Grand Prix RTL International

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The Grand Prix RTL International was a music competition that was organized annually from 1969 to 1972 by what was then Radio Luxemburg .

execution

Producers from the countries that Radio Luxembourg supplied in the respective national language could participate. From 1970 to 1972 the ZDF broadcast the event. The competition had to be closed in 1973 for financial reasons.

Attendees

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  • 1969
    • Winner: Great Britain JA Freeman with When you walked out of my life (Freedman) Decca MO 749
    • Germany Mary Roos with Die Legende der Liebe , French version La legende de l'amour CBS 4685
    • Germany Peggy March with Mister Giacomo Puccini RCA 74-16007
    • Germany Freddy Quinn with When I was a boy Polydor 53481
    • Netherlands The New Inspiration with My world 's beginning DECCA - 23854
    • France Rika Zaraï with 21 rue des amours Philips 336 280
    • Luxembourg Chris Baldo with Amour de vacances DECCA
    • Great Britain Vince Hill with Little Bluebird (Vince Hill - Ernie Dunstall) Columbia 1C006-04256
    • The Valverde Brothers with River of my mind CBS
  • 1970 (October 28)
    • Winner: France Mike Brant with corn dans la lumière (J. Renard) CBS 5245
    • 2. Great Britain Richard Barnes with Go north (Tony Hazzard) Philips 6005 039, German version Who knows
    • 3. Netherlands Greenfield & Cook with The end (Greenfield & Cook) Polydor 2050 037
    • Germany Haide Hansson with You are the life (Szenker - Lego) Columbia 1C 006-28 771
    • Germany Gigliola Cinquetti with Mein Ideal ( Scharfenberger - Feltz ) Polydor 2041 071
    • Germany Peter Rubin with We are both sitting by the same fire ( Scharfenberger - Feltz ) Polydor 2041 075
    • Luxemburg Monique Melsen with En frappant dans tes mains (Sylvia Beck - André Barse) Philips 6009 116, German version Jawohl mein Schatz Columbia 1C 006-28 790
    • Luxemburg Peter & Alex with One Dreams Only Of You Liberty 15397
    • Great Britain Julie Rogers with Children of my mind Ember 14 817 AT
    • Great Britain Pickettywitch with Baby I won't let you down Pye PV 15349
    • Belgium Conventions with Alone (Bruno Libert)
    • France Serge Prisset with Tes lèvres ont le goût du beaujolais nouveau (Serge Prisset) Mercury 6011 017
    • France Frida Boccara with Mister Callaghan ( Eddy Marnay - Philippe Monet) Philips 6009 094
  • 1971 (October 22, Luxembourg, Noveau Theater)
    • Winner: Germany Miguel Ríos with sunshine and rainbow Polydor 2001 222
    • 2. Great Britain Union Express with Ring a ring of roses (Trad. - Curtis ) Decca DL 25 482
    • 3. France Daniel Popp with Le grand bazar Polydor 2056 102
    • Belgium Ric Seroka with Hope (V. van Kerkhove - R. Seroka) CBS 7542
    • France Triangle with Viens avec nous EMI C200611811
    • France Marie with Dans le ciel
    • Germany Manuela with Prost Uncle Albert Telefunken U 56 173
    • Germany Thomas Hock with You Know It CBS 7543
    • Great Britain Richard Harris with My boy Probe 5C00692995
    • Great Britain Brotherhood of Man with California Sunday Morning Deram DM 341
    • Luxemburg Fausti with Sweet Mary-Ann
    • Netherlands Greenfield & Cook with Only Lies (Greenfield - Cook) Polydor 2050 134
    • Out of competition, awarding of the golden transmission towers for the best singers in 1971:
    • Michel Sardou with "Les bals populaire"
    • Focus with "House of the King"
    • Michel Delpech with "Pour un Flirt"
    • Lulu with "Oh me oh my"
    • Lulu with "Boom bang-a-bang"
    • Roy Black with "Do you remember"
    • Roy Black with "Where are you"
  • 1972 (October 19)
    • Winner: Great Britain Bay City Rollers with Mañana Bell 2008 105
    • 2. Great Britain Yellowstone & Voice with Days to remember Bellaphon - BF 18135
    • 3. Great Britain Steve´n´Bonnie with Eyes of tomorrow Young Blood DL 25 542
    • Germany Peter Horton with It's our world (Horton / Schäuble) Polydor 2041 340
    • Germany Lena Valaitis with Kann sein - maybe Philips 2003 272
    • Germany Costa Cordalis with Maria, Maria
    • Luxemburg Mary Cristy with Comme le vent , German version Unfortunately it was love Ariola 12378 AT
    • France Martin Circus with Il faut rever Vogue 45 V 4129
    • France Gérard Lenorman with Les matins d'hiver CBS 8427
    • France Pierre Groscolas with Je retiendrai le temps Rtrema 50005
    • Belgium New Inspiration with Bottle of whiskey (Velt, Roan, Wolfaert) Pink Elephant - PE 22681
    • Netherlands Oscar Harris with A war i never wanted (Harris - Smith) Elephant BE 24015
    • Daliah Lavi
    • Mouth & MacNeal
    • Elfi Graf with They say it's love ( Rödelberger - Stankovski ) Polydor 2041 317