Lebanon in Theo's Song Contest

Lebanon has competed once in Theo's Song Contest, that was Edition 6, hosted in Manchester, United Kingdom. It has never one or hosted the contest.
 
== Backround ==
Theo's Song Contest is a international fan contest based on Eurovision held by the fictional Theo's Broadcasting Union (TBU). Each country is claimed by real people, and they send a song, the people then vote for their countries favourite song. Since the beginning, Theo's Song Contest has been open to every country that has sent in an application. 
== Participation History ==
Edition	Entrant 	Song 	Language	Final	Points	Semi 	Points
6 	Mashrou' Leila	"Roman"	Arabic 	12th 	137 	Automatic Qualifier	Automatic Qualifier
== Edition 6 Participation ==
Télé-Liban used a National Final to decide their song for edition 6, hosted in Manchester, United Kingdom.
The song selected was "Roman" by LGBTQ+ band Mashrou' Leila. It is an indie rock song about betrayal. Lebanon was invited to be apart of the Big 5 of Manchester, accepting and winning the Automatic Qualifier for the First Semi-Final. On stage, Mashrou' Leila were accompanied with the band equipment (drums, guitar, etc.) and a Muslim woman being arrested by an Iranian officer for being Gay. The song performed 6th in the First Semi-Final. The song then competed 10th in the Grand Final, coming 12th overall with 137 points. 
Points awarded by Lebanon at Theo's Song Contest edition 6
Score 	Country
12 points	India
10 points	Greece
8 points 	Germany
7 points 	South Korea
6 points 	Sri Lanka
5 points 	Palau
4 points 	Thailand
3 points 	Belgium
2 points 	Iceland
1 point 	Poland
==Controversy==
The staging chose by Mashrou' Leila was taken negatively by the Iranian and Lebanese public, as this was not what the Lebanese voted for.
Télé-Liban was forced to withdraw from Theo's Song Contest by the Lebanese government. Lebanon has not chosen another broadcaster.
== Commentators ==
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!Edition
!Language
!Semi-Finals
!Final
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|1
|Arabic
|colspan='2'|Chady Risha and Kalam Yousal
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|2
|Arabic
|colspan='2'|Chady Risha and Kalam Yousal
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|3
|Arabic
|colspan='2'|Chady Risha and Kalam Yousal
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|4
|Arabic
|colspan='2'|Chady Risha and Kalam Yousal
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|5
|Arabic
|colspan='2'|Chady Risha and Kalam Yousal
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|6
|Arabic
|colspan='2'|Chady Risha and Kalam Yousal