Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971

Luxembourg was represented by Monique Melsen, with the song "Pomme, pomme, pomme", at the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 3 April in Dublin. The song was the winner of the Luxembourgish national final for the contest, held on 10 February. "Pomme, pomme, pomme" was selected by the Luxembourgish public, while Monique Melsen was selected internally three days afterwards.

Eurovision Song Contest 1971
Country Luxembourg
National selection
Selection processHei Elei Kuck Elei
Selection date(s)10 January 1971
Selected entrantMonique Melsen
Selected song"Pomme, pomme, pomme"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result13th, 70 points
Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Hei Elei, Kuck Elei

Hei Elei, Kuck Elei was a news programme broadcast on Sunday afternoons since 21st September 1969. It is known for being the first ever programme to be broadcast in the Luxembourgish Language. On the 10 January 1971 episode, there was a segment dedicated to the selection of Luxembourg's Eurovision entry. This wouldn't be the last time the programme would be used to host one of Luxembourg's national finals, as it would later host the 1989 and 1992 (after 1991 the show had changed its name to 'RTL-Hei Elei') Luxembourgish national finals.

The national final featured three singers and three songs. The three singers were Monique Melsen, Marie-Christine, and Fausti, but the titles of the two non-winning songs are unknown. After the show, the public was able to send in postcard votes for their favourite of the three songs, and on 13 January 1971, after the winning song had been decided, an internal jury decided which of the three singers should perform the song in Dublin. Details about the format of the national final are also unclear, it is unknown if all three artists performed all three songs for a total of nine entries, or if each song was only performed by one of the artists.[1]

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Monique melsen performed 8th in the running order, following France and preceding the United Kingdom. At the close of voting "Pomme, pomme, pomme" had received 70 points, placing Luxembourg 13th of the 18 entries.[2]

Luxembourg's 1971 jury is infamous for its cynical voting, giving the minimum of 2 points to 13 out of 17 countries. This was because Luxembourg's jury was not made of music professionals but two members of the public. Out of the submitted postcard votes from the national final, RTL drew two at random to be their jury members. They selected Mady Heinen, a teacher from Differdange, and Michel Klein, a coadjutor from Diekirch.[3]

The Luxembourgish conductor at the contest was Jean Claudric.

References
  1. "Hei elei - Kuck elei". Luxemburger Wort. 9 January 1971. p. 21. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  2. "Final of Dublin 1971". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  3. "Vorschau auf die Eurovision im „Luxemburger Wort"". Luxemburger Wort. 13 February 1971. p. 23. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  4. "Results of the Final of Dublin 1971". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 30 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
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