On the doorstep of the top ten in this Eurovision Top 100 list, Luxembourg’s “Après toi” sits at number 11.
Vicky Leandros, like every other Luxembourgish Eurovision winner through 2025, is not from Luxembourg. However, this Greek national represented them twice, in 1967 and 1972. She is also someone that this website caused to do a complete 180 between her two performances. In our 1967 review, which has yet to be published, we were not huge fans of “L’amour est bleu” despite it becoming a hit in its time. However, we were all in on her 1972 winning song, which is without a doubt one of the best Eurovision songs of all-time.
Vital Information: “Après toi”
| Song | Après toi |
| English Translation | After you |
| Performed By | Vicky Leandros |
| Written By | Yves Dessca, Klaus Munro, & Mario Panas |
| Country | Luxembourg |
| Year | 1972 |
| Language(s) Performed In | French |
| How It Fared | Won (128 Points) |
| Was It Fair? | Very much so |
What I Liked
This song’s sound is so, so good. It has a bit of a folksy beat to it at first, but make no mistake: it’s a bold song built on big vocals. Vicky delivered them. Her singing was exceptional and passionate.
From those vocals to the composition itself, this was one of the best Eurovision songs of the 1970s, not just that particular year.
Other Facts
- This was Luxembourg’s third Eurovision victory, and the first of back-to-back wins; the second one from 1973, “Tu te reconnaîtras,” is also on this list.
- Her song remains a popular and iconic Eurovision entry in the present. Vicky Leandros singing “Après toi” was the opening act of 2024’s inaugural Luxembourg Song Contest.
- Leandros went into local politics in the mid to late 2000s back in Greece.
- One of the songwriters was Mario Panas, who was not a real person: His actual name was Leo Leandros, Vicky’s father. As of early 2025, he is a centenarian and still alive.
- Vicky performed second to last in the running order, at number 17.
Watch “Après toi”
Vicky’s winning performance is available on YouTube.
