Friday 5 February 1999

1972 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

Edition number - 17
Date - March 25, 1972
Host broadcaster - BBC, United Kingdom
Host city - Edinburgh
Venue - Usher Hall
Host - Moira Shearer
Director - Terry Hughes
Producer - Terry Hughes
Stage designer - Brian Tregidden
Executive producer - Bill Cotton, assisted by Iain MacFadyen
Musical director - Malcolm Lockyer
Orchestra - BBC Radio Orchestra
Concertmaster - Julien Gaillard 
Special orchestrations - Malcolm Lockyer
Interval act - "Tattoo in Edinburgh" The Massed Pipes & Drums of the Scottish Regiments playing 'The Inverness Gathering', film directed by Mark Littlewood
Scrutineer - Clifford Brown
Number of entries - 18
Winning entry - 'Après toi' Vicky Leandros (Luxembourg)
Winning songwriters - Yves Dessca / Mario Panas / Klaus Munro
Winning orchestrator - Addy Flor
Winning conductor - Klaus Munro

Vicky Leandros and her producer & conductor, Klaus Munro, celebrating their Eurovision win in Edinburgh

RESULT

1st place (128 votes)

LUXEMBOURG
Song title – "Après toi"
Rendition – Vicky Leandros
Lyrics – Yves Dessca / Klaus Munro
Composition – Klaus Munro / Mario Panas
Studio arrangement – Addy Flor
Live orchestration – Addy Flor
Conductor – Klaus Munro

2nd place (114 votes)

UNITED KINGDOM
Song title – “Beg, Steal, Or Borrow”
Rendition – The New Seekers
Lyrics – Tony Cole / Graeme Hall / Steve Wolfe
Composition – Tony Cole / Graeme Hall / Steve Wolfe
Studio arrangement – David Mackay
Live orchestration – David Mackay
Conductor – David Mackay

3rd place (107 votes)

WEST GERMANY
Song title – "Nur die Liebe lässt uns leben"
Rendition – Mary Roos 
Lyrics – Joachim Relin
Composition – Joachim Heider
Studio arrangement – Jo Plée
Live orchestration – Jo Plée
Conductor – Paul Kuhn

4th place (106 votes)

NETHERLANDS
Song title – "Als het om de liefde gaat"
Rendition – Sandra & Andres (Sandra Reemer / Dries Holten)
Lyrics – Dries Holten
Composition – Hans van Hemert
Studio arrangement – Harry van Hoof
Live orchestration – Harry van Hoof
Conductor – Harry van Hoof

5th place (100 votes)

AUSTRIA
Song title – “Falter im Wind”
Rendition – Milestones (Günther Grosslercher / Christian Kolonovits / Beatrix Neundlinger / Norbert Niedermayer)
Lyrics – Heinz Unger
Composition – Manuel Rigoni / Richard Schönherz
Studio arrangement – Richard Schönherz
Live orchestration – Richard Schönherz
Conductor – Erich Kleinschuster

6th place (92 votes)

ITALY
Song title – "I giorni dell’arcobaleno"
Rendition – Nicola Di Bari 
Lyrics – Dalmazio Masini
Composition – Nicola Di Bari / Piero Pintucci
Studio arrangement – Piero Pintucci
(studio orchestra conducted by Piero Pintucci)
Live orchestration – Piero Pintucci / Gianfranco Reverberi
Conductor – Gianfranco Reverberi

7th place (90 votes)

PORTUGAL
Song title – "A festa da vida"
Rendition – Carlos Mendes
Lyrics – José Niza
Composition – José Calvário
Studio arrangement – José Calvário / Richard Hill
Live orchestration – José Calvário / Richard Hill
Conductor – Richard Hill

8th place (88 votes)

SWITZERLAND
Song title – "C’est la chanson de mon amour"
Rendition – Véronique Müller
Lyrics – Cathérine Desage
Composition – Véronique Müller
Studio arrangement – Jean-Pierre Festi / Yvon Ouazana
Live orchestration – Jean-Pierre Festi / Yvon Ouazana
Conductor – Jean-Pierre Festi

9th place (87 votes)

YUGOSLAVIA
Song title – "Muzika i ti"
Rendition – Tereza Kesovija
Lyrics – Ivica Krajač
Composition – Nikica Kalogjera
Studio arrangement – Nikica Kalogjera
Live orchestration – Nikica Kalogjera
Conductor – Nikica Kalogjera

10th place (83 votes)

SPAIN
Song title – "Amanece"
Rendition – Jaime Morey
Lyrics – Ramón Arcusa
Composition – Augusto Algueró
Studio arrangement – Augusto Algueró
Live orchestration – Augusto Algueró
Conductor – Augusto Algueró

11th place (81 votes)

FRANCE
Song title – "Comé-comédie"
Rendition – Betty Mars 
Lyrics – Frédéric Botton
Composition – Frédéric Botton
Studio arrangement – Alain Goraguer
Live orchestration – Alain Goraguer
Conductor – Franck Pourcel

12th place (78 votes)

FINLAND
Song title – “Muistathan”
Rendition – Päivi Paunu & Kim Floor
Lyrics – Juha Flinck
Composition – Juha Flinck / Nacke Johansson
Studio arrangement – Nacke Johansson
(studio orchestra conducted by Nacke Johansson)
Live orchestration – Nacke Johansson
Conductor – Ossi Runne

13th place (75 votes)

SWEDEN
Song title – “Härliga sommardag”
Rendition – Family Four (Marie Bergman / Pierre Einar Isacsson / Agnetha Munther / Bernd Öst)
Lyrics – Håkan Elmquist
Composition – Håkan Elmquist
Studio arrangement – Mats Olsson
(vocal arrangement by Bernd Öst / 
studio orchestra conducted by Mats Olsson)
Live orchestration – Mats Olsson
Conductor – Mats Olsson

14th place (73 votes)

NORWAY
Song title – "Småting"
Rendition – Grethe Kausland & Benny Borg
Lyrics – Ivar Børsum / Kåre Grøttum
Composition – Ivar Børsum / Kåre Grøttum
Studio arrangement – Carsten Klouman
Live orchestration – Carsten Klouman
Conductor – Carsten Klouman

15th place (72 votes)

IRELAND
Song title – “Ceol an ghrá”
Rendition – Sandie Jones
Lyrics – Liam MacUistin
Composition – Joe Burkett
Studio arrangement – Bobby Murphy
Live orchestration – Bobby Murphy
Conductor – Colman Pearce

16th place (65 votes)

MONACO
Song title – Comme on s'aime
Rendition – Anne-Marie Godart & Peter MacLane
Lyrics – Jean Dréjac
Composition – Raymond Bernard
Studio arrangement – Jean-Claude Pelletier 
(studio orchestra conducted by Raymond Bernard)
Live orchestration – Jean-Claude Pelletier
Conductor – Raymond Bernard

17th place (55 votes)

BELGIUM
Song title – “A la folie ou pas du tout”
Rendition – Serge & Christine Ghisoland
Lyrics – Daniel Nelis / Emile Soulan
Composition – Daniel Nelis / Bob Milan / Emile Soulan
Studio arrangement – Willy Albimoor
(studio orchestra conducted by Willy Albimoor)
Live orchestration – Willy Albimoor
Conductor – Henri Segers

18th place (48 votes)

MALTA
Song title – "L-imħabba"
Rendition – Helen Micallef & Joseph Cutajar
Lyrics – Albert Cassola
Composition – Charles Camilleri
Studio arrangement – Pete Moore
Live orchestration – Pete Moore
Conductor – Charles Camilleri

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