Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976
| Eurovision Song Contest 1976 | ||||
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| Country |  Luxembourg | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 21 February 1976 | |||
| Selected entrant | Jürgen Marcus | |||
| Selected song | "Chansons pour ceux qui s'aiment" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 14th, 17 points | |||
| Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Luxembourg was represented by well-known German singer Jürgen Marcus, with the song "Chansons pour ceux qui s'aiment", at the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 3 April in The Hague. For the second time ever, broadcaster RTL organised a public national final rather than their usual method of internal selection. Marcus was the first German singer to represent Luxembourg, as their 1974 representative Ireen Sheer, although German-based, was British by birth.
Before Eurovision[edit]
National final[edit]
A national final featuring five acts was organised by RTL to select the Luxembourgish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1976.[1] Video recordings of the five competing entries, filmed on 5 February 1976 at the RTL studios in Villa Louvigny, were presented on 14 February 1976 and the public was able to vote for their favourite song through postcard voting until 19 February 1976. Around 2,000 postcards were submitted and their results were combined with votes from an eight-member jury, resulting in the selection of "Chansons pour ceux qui s'aiment" performed by Jürgen Marcus as the winner which was announced during a special broadcast on 21 February 1976.[2][3] The jury consisted of Luxembourgish, German, French and English-speaking presenters of Radio Luxembourg: André Torrent, Sam Bernett, Helga Guitton, Jochen Pützenbacher, Barry Alldis, Stewart Henry, Jeannine Theisen and Raymond Tholl.[4]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Best Wishes | "Brasilo, Brasila" | 2 |
| 2 | Jürgen Marcus | "Chansons pour ceux qui s'aiment" | 1 |
| 3 | Marianne Rosenberg | "Tout peut arriver au cinéma" | 3 |
| 4 | Il était une fois | "Tu sais quel amour est une fleur" | 4 |
| 5 | Gianni Nazzaro | "Un jour l'amour viendra" | 5 |
At Eurovision[edit]
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On the night of the final Marcus performed 5th in the running order, following Israel and preceding Belgium, and conducted by Jo Plée. The song was oddly structured as it gave the impression of being a typical Eurovision big ballad until the schlager-esque chorus suddenly kicked in. At the close of voting "Chansons pour ceux qui s'aiment" had picked up 17 points, placing Luxembourg 14th of the 18 entries.[5] The Luxembourgian jury awarded the only 12 points of the evening to Monaco.[6]
It was succeeded as Luxembourgish representative at the 1977 contest by Anne-Marie Besse with "Frère Jacques".
Voting[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ ESC National Finals database - 1976
- ^ "CONCOURS EUROVISION DE LA CHANSON 1976!". Revue. 14 February 1976. p. 42. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Ein Deutscher auf französisch für Luxemburg". Revue. 6 March 1976. p. 40. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Die Würfel sind gefallen, Jürgen Marcus wird Radio- Télé-Luxemburg beim diesjährigen «Concours Eurovision de la Chanson» am 3. April in Den Haag". Revue. 6 March 1976. p. 52. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Final of The Hague 1976". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ ESC History - Luxembourg 1976
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of The Hague 1976". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.