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Encyclopedia > Eurovision Song Contest 1973

The Eurovision Song Contest 1973 was the eighteenth Eurovision and was held on April 7, 1973 in Luxembourg. With Helga Guitton as the presenter, the contest was won by Anne-Marie David who represented Luxembourg, with her song "Tu te reconnaîtras". The term Eurovision has several meanings: technically, the Eurovision Network created by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Anne-Marie David, born in 1952, is a French singer. ...


The language rule that only allowed countries to enter songs that were sung in any of their national languages was dropped, thus leading some countries to sing in English. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...


The event was marked by a scandal, with the Spanish song, "Eres tú", being accused of plagiarism following suggestions that it was merely a rewrite of the Yugoslav entry from the 1966 contest ("Brez besed" sung by Berta Ambrož). "Eres tú" was not disqualified; it has been suggested that this may have been for political reasons, as Francisco Franco's Spain was seen as more part of the European mainstream than Tito's Yugoslavia. The song went on from its second place in the contest to become a huge international hit. A scandal is a widely publicized incident involving allegations of wrong-doing, disgrace, or moral outrage. ... Plagiarism is a form of academic malpractice. ... Official language none (1963–1974: Macedonian, Serbo-Croatian, Croato-Serbian, Slovenian) Capital Belgrade Largest city Belgrade Area (1991)  - Total  - % water Ranked xxst 255,804 km² Negligible Population  - Total (2004)  - Density Ranked xxth 20,522,972 80/km² Currency Yugoslav dinar Time zone  - in summer CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2... The Eurovision Song Contest 1966 was the eleventh Eurovision and was held on 5 March 1966 in Luxembourg. ... Francisco Franco Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde (December 4, 1892 – November 20, 1975), abbreviated Francisco Franco Bahamonde and sometimes known as Generalisimo Francisco Franco, was the dictator and Head of State of Spain (in parts of the country from 1936, totally from 1939) until his death in... Josip Broz Tito (May 7, 1892 - May 4, 1980) was the ruler of Yugoslavia between the end of World War II and his death in 1980. ... Official language none (1963–1974: Macedonian, Serbo-Croatian, Croato-Serbian, Slovenian) Capital Belgrade Largest city Belgrade Area (1991)  - Total  - % water Ranked xxst 255,804 km² Negligible Population  - Total (2004)  - Density Ranked xxth 20,522,972 80/km² Currency Yugoslav dinar Time zone  - in summer CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2...


The somewhat elliptical lyrics to Portugal's entry "Tourada" provided sufficient cover for a song that was clearly understood as a blistering assault on the country's decaying dictatorship. Tourada is the name of a song, sang by Fernando Tordo that won the 1972 Eurovision Contest. ...


In the light of events at the previous year's Munich Olympics, there were fears of a terrorist threat, particularly directed against Israel's first-ever entrant, leading to unusually tight security for the contest. This gave rise to one of the best-known Eurovision anecdotes, frequently recounted by the UK's long-serving commentator Terry Wogan. He recalled that the floor manager strongly advised the audience to remain seated while applauding the performances, otherwise they risked being shot by security forces. The Games of the XX Olympiad were held in 1972 in Munich, West Germany. ... Terry Wogan Sir Michael Terence Wogan KBE (b. ...

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Results

Country Artist(s) Song (Translation) Place Points
Belgium Nicole & Hugo Baby Baby 17 58
Finland Marion Rung Tom Tom Tom 6 93
France Martine Clemenceau Sans toi (Without you) 15 65
Germany Gitte Junger Tag (Young Day) 8 85
Ireland Maxi Do I Dream 10 80
Israel Ilanit Ey-Sham (somewhere there אי שם) 4 97
Italy Massimo Ranieri Chi Sarà Con Te (Who Will Be With You) 13 74
Luxembourg Anne-Marie David Tu te reconnaîtras (You will recognize yourself) 1 129
Monaco Marie Un train qui part (A departing train) 8 85
Netherlands Ben Cramer De oude muzikant (The old musician) 14 69
Norway Bendik Singers Å, for et spill 7 89
Portugal Fernando Tordo Tourada (Bullfight) 10 80
Spain Mocedades Eres tú (It is you) 2 125
Sweden The Nova and The Dolls You're Summer 5 94
Switzerland Patrick Juvet Je vais me marier, Marie (I'm going to get married, Mary) 12 79
United Kingdom Cliff Richard Power to All Our Friends 3 123
Yugoslavia Zdravko Čolić Gori vatra (The fire is burning) 15 65
Venue: Nouveau Theatre - Luxembourg
The table is ordered by the countries names.

Marion Rung (b. ... Maxi can refer to: Maxi Pad - A sanitary towel used by women. ... Anne-Marie David, born in 1952, is a French singer. ... Marie could be: a girls name Mars Radiation Environment Experiment - instrument designed to measure the radiation environment of Mars using an energetic particle spectrometer This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Patrick Juvet is a Swiss born former model turned singer, with a string of hits in France. ... Cliff Richard Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb in Lucknow, India, on October 14, 1940) is one of the United Kingdoms most popular singers. ... Official language none (1963–1974: Macedonian, Serbo-Croatian, Croato-Serbian, Slovenian) Capital Belgrade Largest city Belgrade Area (1991)  - Total  - % water Ranked xxst 255,804 km² Negligible Population  - Total (2004)  - Density Ranked xxth 20,522,972 80/km² Currency Yugoslav dinar Time zone  - in summer CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2... Zdravko Čolić Zdravko Čolić (born May 30 1951 in Sarajevo) is a Yugoslav singer and popstar. ...

First appearances

Israel


Voting structure

Each country had two jury members, one under 25 and one over 25, with a gap of at least 10 years between them. They each awarded 1 to 5 points for each song.


This was the last time this voting system was used, probably due to the attention seeking antics of the male Swiss juror.


The voting was a much closer affair than in Dublin in 1971 and in Edinburgh the preious year.


Score sheet

  Juries
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Contestants Finland   9 5 6 6 5 6 6 7 2 6 7 5 5 9 4 5
Belgium 4   3 4 3 6 6 4 4 2 4 2 3 4 5 2 2
Portugal 4 6   5 5 4 8 8 6 3 4 2 5 4 5 6 5
Germany 2 5 6   4 5 9 7 4 3 7 6 5 6 5 7 4
Norway 8 5 5 6   7 6 7 6 5 7 3 3 3 3 6 9
Monaco 6 3 2 4 3   6 5 9 8 6 4 5 6 9 5 4
Spain 3 8 9 9 4 9   8 9 10 8 7 10 10 4 9 8
Switzerland 4 3 3 4 7 5 7   6 4 6 3 8 7 7 2 3
Yugoslavia 5 3 3 4 2 5 8 6   2 4 2 4 5 4 4 4
Italy 2 5 3 5 5 5 5 7 5   5 5 4 4 5 5 4
Luxembourg 6 6 8 7 8 7 6 10 9 9   8 9 8 10 10 8
Sweden 8 4 4 5 8 5 7 9 6 5 6   6 5 7 4 5
Netherlands 4 4 2 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 7 3   5 3 6 2
Ireland 3 7 2 4 6 6 7 5 5 5 6 5 6   5 4 4
United Kingdom 9 6 6 7 7 8 4 8 8 5 10 9 10 9   8 9
France 4 3 2 4 4 5 5 4 7 2 3 5 5 5 5   2
Israel 6 6 5 7 5 7 4 6 7 7 8 6 6 7 5 5  
The table is ordered by appearance.



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Eurovision Song Contest: Information from Answers.com (6914 words)
Countries may select their songs by any means they wish: whether it be an internal decision made by the participating broadcaster, or a public contest which allows the country's public to televote between several songs.
The impact that the Contest has on the host city is inversely proportional to its size: in Riga 2003, the city centre was virtually taken over by Eurovision delegates as they spent their week in the Latvian capital.
Due to the fact that the songs are playing to such a diverse international audience with diverse musical tastes, and that countries want to be able to appeal to as many people as possible to gain votes, the majority of the songs historically have been middle-of-the-road pop.
Eurovision Song Contest at AllExperts (6669 words)
The format of the Contest has changed over the years; however the basic tenets have always been thus: participant countries submit songs, which are performed live in a programme which is transmitted across the Eurovision Network by the EBU simultaneously to all countries.
The impact that the Contest has on the host city is inversely proportional to its size: in Riga 2003, the city centre was virtually taken over by Eurovision delegates as they spent their week in the capital.
The Contest has long been perceived as a political institution, where countries allocate points based on their nation's political relationship to the other countries, rather than on their opinion of the songs.
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