| Year: | 1973 |
| Broadcaster: | ARD – German: [[Hessischer Rundfunk]]|i=no (HR) |
| Country: | Germany |
| Preselection: | German: Ein Lied für Luxemburg |
| Preselection Date: | 21 February 1973 |
| Entrant: | Gitte Hænning |
| Song: | German: Junger Tag|i=no |
| Final Result: | 8th, 85 points |
Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 with the song "German: Junger Tag|i=no", composed by Günther-Eric Thöner, with lyrics by Stephan Lego, and performed by Danish singer Gitte Hænning. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, German: [[Hessischer Rundfunk]]|i=no (HR), selected its entry through a national final.
The final was held at the television 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, the result of which had caused a degree of controversy, there was no elimination and revote on the top songs. "German: Junger Tag|i=no" emerged the winner by just 1 point over "Sebastian" performed by Tonia, who had represented .[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriters | Points | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Holm | "Das Beste an Dir" | Michael Holm | 25 | 9= | |
| 2 | Tonia | "Mir gefällt diese Welt" | Ralf Arnie, Fred Weyrich | 30 | 7 | |
| 3 | Inga & Wolf | "Manchmal" | Wolfgang Preuß | 32 | 6 | |
| 4 | Roberto Blanco | "Ich bin ein glücklicher Mann" | Christian Bruhn, Günter Loose | 34 | 4 | |
| 5 | Gitte Hænning | "Junger Tag" | Günther-Eric Thöner, Stephan Lego | 40 | 1 | |
| 6 | Cindy & Bert | "Wohin soll ich geh'n" | Klaus Munro | 26 | 8 | |
| 7 | Michael Holm | "Glaub daran" | Wolfgang Rödelberger, Walter Buscher | 19 | 12 | |
| 8 | Tonia | "Sebastian" | Heinz Kiessling, Carl J. Schäuble | 39 | 2 | |
| 9 | Inga & Wolf | "Schreib ein Lied" | Wolfgang Scholz | 36 | 3 | |
| 10 | Roberto Blanco | "Au revoir, auf wiedersehen" | Karl Götz, Kurt Hertha | 24 | 11 | |
| 11 | Gitte | "Hallo! Wie geht es Robert?" | Georg Moslener, Walter Maidorn | 33 | 5 | |
| 12 | Cindy & Bert | "Zwei Menschen und ein Weg" | Werner Scharfenberger, Kurt Feltz | 25 | 9= |
On the night of the final Gitte performed 4th in the running order, following and preceding . At the close of voting "German: Junger Tag|i=no" had received 85 points, placing Germany joint 8th (with) of the 17 entries.[2] [3]