Eurovision Song Contest 1972
Also known as ESC 1972, Eurovision 1972
17th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest
Key facts
- Final
- 25 March 1972 ( 1972-03-25 )
- Venue
- Usher Hall , Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Organiser
- European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
- Scrutineer
- Clifford Brown
- Host broadcaster
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- Producer
- Terry Hughes
- Executive producer
- Bill Cotton
- Musical director
- Malcolm Lockyer
- Presenter
- Moira Shearer
- Voting system
- Two-member juries from each country; each juror scored each song between one and five
- Winning song
- Luxembourg , " Après toi "
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The Eurovision Song Contest 1972 was the 17th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 25 March 1972 at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, and presented by Moira Shearer. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), who staged the event after Télé Monte-Carlo (TMC), which had won the 1971 contest for Monaco, declined hosting responsibilities, citing the lack of a suitable venue, technical limitations, and related costs. As the Spanish and German broadcasters, which had placed second and third in 1971 respectively, also declined the offer to host, the BBC stepped in to stage the 1972 contest after no other offers were received. It was the first, and as of 2026 only, edition of the contest to take place in Scotland, as well as being the only time that a UK-hosted edition of the contest has been held outside England.
Broadcasters from a total of eighteen countries – the same line-up as had competed the previous year – participated.