1972, Music: Eurovision Song Contest

The 17th Eurovision Song Contest was held on Saturday 25 March 1972 at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. Moira Shearer presented the festival and of the 18 participants the Greek singer Vicky Leandros won for Luxembourg with "Après toi", written by Klaus Munro and Yvess Dessca, and composed by Munro and Mario Panas.

It was the third victory for Luxembourg, following their wins in 1961 with "Nous les amoureux" by Jean-Claude Pascal and "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" by France Gall in 1965.

Vicky Leandros after her victory for Luxembourg with "Après toi"

Draw	Country	Artist	Song	Place	Points
01	Germany	Mary Roos	"Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben"	3	107
02	France	Betty Mars	"Comé-comédie"	11	81
03	Ireland	Sandie Jones	"Ceol an Ghrá"	15	72
04	Spain	Jaime Morey	"Amanece"	10	83
05	United Kingdom	The New Seekers	"Beg, Steal or Borrow"	2	114
06	Norway	Grethe Kausland & Benny Borg	"Småting"	14	73
07	Portugal	Carlos Mendes	"A festa da vida"	7	90
08	Switzerland	Véronique Müller	"C'est la chanson de mon amour"	8	88
09	Malta	Helen and Joseph	"L-imħabba"	18	48
10	Finland	Päivi Paunu & Kim Floor	"Muistathan"	12	78
11	Austria	Milestones	"Falter im Wind"	5	100
12	Italy	Nicola Di Bari	"I giorni dell'arcobaleno"	6	92
13	Yugoslavia	Tereza Kesovija	"Muzika i ti"	9	87
14	Sweden	Family Four	"Härliga sommardag"	13	75
15	Monaco	Anne-Marie Godart & Peter MacLane	"Comme on s'aime"	16	65
16	Belgium	Serge & Christine Ghisoland	"À la folie ou pas du tout"	17	55
17	Luxembourg	Vicky Leandros	"Après toi"	1	128
18	Netherlands	Sandra & Andres	"Als het om de liefde gaat"	4	106

Number 1 Luxembourg: Vicky Leandros with "Après toi"

Number 2  United Kingdom: The New Seekers with "Beg, Steal or Borrow"

Number 3 Germany: Mary Roos with "Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben"

Trivia

• Monaco was unable to stage the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest after their win with Séverine's song "Un banc, un arbre, une rue" in 1971 so the BBC stepped in.
• Writer and composer Klaus Munro also conducted the orchestra at the contest.
• Yves Dessca also wrote the lyrics for "Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue" that won the previous year.

Vicky Leandros with the winning song "Après toi"

The Full 1972 Eurovision Song Contest