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Join us for an immersive 3-day Eurovision songwriting camp at Rocklab! This is your chance to collaborate with international and local songwriters, topliners and producers to craft songs for the Luxembourg Song Contest & Eurovision Song Contest 2025. Work in small groups creating new songs each day and dive deep into the world of songwriting and production.
Kickstart each day with inspiring morning briefings before diving into dynamic songwriting sessions, get useful knowledge and resources for your career and expand your professional network.
Get inspired, collaborate, and write songs all day long in one of Rocklab’s dedicated rooms with the support and guidance of international experts and facilitators (see list below). (As co-writing songs leads to collaborative copyright creation, the contributors hold shared rights to the newly crafted songs.)
The EUROVISION SONGWRITING CAMP is organised with the support of Kultur | lx – Arts Council Luxembourg & Sacem Luxembourg.
And in association with FLAC & The Grund Club Luxembourg.
About the Eurovision & Luxembourg Song Contest:
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual international music competition, established in 1956. The contest features performers representing primarily European countries and has launched the careers of numerous careers.
The Luxembourg Song Contest is a landmark event designed to highlight the nation’s best musical talent. It provides a stage for both established and emerging artists. The event also plays a crucial role for the country’s representation in the international music scene. The winner of the contest will represent Luxembourg at the Eurovision Song Contest.
How to apply for the EUROVISION SONGWRITING CAMP at Rocklab?
Please fill in the application form HERE
The camp facilitators will select the candidates based on the following criteria:
- Quality and potential of past, submitted tracks
- References & experience in the field of songwriting & Eurovision Songwriting camps
- Professional background as a songwriter, producer or performer
Ticket price:
- Ticket type 1: Access to songwriting camp: 300€
- Ticket type 2: Access to songwriting camp & hotel accommodation: 700€
Please note that complimentary refreshments, lunch and dinner will be available each day to all participants.
EUROVISION SONGWRITING CAMP facilitators:
Greig Watts is one third of the UK based writing, production and publishing team DWB. In recent years, he has successfully hosted several songwriting camps, catering to Asia, Eurovision, and was also involved in organizing the first Midem camp. The triumph of these camps and the songs they produced has established Greig as an expert in the fields of songwriting for the Eurovision Song Contest.
Since 2016, Greig has supervised 14 Eurovision entries across 9 consecutive years, along with approximately 60 national finalists within that timeframe. Notably, Greig served as the Music Consultant for the Eurovision Song Contest for the BBC in 2019, where Michael Rice’s “Bigger Than Us” was selected.
Greig’s expertise has also led to him becoming a sought-after conference speaker, panelist, and moderator at prestigious events such as ADE (Amsterdam), GMA (Taiwan), and Sound City (Liverpool), among others.
Greig has been involved in writing and producing and A & R’ing many hits. Notable entries include:
- E Girls – Dance Dance Dance (Number 2 Single Japan)
- Kasia Mos – Flashlight (Eurovision Poland Entry 2017)
- Fated (TVXQ) – On the Number World 1 album Time
- Cleopatra (Azerbaijan Eurovision Entry 2020)
- Je Me Casse – Destiny (Maltese Eurovision Entry 2021)
- Miracles in December – Exo (Number 2 in Korea)
- Sneakers – ITZY – Worldwide Hit From Korea
Imad Eljattari
Imad is a passionate A&R and the founder of LinkinTrax, a Belgium-based company renowned for organizing international songwriting camps and sessions. These successful events have led to participation in national finals in countries such as Germany, Belgium, Romania, and Luxembourg, with many other submitted songs reaching the top selections of local contests.
Before embarking on his career as a publisher, Imad gained invaluable experience attending several international camps as a songwriter. This experience paved the way for him to co-host new camps, resulting in releases across Belgium, Hungary, Japan, China, and other countries. His deep knowledge of both the creative and business sides of the music industry, merged with his multilingual abilities, has made him an influential person in the industry.
Notable song entries include:
- Aledaida – Bla Bla Bla (Romania)
- Hunter Falls – Ooh La La (Belgium)
- Loredana – Dream in Colours (Belgium)
- One Last Time – Devil in the Detail (Luxembourg)
- Leona – Undream You (Germany)
With Greig and Imad’s impressive track record of significant success at Eurovision songwriting camps, we are thrilled to bring them to Luxembourg to co-organize the first EUROVISION SONGWRITING CAMP at Rocklab.
Confirmed international producers, songwriters & topliners:
Pete Barringer (Co-writer and producer of « Je Me Casse » for Malta 2021, Co-writer and producer of « Flashlight » for Poland 2017, Co-writer and producer of « My Turn » for Czech 2017)
Maria Broberg (Co-writer for « Stay » for Moldova 2019, Co-writer and backing singer for « Solo »for Poland 2023)
Linda Dale (Writer of « The Code »)
Simon Davis (Co-writer and Producer of « Undream You », German National Finalist 2023)
Abi F Jones (Co-writer of « Lights off » for Czech Republic 2022)
Udo Mechels (Winner of The X-Factor Belgium 2005, songwriter, New Age pianist (Umeå Bodø) with Eurovision experience including: 2014: Belgium finals (Udo « Hero »), 2018: Romania finals (Teodora Dinu « Fly »), 2019: Romania finals (Teodora Dinu « Skyscraper »), 2023: Belgium finals (Loredana « You Lift Me Up »)
Ali Reza (Producer working in Kpop and EDM)
Bruce R F Smith (Co-writer of « My Impossible Dream », for Netherlands 2005, Co-writer of « Devil In The Detail » for Luxembourg National finalists, One Last Time (2024))
The list will be updated as confirmations come in.
The EUROVISION SONGWRITING CAMP is organised with the support of Kultur | lx – Arts Council Luxembourg & Sacem Luxembourg.
And in association with FLAC & The Grund Club Luxembourg.
