Germany was represented by
Danish singer
Gitte Hænning, with the song "Junger Tag", at the
1973 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 7 April in
Luxembourg City. "Junger Tag" was the winner of the German national final, Ein Lied für Luxemburg, held on 21 February.
Before Eurovision
Ein Lied für Luxemburg
The final was held at the TV studios in
Frankfurt, hosted by Edith Grobleben. Six acts took part, each performing two songs. Songs were voted on by a 10-member jury who each awarded between 1 and 5 points per song. Unlike in the
previous year's final, the result of which had caused a degree of controversy, there was no elimination and revote on the top songs. "Junger Tag" emerged the winner by just 1 point over "Sebastian" performed by
Tonia, who had been the
Belgian Eurovision representative in
1966.[1]
On the night of the final Gitte performed 4th in the running order, following
Portugal and preceding
Norway. At the close of voting "Junger Tag" had received 85 points, placing Germany joint 8th (with
Monaco) of the 17 entries.[2][3]