Eurovision Song Contest 1972
eurovision song contest th edition annual eurovision song contest took place edinburgh scotland united kingdom organised european broadcasting union ebu host broadcaster british broadcasting corporation bbc agreed stage event monégasque broadcaster télé monte carlo tmc unable meet demand hosting event could find suitable venue contest held usher hall march hosted scottish ballet dancer moira shearer eighteen country took part contest country previous year contest marked first time scotland hosted contest prior united kingdom hosted contest bbc always chosen venue london host contest however eurovision song contest bbc broke trend chose scottish capital host competition marking first time london chosen bbc eurovision song contest also marked first time event broadcast live asian continent first time viewer japan taiwan philippine hong kong thailand able watch show television first time contest also marked first time video wall used present song title artist prior performance winner luxembourg song après toi performed vicky leandros lyric yves dessca music composed mario panas writing pseudonym vickys father leo leandros après toi became winner lowest percentage total vote winning point available yves dessca also wrote un banc un arbre une rue previous edition became second person win contest twice first person win two different country first person win two year row germany finished third place third consecutive year equalling highest placement previous two edition following monaco win contest dublin song un banc un arbre une rue performed séverine winning broadcaster télé monte carlo tmc planned organise contest openair event setting date june rather early spring however due lack funding tmc sought help french public broadcaster office de radiodiffusion télévision française ortf accepted organise contest tmc wanted contest held monaco ortf wanted france negotiation never came july tmc informed european broadcasting union ebu unable organise contest ebu asked spain televisión española tve germany ard respectively finished second third contest broadcaster declined host contest event eventually organised british broadcasting corporation bbc edinburgh making first five time bbc chosen venue outside london contest held brighton harrogate birmingham liverpool respectively also time contest held scotland uk hosted eurovision song contest held outside england usher hall venue contest concert hall situated lothian road west end city hosted concert event since construction hold approximately people recently restored auditorium well loved performer due acoustic hall flanked royal lyceum theatre right traverse theatre left historic scotland registered hall category listed building status country participated contest present year country two jury member one aged one aged awarded point song song country cast vote immediately song performed vote collected counted public voting sequence interval act jury member shown stage screen lifting signboard number song visual verification score awarded earlier summary perfect score given voting participating broadcaster required relay contest via network nonparticipating ebu member broadcaster also able relay contest passive participant broadcaster able send commentator provide coverage contest native language relay information artist song television viewer known detail broadcast country including specific broadcasting station commentator shown table addition participating country contest also reportedly broadcast brazil hong kong iceland israel japan morocco philippine taiwan thailand zaire official website