Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973
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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.
Germany| Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1973 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | ARD[a] – Hessischer Rundfunk (HR) | |||
| Country | Germany | |||
| Selection process | Ein Lied für Luxemburg | |||
| Selection date | 21 February 1973 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Junger Tag" | |||
| Artist | Gitte Hænning | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 8th, 85 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Ein Lied für Luxemburg
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.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Songwriters | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Michael Holm | "Das Beste an Dir" | Michael Holm | 25 | 9 |
| 2 | Tonia | "Mir gefällt diese Welt" |
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30 | 7 |
| 3 | Inga & Wolf | "Manchmal" | Wolfgang Preuß | 32 | 6 |
| 4 | Roberto Blanco | "Ich bin ein glücklicher Mann" |
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34 | 4 |
| 5 | Gitte Hænning | "Junger Tag" |
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40 | 1 |
| 6 | Cindy & Bert | "Wohin soll ich geh'n" | Klaus Munro | 26 | 8 |
| 7 | Michael Holm | "Glaub daran" |
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19 | 12 |
| 8 | Tonia | "Sebastian" |
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39 | 2 |
| 9 | Inga & Wolf | "Schreib ein Lied" | Wolfgang Scholz | 36 | 3 |
| 10 | Roberto Blanco | "Au revoir, auf wiedersehen" |
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24 | 11 |
| 11 | Gitte | "Hallo! Wie geht es Robert?" |
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33 | 5 |
| 12 | Cindy & Bert | "Zwei Menschen und ein Weg" |
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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.[1]
Voting
Notes
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland