Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963
| Eurovision Song Contest 1963 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Luxembourg | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal Selection | |||
| Selected entrant | Nana Mouskouri | |||
| Selected song | "À force de prier" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 8th, 13 points | |||
| Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Luxembourg was represented by Greek singer Nana Mouskouri, with the song '"À force de prier", at the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 23 March in London. The song was chosen internally by broadcaster RTL.
"À force de prier" came towards the start of Mouskouri's career when she was relatively unknown, and despite finishing only mid-table at Eurovision, is credited for providing her voice, style and trademark look with invaluable early exposure to the international audience which would make her one of the biggest stars in European music by the end of the 1960s.
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Mouskouri performed last in the running order, following Monaco. Each national jury awarded 5-4-3-2-1 to their top five songs, and at the close "À force de prier" had picked up 13 points (4 from France, 3 from Germany, 2 from Denmark and Switzerland, and 1 from Finland and Italy), placing Luxembourg 8th of the 16 entries. The Luxembourgian jury awarded its 5 points to contest winners Denmark.[1]