The Eurovision Song Contest 1972 was the 17th edition held on 25 March 1972. Monaco was unable to host the contest due to the inability to meet the demands of the EBU and turned to the BBC for help. There were rumors afterwards that the country was too poor to host. It was held at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland and presented by actress Moira Shearer. Séverine, the previous year's winning artist, was in attendance.
The contest was won by Luxembourg with the song Après toi performed by Vicky Leandros, who previously finished in 4th place in 1967 with L'amour est bleu which instantly became an international hit and a Eurovision classic, as did the second placing song of 1972, Beg, Steal or Borrow by The New Seekers, who also went on to be famous around Europe.
Participants[]
Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Language | Translation | Place | Points |
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01 | Germany | Mary Roos | Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben | German | Only love lets us live | 3 | 107 |
02 | France | Betty Mars | Comé-comédie | French | Come-Comedy | 11 | 81 |
03 | Ireland | Sandie Jones | Ceol an Ghrá | Irish | The music of love | 15 | 72 |
04 | Spain | Jaime Morey | Amanece | Spanish | It's dawning | 10 | 83 |
05 | United Kingdom | The New Seekers | Beg, Steal or Borrow | English | -- | 2 | 114 |
06 | Norway | Grethe Kausland & Benny Borg | Småting | Norwegian | Little things | 14 | 73 |
07 | Portugal | Carlos Mendes | A festa da vida | Portuguese | The party of life | 7 | 90 |
08 | Switzerland | Véronique Müller | C'est la chanson de mon amour | French | It's the song of my love | 8 | 88 |
09 | Malta | Helen & Joseph | L'Imhabba | Maltese | Love | 18 | 48 |
10 | Finland | Päivi Paunu & Kim Floor | Muistathan | Finnish | Do you remember | 12 | 78 |
11 | Austria | Milestones | Falter im Wind | German | Butterfly in the wind | 5 | 100 |
12 | Italy | Nicola di Bari | I giorni dell'arcobaleno | Italian | Rainbow days | 6 | 92 |
13 | Yugoslavia | Tereza Kesovija | Musika i ti | Croatian | Music and you | 9 | 87 |
14 | Sweden | Family Four | Härliga sommardag | Swedish | Lovely summer's day | 13 | 75 |
15 | Monaco | Anne-Marie Godart & Peter McLane | Comme on s'aime | French | How we love each other | 16 | 65 |
16 | Belgium | Serge & Christine Ghisoland | À la folie ou pas du tout | Passionately or not at all | 17 | 55 | |
17 | Luxembourg | Vicky Leandros | Après toi | After You | 1 | 128 | |
18 | The Netherlands | Sandra & Andres | Als het om de liefde gaat | Dutch | When it's all about love | 4 | 106 |