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Eurovision Song Contest 1972

The Eurovision Song Contest 1972 was the seventeenth Eurovision and was held on March 25, 1972 in the United Kingdom. With Moira Shearer as the presenter, the contest was won by Vicky Leandros who represented Luxembourg, with her song "Apres Toi".

Monaco was unable to host this years Eurovision due to them not being able to provide a venue, so the United Kingdom stepped in to host it again.

Results

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Country
(Language)
Artist(s) Song
(Translation)
Place Points
Austria The Milestones Falter Im Wind 5 100
Belgium Serge and Christine Ghisoland A La Folie Ou Pas De Tout 17 55
Finland Päivi Paunu and Kim Floor Muistathan 12 78
France Betty Mars Come-Comedie 11 81
Germany Mary Roos Nur Die Liebe Lasst Uns Leben 3 107
Ireland
(Irish Gaelic)
Sandie Jones Ceol an ghrá
(The Music of Love)
15 72
Italy Nicola di Bari I Giorni Dell' Arcobaleno 6 92
Luxembourg Vicky Leandros Apres Toi 1 128
Malta
(Maltese)
Helen and Joseph L-Imhabba 18 48
Monaco Anne-Marie Godart and Peter MacLane Comme On S'aime 16 65
Netherlands Sandra and Andres Als Het Om De Liefde Gaat 4 106
Norway Grethe Kausland and Benny Borg Smaating 14 73
Portugal Carlos Mendes A Festa Da Vida 7 90
Spain Jaime Morey Amanece 10 83
Sweden Family Four Haerliga Sommardag 13 75
Switzerland Veronique Mueller C'est La Chanson De Mon Amour 8 88
United Kingdom
(English)
The New Seekers Beg, Steal Or Borrow 2 114
Yugoslavia Tereza Kesovija Muzika i ti 9 87
Venue: Usher Hall - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
The table is ordered by the countries names.

Voting Structure

Each Country had 2 Jury Members, one under 25 and one over 25. They each awarded 1 to 5 points for each song. The Jury were stationed in the safety of the Great Hall of Edinburgh Castle. Meanwhile the interval act also came from the castle, this time the vast esplanade outside.

Score Sheet

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  Juries









Germany   8 6 9 5 6 6 5 4 5 5 7 5 8 8 7 7 6
France 5   5 2 9 7 2 3 5 4 2 3 5 2 6 7 8 6
Ireland 4 3   4 4 6 4 3 6 3 4 3 3 5 5 4 6 5
Spain 7 5 5   3 8 6 3 4 4 5 3 2 7 8 3 5 5
United Kingdom 8 9 6 2   10 4 8 2 7 7 7 9 6 9 4 8 8
Norway 4 3 6 5 4   5 2 5 7 3 2 5 4 4 4 6 4
Portugal 3 4 7 7 4 2   6 5 2 4 9 4 7 4 7 10 5
Switzerland 4 5 6 5 4 7 2   4 7 8 5 5 4 6 4 7 5
Malta 3 2 4 2 6 2 2 2   5 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 4
Finland 4 3 3 6 5 6 4 3 3   3 3 4 4 5 8 6 8
Austria 6 6 6 6 3 5 5 7 5 4   6 8 10 5 4 5 9
Italy 4 5 3 2 3 6 7 9 6 6 6   4 8 6 6 6 5
Yugoslavia 7 4 5 8 5 4 5 2 4 3 3 2   4 9 8 8 6
Sweden 5 3 5 3 3 5 4 2 4 5 4 3 7   5 7 5 5
Monaco 4 3 4 3 5 6 2 2 5 5 3 3 4 3   4 4 5
Belgium 2 3 4 2 5 2 3 3 5 4 2 3 2 2 4   6 3
Luxembourg 9 8 9 2 10 8 7 6 4 6 8 9 10 8 7 8   9
Netherlands 6 6 8 8 9 8 5 6 3 9 6 3 9 6 5 2 7  
The table is ordered by appearance.

Luxembourg were the undisputed winners with 128 points (exactly the same score as Monaco the year before). Severine made the trip to Edinburgh to pass on the 'Grand Prix' to Vicky Leandros. Leandros had previously came fourth for Luxembourg in the Vienna Eurovision.


Other Eurovision Song Contests

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Junior Eurovision Song Contests

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