| VENUE
Conference Centre, Harrogate |
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ENTRIES 18 |
| HOST
Jan Leeming |
DEBUTS None |
In the spring of 1982, Britain was at war with
Argentina over the Falkland Islands. On Saturday 24th April, British
forces were in the process of reclaiming South Georgia, while, thousands
of miles away, this country at war was hosting the 27th Eurovision Song
Contest.
Nicole's winner "Einn Bisschen Frieden" probably owed
more to the nuclear paranioa around in the early 80s than to the battle in
the Southern hemisphere, but it certainly caught the mood. Victory too, for a man not so much a veteran of
Eurovision, but practically part of the furniture. Ralph Siegel's
prodigious output, and success in securing the German song has been a
constant of Eurovision for over two decades, and he's still going strong
(3rd place in 1999).
Still plenty to amuse (or otherwise) in the dodgy
lyric department. Ireland's entry opened with no less than 32 'la's', and
the UK entry, yet another boy-girl confection, included the immortal line
"I could have tooken one step further".
| Portugal |
Bem-Bom |
Doce |
13 |
| Luxembourg |
Cours Après Le Temps |
Svetlana |
6 |
| Norway |
Adieu |
Jahn Teigen & Anita Skorgan |
12 |
| United Kingdom |
One Step Further |
Bardo |
7 |
| Turkey |
Hani |
Neco |
15 |
| Finland |
Nuku Pommiin |
Kojo |
18 |
| Switzerland |
Amour On T'Aime |
Arlette Zola |
3 |
| Cyprus |
Mono I Agapi |
Anna Vissi |
5 |
| Sweden |
Dag Efter Dag |
Chips |
8 |
| Austria |
Sonntag |
Mess |
9 |
| Belgium |
Si Tu Aimes Ma Musique |
Stella |
4 |
| Spain |
El |
Lucia |
10 |
| Denmark |
Video Video |
Brixx |
17 |
| Yugoslavia |
Hullo Hullo |
Aska |
14 |
| Israel |
Hora |
Avi Toledano |
2 |
| Netherlands |
Jij En Ik |
Bill Van Dijk |
16 |
| Ireland |
Here Today Gone Tomorrow |
The Duskeys |
11 |
| Germany |
Ein Bißchen Frieden |
Nicole |
1 |
Voting
 
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