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.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1973 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | ARD[a] – Hessischer Rundfunk (HR) | |||
| 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) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 8th, 85 points | |||
| Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
editEin Lied für Luxemburg
editThe 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
editOn 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
edit- ^ Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1973". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.