The past week, broadcaster TMC contacted the 20 participants casted for the national final, which takes place at this moment.

20 candidates are selected to take part in the final, casting in front of a professional jury. There is no sign of a public broadcast in the schedule of TMC, but according official sources at TMC the final is taped.

Monaco participated to the Eurovision Song Contest for the last time in 1979, when Laurent Vaguener represented the country with Notre vie, c’est la musique. The song ended up 16th. In 1971, Monaco ended up first with Séverine's song Un banc, un arbre, une rue.