Lebanon

Lebanon has participated in the Mediterraneanvision Song Contest a total of 8 times since its debut in the. The Lebanese broadcaster, Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International (LBCI), broadcasts the event each edition and organises the selection process of the Lebanese entry. The broadcaster has selected its entries both internally and has used a national final.

History
Lebanon was one of the 15 countries that took part in the first edition. The first Lebanese entry in the Mediterraneanvision Song Contest was Yasmine Hamdan with the song "Balad". The song placed 14th with 53 points.

The country was absent from the and  editions and didn't return until the. Lebanon continued to participate until the, where despite selecting Haifa Wehbe with the song "MJK", the country was disqualified due to a supposed scandal with their delegation at the time.

Upon its return in the with a new delegation, Lebanon achieved its first victory scoring 377 points with the song "Almost Lover" performed by Shirin and the country went on to host the  in Beirut.

Two editions later in the, the broadcaster selected global superstar Shakira with her song "Whenever, Wherever" to represent the nation where she placed second with 283 points – 2 points behind winning country Romania.