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Eurovision Song Contest 1982
Image:ESC 1982 logo.png
Final24 April 1982
Presenter(s)Jan Leeming
ConductorRonnie Hazlehurst
Host broadcasterFlag of the United Kingdom BBC
VenueHarrogate International Centre, Harrogate, United Kingdom
Winning songFlag of Germany Germany
"Ein Bißchen Frieden"
Voting system
Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favourite songs
Number of entries18
Debuting countriesNone
Returning countriesNone
Withdrawing countriesFlag of France France
Flag of Greece Greece
Nul pointsFlag of Finland Finland
Interval actPictures from Yorkshire and Castle Howard
Opening actIntroductions by Jan Leeming
Eurovision Song Contest
◄1981        1983►

The Eurovision Song Contest 1982 was the 27th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on April 24, 1982 in Harrogate, United Kingdom. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Jan Leeming (born 5 January, 1942) is a British TV presenter and newsreader. Ronald Hazlehurst (13 March 1928 &ndash 1 October 2007 was an English Composer and Conductor who having joined the BBC in 1961 became its The Harrogate International Centre is a very large convention and exhibition centre in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. Harrogate (or Harrogate Spa) is a large wealthy Spa town in North Yorkshire, England. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. "Ein bißchen Frieden" (" A Little Peace " in English) is a song in German, written by prolific German Eurovision-writing duo Ralph This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία There have been many varied voting systems at the Eurovision Song Contest. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Castle Howard is a Stately home in North Yorkshire, England 15 miles (24 km north of York. The Eurovision Song Contest 1981 was the 26th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on April 4, 1981 at the Simmonscourt Pavilion of the Royal The Eurovision Song Contest 1983, the 28th in the series was held in Munich, then West Germany, on 23 April 1983. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Harrogate (or Harrogate Spa) is a large wealthy Spa town in North Yorkshire, England. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The presenter was Jan Leeming. Jan Leeming (born 5 January, 1942) is a British TV presenter and newsreader. The opening of the contest showed a map of Europe, with the translation "Where is Harrogate?" popping up on-screen from the languages of the various countries. Then the map zoomed into Harrogate's location in Yorkshire, followed by an introduction video spotlighting the town.

The German entrant, Nicole, was the winner of this contest with the song, "Ein Bißchen Frieden". With the exception of 1996, Germany has participated in every Eurovision Song Contest since its beginning in 1956. Nicole (Nicole Seibert née Hohloch born October 25 1964, Saarbrücken, Germany) is a successful German Singer. "Ein bißchen Frieden" (" A Little Peace " in English) is a song in German, written by prolific German Eurovision-writing duo Ralph Germany got 1. 61 times as many points as runner-up Israel, this is still a record. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.

Greece were due to participate in the contest with the song "Sarantapente Kopelies" performed by Themis Adamantidis. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Although drawn to perform in second place, ERT withdrew the entry a few weeks before the contest.

France withdrew from the 1982 contest, having declared it a 'monument to drivel'! They returned in 1983 by popular demand. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Eurovision Song Contest 1983, the 28th in the series was held in Munich, then West Germany, on 23 April 1983.

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Results

DrawCountryLanguageArtistSongEnglish TranslationPlacePoints
1Flag of Portugal PortugalPortugueseDoceBem BomVery Good1332
2Flag of Luxembourg LuxembourgFrenchSvetlanaCours Après Le TempsRun After Time678
3Flag of Norway NorwayNorwegianJahn Teigen and Anita SkorganAdieuGoodbye1240
4Flag of the United Kingdom United KingdomEnglishBardoOne Step Further-776
5Flag of Turkey TurkeyTurkishNecoHani?Where?1520
6Flag of Finland FinlandFinnishKojoNuku PommiinOversleep180
7Flag of Switzerland SwitzerlandFrenchArlette ZolaAmour On T'AimeLove We Love You397
8Flag of Cyprus CyprusGreekAnna VissiMono I Agapi (Μόνο η αγάπη)Only Love585
9Flag of Sweden SwedenSwedishChipsDag Efter DagDay after Day867
10Flag of Austria AustriaGermanMessSonntagSunday957
11Flag of Belgium BelgiumFrenchStellaSi Tu Aimes Ma MusiqueIf You Like My Music496
12Flag of Spain SpainSpanishLuciaÉlHe1052
13Flag of Denmark DenmarkDanishBrixxVideo, VideoVideo, Video175
14Flag of Yugoslavia YugoslaviaSerbo-CroatianAskaHalo, HaloHello, Hello1421
15Flag of Israel IsraelHebrewAvi ToledanoHora (הורה)Hora2100
16Flag of the Netherlands NetherlandsDutchBill van DijkJij En IkYou And I168
17Flag of Ireland IrelandEnglishThe DuskeysHere Today, Gone Tomorrow-1149
18Flag of Germany GermanyGermanNicoleEin Bißchen FriedenA Little Peace1161

Voting structure

Each country had a jury who awarded 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 points for their top ten songs. Portugal has participated 42 times at the Eurovision Song Contest. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. Doce was a Portuguese female band from the 1980s The girls took part in the Portuguese national final in order to represent the country in the Eurovision Song "Bem Bom" ( English translation "Very Good" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982, performed in Portuguese Luxembourg was one of the countries to participate in the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Cours Après Le Temps ( English translation "Run After Time" was the Luxembourgish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982, performed in Norway has been participated in the Eurovision Song Contest since 1960 and only been absent twice in 1970, when they boycotted the contest over disagreements about Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language Jahn Teigen (born September 27, 1949 in Tønsberg) is a Norwegian singer and musician The United Kingdom first participated at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1957, the second contest English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Bardo was a male/female Pop music duo ( Sally Ann Triplett and Stephen Fischer) formed to represent the United Kingdom in the 1982 Turkey participated in the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in 1975, represented by Semiha Yankı performing "Seninle Bir Dakika" but did not Turkish ( tr Türkçe IPA) is a language spoken by over 63 million people worldwide making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Manoel Nunes (known as Neco) born March 5, 1895 in São Paulo, SP - died May 31, 1977 in São Paulo Finland first entered the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961, and has participated a total of 42 times Finnish ( or suomen kieli) is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland (92% As of 2006) and by ethnic Finns outside Timo Kojo (born Helsinki, May 9, 1953) is a Finnish pop rock singer "Nuku pommiin" ( English translation "Oversleep" literally "Bombs out!" was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 Switzerland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest every year since it began except 1995, 1999, 2001, and 2003. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Arlette Zola is a singer who represented Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982. Amour On T'Aime ( English: Love We Love You is the song which represented Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982, staged in Harrogate, United Cyprus made its debut in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Anna Vissi ( Greek: Άννα Βίσση; born December 20, 1957) is a Cypriot - Greek Singer, famous mainly "Mono I Agapi" ( Greek script: Μόνο η αγάπη, English translation "Only love" was the Cypriot entry in the Sweden debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1958 and has partipicated 48 times in total Swedish ( is a North Germanic language spoken by more than nine million people predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the Name = Chips| Img = | Img_capt = | Img_size = | Landscape = | Background = group_or_band| Alias = | Origin Dag efter dag ( English: Day after Day is a Song in Swedish, with melody by Lasse Holm and text by Monica Forsberg. Austria has appeared frequently at the Eurovision Song Contest, although without much success The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. "Sonntag" ( English translation "Sunday" was the Austrian representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982, performed in Belgium is a founding member of the Eurovision Song Contest. Since 1956, they participated 50 times and were only absent in 1994, 1997 and French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Stella is the Stage name of Stella Huang ( born December 17 1980 as Stella Ng, a singer-actress and former model who has become a Pop Si Tu Aimes Ma Musique ( English translation "If You Like My Music" was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982, performed in Spain debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961, finishing 9th Él was the Spanish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982, performed in Spanish by Lucía. Simon Mathew Denmark Eurovision 2008jpg|thumb||right|200px|| Simon Mathew at Belgrade ( 2008)]] Denmark has competed at the Eurovision Song Contest from Danish ( d̥ænsɡ̊ is one of the North Germanic languages (also called Scandinavian languages a sub-group of the Germanic branch of the Brixx was a Danish pop group which represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982, in which it sang "Video Video" "Video Video" was the Danish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982, performed in Danish by Brixx. Yugoslavia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 27 times debuting in 1961 and competing every year until its last appearance in 1992 with the exceptions of 1977–1980 The Serbo-Croatian language or Croato-Serbian language (cрпскохрватски језик srpskohrvatski jezik) is a South Slavic Diasystem Aska came to prominence when they were chosen to represent Yugoslavia at the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest, where their song "Halo halo" only managed to Although geographically not in Europe, Israel is allowed to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest as a member of the EBU and did so for the first time Born in Morocco April 4, 1948, Avi Toledano is known to European audiences for his involvement with the Eurovision Song Contest. "Hora" ( Hebrew script: הורה, English translation " Hora " was the Israeli entry in the Eurovision Song The Netherlands was one of the seven countries competing in the very first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname Bill van Dijk (born December 22, 1947 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch singer and musical performer "Jij En Ik" ( English translation "You And I" was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982, performed in Dutch Ireland first participated in the Eurovision Song Contest (Comórtas Amhrán Eorafíse at the 1965 Contest in Naples, participating in every subsequent English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States " Here Today and Gone Tomorrow " is a song written by Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, Joe Harris, Marshall "Rock" Jones, Ralph With the exception of 1996, Germany has participated in every Eurovision Song Contest since its beginning in 1956. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Nicole (Nicole Seibert née Hohloch born October 25 1964, Saarbrücken, Germany) is a successful German Singer. "Ein bißchen Frieden" (" A Little Peace " in English) is a song in German, written by prolific German Eurovision-writing duo Ralph

Germany were obvious winners, and had the advantage of performing last. After coming second in 1980 and second in Dublin the year previously, Ralph Siegel and Bernd Meinunger took the first (and so far only) Grand Prix for Germany. The winner, Nicole, beat the nearest competition by 61 points and over 13 million West Germans watched her victory on television. Nicole went on to sing the reprise of her song in English, French and Dutch, as well as German, to the delight of the invited audience in Harrogate Conference Centre who stood to applaud her. The English version of her Eurovision winner, A Little Peace, subsequently shot to No1 in the UK Singles Chart.

Score sheet

 Results
PortugalLuxembourgNorwayUnited KingdomTurkeyFinlandSwitzerlandCyprusSwedenAustriaBelgiumSpainDenmarkYugoslaviaIsraelNetherlandsIrelandGermany
ContestantsPortugal 70452106000001420
Luxembourg6 76370002854057108
Norway06 0000446220000610
United Kingdom4126 1045301201262171
Turkey0830 1300300000200
Finland00000 000000000000
Switzerland2241220 6210120710101080
Cyprus54123088 05370571206
Sweden73850340 854820532
Austria0001070070 68644050
Belgium8552652874 101076344
Spain010086710004 018007
Denmark300000001000 00010
Yugoslavia00004001120103 0000
Israel1010110121021077613 8012
Netherlands000000003000000 05
Ireland1027106550035830 3
Germany12010812101212811012121212612 
THE TABLE IS ORDERED BY APPEARANCE

Map

     Participating countries     Countries who have participated in the past but did not this year
     Participating countries     Countries who have participated in the past but did not this year

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