Vox Lux

Luxembourg selected their Eurovision representative at the end of a surprisingly busy week. Moldova has withdrawn, several countries released potential songs, and Finland's UMK faces a significant shakeup.

Vox Lux Summary

• 🫢 Shakeups: Moldova out; Finland's UMK DQ's One Morning Left (1:15)
• 🇱🇺 Luxembourg chooses Laura Thorn's "La Poupée Monte Le Son" (4:55)
• 🎧 Song Drops: Portugal, Ukraine, Ireland, Norway, Belgium (14:59)
• 🇱🇹 Lithuania's Eurovizija.LT Tiebreaker (20:00)
• 🤹 This Week: Semi-Final Allocation, Tickets, Super Saturday 1 of 3 (25:14)

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