1972 Luxembourg: Vicky Leandros - Après toi (1st place at Eurovision Song Contest in Edinburgh)

Performed by: Vicky Leandros Music by: Mario Panas, Klaus Munro Lyrics by: Yves Dessca, Klaus Munro Conductor: Klaus Munro Language: French Placing: 1st (128 points) Other versions: German, English, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Japanese “Après toi“ (French for “After you“) was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1972 performed in French by Greek singer Vicky Leandros, representing Luxembourg. The song was co-written by Leandros’ father Leandros Papathanasiou, also known as Leo Leandros, under his pseudonym Mario Panas. This was Vicky Leandros’ second entry in the Contest. In 1967 she had finished fourth with “L’amour est bleu“ (better known under its English title “Love is Blue“) which subsequently went on to become a worldwide hit when covered by French orchestra leader Paul Mauriat. “Après toi“ is a dramatic ballad, with the singer telling her lover what will happen to her once he has finally left