The next few days we look at Andorra, which took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 6 times, debuting in the 2004 contest and participating every year thereafter until the 2009 contest. The Andorran participating 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. Andorra withdrew from the contest following its 2009 appearance, with RTVA citing financial difficulties as the reason for its withdrawal.
In 2004 Andorra was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Jugarem A Estimar-Nos, written by Jofre Bardagí and performed by Marta Roure. The Andorran participating broadcaster, Ràdio i Televisió d’Andorra (RTVA), organized a national final in order to select its entry for the contest. This was the first-ever entry from Andorra in the Eurovision Song Contest, and the first-ever entry performed in Catalan in the contest. Andorra achieved 18th place in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2004.
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