Eurovision Song Contest 1972
| Eurovision Song Contest 1972 | |
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| Dates | |
| Final | 25 March 1972 |
| Host | |
| Venue |
Usher Hall Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Presenter(s) | Moira Shearer |
| Conductor | Malcolm Lockyer |
| Director | Terry Hughes |
| Executive supervisor | Clifford Brown |
| Host broadcaster | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) |
| Interval act | Tattoo at Edinburgh Castle |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 18 |
| Debuting countries | None |
| Returning countries | None |
| Withdrawing countries | None |
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Two jury members from each country, with each of them awarding between 1 to 5 points for each song. |
| Nul points | None |
| Winning song |
 Luxembourg"Après toi" |
The Eurovision Song Contest 1972 was the 17th annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Although Monaco had won the previous year's contest, the principality was unable to meet the demands of hosting the event (on 31 January 1972, Monaco's ruler Rainier III of Monaco received a letter from the European Broadcasting Union about holding the 1972 Eurovision in Monaco, he was unable to provide a venue, the props and everything else so in February 1972, Prince Rainier declined because of the expenses).
Séverine made the trip to the Scottish capital Edinburgh to pass on the 'Grand Prix' to Vicky Leandros. However, she looked thoroughly uninterested in the Monegasque entry when seen by viewers checking her watch before the song was performed. This marked the fourth time that the contest was held in the United Kingdom. However, this is the first (and, so far, only) time that the UK hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in a venue outside England.
Luxembourg's win was their third. Yves Dessca also wrote the text for "Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue" that won in 1971, and other than conductors of the winning song, became the second person to win the Contest twice, the first person to win for two different countries and the first person to win two years in a row.
The 1972 Eurovision Song Contest was hosted by Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. Usher Hall, the venue for the 1972 contest, is a concert hall, situated on Lothian Road, in the west end of Edinburgh, Scotland. It has hosted concerts and events since its construction in 1914 and can hold approximately 2,900 people in its recently restored auditorium, which is well loved by performers due to its acoustics. The Hall is flanked by The Royal Lyceum Theatre on the right and The Traverse Theatre on the left. Historic Scotland has registered the Hall with Category A listed building status.
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