Eurovision Song Contest 1973
| Eurovision Song Contest 1973 | |
|---|---|
| Date and venue | |
| Final |
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| Venue | Nouveau Théâtre Municipal Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| Organisation | |
| Organiser | European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |
| Scrutineer | Clifford Brown |
| Production | |
| Host broadcaster | Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (CLT) |
| Producer | Paul Ulveling |
| Director | René Steichen |
| Musical director | Pierre Cao |
| Presenter | Helga Guitton |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 17 |
| Debuting countries | Israel |
| Non-returning countries | |
Participation map
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Two-member juries from each country; each juror scored each song between one and five |
| Winning song | Luxembourg "Tu te reconnaîtras" |
The Eurovision Song Contest 1973 was the 18th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 7 April 1973 at the Nouveau Théâtre Municipal de Luxembourg in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, and presented by Helga Guitton. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (CLT), who staged the event after winning the 1972 contest for Luxembourg with the song "Après toi" by Vicky Leandros.
Broadcasters from a total of eighteen countries signed up to enter the contest, with Israel competing for the first time, while Austria pulled out after taking part in 1972 due to disputes between the broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) and Austrian record labels. However Malta's planned participation ultimately failed to materialise, after the Maltese Broadcasting Authority (MBA) deemed the quality of the songs that it had received of too low quality, leaving seventeen countries to participate.
The winner was Luxembourg, represented by the song "Tu te reconnaîtras", composed by Claude Morgan, with lyrics by Vline Buggy, and performed by Anne-Marie David. This was Luxembourg's fourth contest victory, matching the record number of contest wins previously set by France, and marked the second time that a country had won the contest two years in succession, previously set by Spain in 1969. Spain, the United Kingdom, Israel, and Sweden rounded out the top five positions, with Israel achieving the best performance for a debut nation since 1957.
With 129 votes out of a possible maximum score of 160, "Tu te reconnaîtras" remains as of 2025 the best-ever scoring song when compared to the potential maximum available, receiving 80.63% of the maximum vote.