The Eurovision Song Contest 1982 was the 27th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Harrogate, United Kingdom, following the country's victory at the 1981 contest with the song "Making Your Mind Up" by Bucks Fizz. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the contest was held at the Harrogate International Centre on 24 April 1982 and was hosted by English TV presenter and newsreader Jan Leeming.
Eighteen countries took part in the contest with Greece deciding not to enter this year. Due to internal issues, regarding a reform of telecommunications laws France was left without a broadcaster responsible for its participation for the first time in history.
The winner was Germany with the song "Ein bißchen Frieden" by Nicole. This was the first time that Germany had won the contest after having competed every year since the contest's inception. Germany received 1.61 times as many points as runner-up Israel, which was a record under the current scoring system until 2009, when Norway received 1.78 times as many points as Iceland. The song also cemented Ralph Siegel and Bernd Meinunger, the song's composers, into German Eurovision tradition, writing 18 Eurovision songs between them before and after "Ein bißchen Frieden", 13 of which were for Germany.
Results[]
Country in gold is the winning entry and the country in silver is the host country.
| Rank | Country | EBU member station | Artist | Song | Conductor | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Germany | ARD/BR | Nicole | "Ein bißchen Frieden" | Michel Bernholc | 161 |
| 02 | Israel | IBA | Avi Toledano | "Hora" (הורה) | Silvio Nanssi Brandes | 100 |
| 03 | Switzerland | SRG SSR | Arlette Zola | "Amour on t'aime" | Joan Amils | 97 |
| 04 | Belgium | RTBF | Stella | "Si tu aimes ma musique" | Jack Say | 96 |
| 05 | Cyprus | CyBC | Anna Vissi | "Mono i agapi" (Μόνο η αγάπη) | Martyn Ford | 85 |
| 06 | Luxembourg | CLT | Svetlana | "Cours après le temps" | Jean Claudric | 78 |
| 07 | United Kingdom | BBC | Bardo | "One Step Further" | Ronnie Hazlehurst | 76 |
| 08 | Sweden | SVT | Chips | "Dag efter dag" | Anders Berglund | 67 |
| 09 | Austria | ORF | Mess | "Sonntag" | Richard Oesterreicher | 57 |
| 10 | Spain | TVE | Lucía | "Él" | Miguel Ángel Varona | 52 |
| 11 | Ireland | RTÉ | The Duskeys | "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" | Noel Kelehan | 49 |
| 12 | Norway | NRK | Jahn Teigen and Anita Skorgan | "Adieu" | Sigurd Jansen | 40 |
| 13 | Portugal | RTP | Doce | "Bem bom" | Luis Duarte | 32 |
| 14 | Yugoslavia | JRT | Aska | "Halo, halo" (Хало, хало) | Zvonimir Skerl | 21 |
| 15 | Turkey | TRT | Neco | "Hani?" | Garo Mafyan | 20 |
| 16 | Netherlands | NOS | Bill van Dijk | "Jij en ik" | Rogier van Otterloo | 8 |
| 17 | Denmark | DR | Brixx | "Video-Video" | Allan Botschinsky | 5 |
| 18 | Finland | YLE | Kojo | "Nuku pommiin" | Ossi Runne | 0 |
Broadcasts[]
Participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Spokesperson(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | FS2 | Ernst Grissemann | Unknown |
| Belgium (French) | RTBF1 | Jacques Mercier | Unknown |
| Belgium (Dutch) | TV1 | Luc Appermont | |
| Cyprus | RIK | Fryni Papadopoulou | Unknown |
| Denmark | DR TV | Jørgen de Mylius | Unknown |
| Finland | TV1 | Erkki Pohjanheimo | Unknown |
| Rinnakkaisohjelma | Unknown | ||
| Germany | Deutsches Fernsehen | Ado Schlier | Unknown |
| Ireland | RTÉ 1 | Larry Gogan | Unknown |
| RTÉ Radio 1 | Pat Kenny | ||
| Israel | Israeli Television, Reshet Bet | No commentator | Unknown |
| Luxembourg | RTL Télé-Luxembourg | Jacques Navadic, Marylène Bergmann | Unknown |
| Netherlands | Nederland 2 | Pim Jacobs | Unknown |
| Norway | NRK Fjernsynet | Bjørn Scheele | Unknown |
| NRK | Erik Heyerdahl | ||
| Portugal | RTP1 | Fialho Gouveia | Unknown |
| Spain | TVE 1 | Miguel de los Santos | Unknown |
| Sweden | TV1 | Ulf Elfving | Arne Weise |
| SR P3 | Kent Finell | ||
| Switzerland (German) | TV DRS | Theodor Haller | Unknown |
| Switzerland (French) | TSR | Georges Hardy | |
| Switzerland (Italian) | TSI | Giovanni Bertini | |
| Turkey | TRT Televizyon | Ümit Tunçağ | Başak Doğru |
| United Kingdom | BBC1 | Terry Wogan | Colin Berry |
| BBC Radio 2 | Ray Moore | ||
| Yugoslavia | TV Beograd 1, TV Novi Sad, TV Zagreb 1 | Oliver Mlakar | Unknown |
| TV Koper-Capodistria, TV Ljubljana 1 | Unknown |
Non-participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Czechoslovakia | ČST1 | Unknown |
| Hungary | MTV1 | Unknown |
| Iceland | Sjónvarpið | Pálmi Jóhannesson |
| Jordan | JTV2 | Unknown |
Broadcast notes[]
- Czechoslovakia - The show was broadcast on ČST1 on a delayed basis on 21 May 1982 at 22:00 CEST.
- Hungary - The show was broadcast on MTV1 on a delayed basis on 15 May 1982 at 21:10 CEST.
- Iceland - The show was broadcast on Sjónvarpið on a delayed basis on 30 April 1982 at 22:10 WET.
- Norway - The show was broadcast on NRK deferred at 22:40 CEST.
- Switzerland - TV DRS and TSI broadcast the show through a second audio programme on TSR.