Eurovision Song Contest 1972


Eurovision Song Contest 1972 - Definition

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 year's Eurovision as they were unable to provide a venue, so the United Kingdom stepped in to host it again. Severine made the trip to Edinburgh to pass on the 'Grand Prix' to Vicky Leandros.

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	P�ivi 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 ghr� (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 was 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.