| Year: | 1973 |
| Country: | Germany |
| Preselection: | Ein Lied für Luxemburg |
| Preselection Date: | 21 February 1973 |
| Entrant: | Gitte Hænning |
| Song: | Junger Tag |
| Final Result: | 8th, 85 points |
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.
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]
| 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 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]