Luxembourg was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 with the song "", composed by Rolf Soja, with lyrics by Frank Dostal and Peter Zentner, and performed by Spanish duo Baccara. The Luxembourgish participating broadcaster, the (CLT), organised a public national final – rather than their usual method of internal selection – to select its entry for the contest.
Baccara were one of the most internationally famous acts ever to appear at Eurovision, being already known throughout Europe from two recent hugely successful singles, "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" (which had spent a week at the top of the UK Singles Chart in late 1977) and "Sorry, I'm a Lady". Frank Dostal, who wrote the lyrics for "", had also penned the duo's previous recordings.
Before Eurovision
The Luxembourgish national final, , was broadcast live on RTL at 20:00 CET on 21 March 1978. No information on the venue, host(s), or voting system is known. Five acts took part, including Gitte Hænning who had represented and Liliane Saint-Pierre who would represent .
+Final - 21 March 1978 Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place 1Jean-Paul Cara"Un arbre dans la ville" 62 2 2Gitte Hænning"Rien qu'une femme" 56 3 3Jairo"Dans les yeux d'un enfant" 51 5 4Baccara"Parlez-vous français ?" 80 15Liliane Saint-Pierre"Mélodie" 52 4
At Eurovision The contest was broadcast on with Jacques Navadic and as commentators.
On the night of the final Baccara performed 17th in the running order, following and preceding eventual contest winners . At the close of the voting they had received 73 points, placing Luxembourg 7th of the 20 entries. The Luxembourgish jury awarded its 12 points to Israel.
Voting
+ Points awarded to Luxembourg Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Luxembourg Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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