Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973

Eurovision Song Contest 1973
Eurovision Song Contest 1973
Country	Germany
National selection
Selection process	Ein Lied für Luxemburg
Selection date(s)	21 February 1973
Selected artist(s)	Gitte Hænning
Selected song	"Junger Tag"
Selected songwriter(s)	Günther-Eric Thöner; Stephan Lego;
Finals performance
Final result	8th, 85 points
Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest

Germany was represented by Danish singer Gitte Hænning, with the song "Junger Tag", at the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 7 April in Luxembourg City. "Junger Tag" was the winner of the German national final, Ein Lied für Luxemburg, held on 21 February.

Before Eurovision

Ein Lied für Luxemburg

The final was held at the TV studios in Frankfurt, hosted by Edith Grobleben. Six acts took part, each performing two songs. Songs were voted on by a 10-member jury who each awarded between 1 and 5 points per song. Unlike in the previous year's final, the result of which had caused a degree of controversy, there was no elimination and revote on the top songs. "Junger Tag" emerged the winner by just 1 point over "Sebastian" performed by Tonia, who had been the Belgian Eurovision representative in 1966.^[1]


Draw	Artist	Song	Songwriters	Points	Place
1	Michael Holm	"Das Beste an Dir"	Michael Holm	25	9=
2	Tonia	"Mir gefällt diese Welt"	Ralf Arnie, Fred Weyrich	30	7
3	Inga & Wolf	"Manchmal"	Wolfgang Preuß	32	6
4	Roberto Blanco	"Ich bin ein glücklicher Mann"	Christian Bruhn, Günter Loose	34	4
5	Gitte Hænning	"Junger Tag"	Günther-Eric Thöner, Stephan Lego	40	1
6	Cindy & Bert	"Wohin soll ich geh'n"	Klaus Munro	26	8
7	Michael Holm	"Glaub daran"	Wolfgang Rödelberger, Walter Buscher	19	12
8	Tonia	"Sebastian"	Heinz Kiessling, Carl J. Schäuble	39	2
9	Inga & Wolf	"Schreib ein Lied"	Wolfgang Scholz	36	3
10	Roberto Blanco	"Au revoir, auf wiedersehen"	Karl Götz, Kurt Hertha	24	11
11	Gitte	"Hallo! Wie geht es Robert?"	Georg Moslener, Walter Maidorn	33	5
12	Cindy & Bert	"Zwei Menschen und ein Weg"	Werner Scharfenberger, Kurt Feltz	25	9=

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Gitte performed 4th in the running order, following Portugal and preceding Norway. At the close of voting "Junger Tag" had received 85 points, placing Germany joint 8th (with Monaco) of the 17 entries.^[2]^[3]

Voting

Points awarded to Germany^[4]
Score	Country
10 points
9 points	Spain
8 points
7 points	France Luxembourg Switzerland
6 points	Ireland Portugal Sweden
5 points	Belgium Monaco Netherlands United Kingdom
4 points	Israel Norway Yugoslavia
3 points	Italy
2 points	Finland

Points awarded by Germany^[4]
Score	Country
10 points
9 points	Spain
8 points
7 points	Israel Luxembourg United Kingdom
6 points	Finland Norway
5 points	Italy Netherlands Portugal Sweden
4 points	Belgium France Ireland Monaco Switzerland Yugoslavia
3 points
2 points

References

^ ESC National Finals database 1973
^ "Final of Luxembourg 1973". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
^ ESC History - Germany 1973
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1973". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.

[1] ESC National Finals database 1973

[2] "Final of Luxembourg 1973". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.

[3] ESC History - Germany 1973

[1973detailed-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1973". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.

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Artists	Lale Andersen Nino de Angelo Ann Sophie Atlantis 2000 Inge Brück Heidi Brühl Cascada Alex Christensen Roger Cicero Cindy and Bert ~~Ben Dolic~~ Dschinghis Khan Katja Ebstein Elaiza Margot Eskens Joy Fleming Conny Froboess Maxi and Chris Garden Gitte Gracia Malik Harris Margot Hielscher Hoffmann and Hoffmann Wyn Hoop Guildo Horn Les Humphries Singers Isaak Jamie-Lee Jendrik Chris Kempers Alice and Ellen Kessler Daniel Kovac Lena ~~Leon~~ Levina Roman Lob Lord of the Lost Lou Oscar Loya Siw Malmkvist Max Corinna May Mekado Michelle Münchener Freiheit Wencke Myhre Nicole No Angels Nora Nova Ingrid Peters Freddy Quinn Stefan Raab Mary Roos Michael Schulte Walter Andreas Schwarz Ireen Sheer Bianca Shomburg Silver Convention Sisters Stone and Stone Sürpriz Texas Lightning Lena Valaitis Ulla Wiesner Wind
Songs	"Always on the Run" "Anouschka" "Aufrecht geh'n" "Ein bißchen Frieden" "Black Smoke" "Blood & Glitter" "Bonne nuit ma chérie" "Can't Wait Until Tonight" "Diese Welt" "Dieser Traum darf niemals sterben" "Disappear" "Dschinghis Khan" "Einmal sehen wir uns wieder" "Feuer" "Flieger" "Frauen regier'n die Welt" "Frei zu leben" "Für alle" "Für zwei Groschen Musik" "Ghost" "Glorious" "Guildo hat euch lieb!" "Heute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n" "Ein Hoch der Liebe" "I Can't Live Without Music" "I Don't Feel Hate" "Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück" "Is It Right" "Johnny Blue" "Junger Tag" "Lass die Sonne in dein Herz" "Let's Get Happy" "Lied für einen Freund" "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein" "Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne" "Marcel" "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang" "No No Never" "Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben" "Paradies, wo bist du?" "Perfect Life" ~~"Planet of Blue"~~ "Primaballerina" "Reise nach Jerusalem – Kudüs'e Seyahat" "Rockstars" "Rücksicht" "Run & Hide" "Satellite" "Sing Sang Song" "Sister" "So geht das jede Nacht" "Die Sommermelodie" "Standing Still" "Taken by a Stranger" "Telefon, Telefon" "Telegram" "Theater" "Träume sind für alle da" "Über die Brücke geh'n" "Verliebt in Dich" "Viel zu weit" ~~"Violent Thing"~~ "Wadde hadde dudde da?" "Wer Liebe lebt" "Wir geben 'ne Party" "Wunder gibt es immer wieder" "You Let Me Walk Alone" "Die Zeiger der Uhr" "Zeit" "Zwei kleine Italiener"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Germany did not compete