Re: LIECHTENSTEIN - Liechtenstein 2011
The microstate Liechtenstein wants to debut in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2011. The national broadcaster 1FLTV (1. Fürstendum Liechtenstein Television) applied for membership of the European Broadcasting Union, 1FLTV Director Peter Heeb told local newspaper Vaterland Liechtenstein.
"If everything goes according to plan, the first participant of Liechtenstein in the Eurovision Song Contest will be selected through a major international casting show," says Peter Heeb. He refers to German broadcasters ARD and ProSieben who used the format Unser Star Für Oslo to pick the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, Lena Meyer-Landrut.
How the castings for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 will look exactly, is still not fixed. Much depends on the potential partners of 1FLTV. Heeb however already stated that the candidates will not necessarily have to be from Liechtenstein and wants a large national final with ten candidates selected through different channels.