The Andorran public broadcaster RTVA has confirmed that it will not compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2027 in Bulgaria.

Andorran broadcaster RTVA has confirmed to Eurofestivales that they will not be participating in the Eurovision Song Contest 2027. The broadcaster did not state why they won’t compete in the contest, which they have been absent from since 2009.

Andorra made its Eurovision Song Contest debut in 2005 and competed for five years before withdrawing due to financial difficulties at the channel. Since its withdrawal, the broadcaster has had campaigns to bring Andorra back including a campaign headed by Susanne Georgi, who competed in 2009, to see Andorra return to the Eurovision Song Contest, which remains active. In 2025, executives of Catalan network TV3 had travelled to the principality to present a project which would have seen Andorra return to the Eurovision Song Contest.

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Bulgaria was the winner of the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. The song that Dara performed in Vienna was called “Bangaranga”. It was written and composed by Anne Judith Wik, Cristian Tarcea, Darina Yotova (Dara), Dimitris Kontopoulos.

The result brings Bulgaria its first victory in the Eurovision Song Contest. DARA is also the first artist since Salvador Sobral in 2017 to win both the public and jury votes. Prior to this, the country’s best result was second place, achieved by Kristian Kostov in 2017. Bulgaria emerged as a dark horse winner, that climbed rapidly in the betting odds after the second rehearsal.

Four cities are bidding to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2027; Burgas, Plovdiv, Sofia and Varna. BNT is aiming to announce the host city for the competition at the end of July.

To date, Canada has been announced as making its debut, North Macedonia will return, while Hungary is investigating a return to the contest. While Bosnia & Herzegovina and Andorra have ruled out a return to the contest.

Source: Eurofestivales

Andorra in the Eurovision Song Contest+

Andorra made their debut appearance in 2004 and competed annually until the 2009 contest in Moscow. Andorra failed to qualify for the Grand Final at every contest they competed in. The nation’s best result came in 2007 when Anonymous finished 12th in the Semi-Final with “Salvem el món”, they were 11 points from a place in the final.