty-six semi-finals, fourteen finals and five 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 | — | |
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Lebanon in the North Vision Song Contest
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