Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973

Eurovision Song Contest 1973
Participating broadcasterARD[a] – Hessischer Rundfunk (HR)
Country Germany
National selection
Selection processEin 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 result8th, 85 points
Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1972 • 1973 • 1974►

Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 with the song "Junger Tag", composed by Günther-Eric Thöner, with lyrics by Stephan Lego, and performed by Danish singer Gitte Hænning. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Hessischer Rundfunk (HR), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

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Ein Lied für Luxemburg

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The final was held at the television 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 represented Belgium 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

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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

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Notes

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  1. ^ Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

References

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  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
  4. ^ 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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