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| Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1982 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) | |||
| Country |  Austria | |||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date | 25 March 1982 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Sonntag" | |||
| Artist | Mess | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 9th, 57 points | |||
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Austria was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Sonntag", composed by Michael Mell, with lyrics by Rudolf Leve[1], and performed by the band Mess, consisting of Fritz (real name Michael Scheickl) and Elisabeth 'Lizzi' Engstler. The Austrian participating broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), selected its entry through a national final.
Before Eurovision
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National final
[edit source]Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) held the national final at the ORF-Zentrum in Vienna, hosted by Andreas Steppan. The winning song was chosen by 290 people who voted by telephone.[2]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Mainstreet | "Marionettentheater" | 196 | 12 |
| 2 | Lizzy Engstler | "Du" | 534 | 4 |
| 3 | Wallner and Licha | "Tagebücher" | 421 | 9 |
| 4 | Mainstreet | "Pop-Musik" | 514 | 5 |
| 5 | Sheila Edwards | "Bitte, vergiss mich" | 197 | 11 |
| 6 | Mess | "Sonntag" | 1,655 | 1 |
| 7 | Rusty and Jay | "Sing ganz einfach ein Lied" | 743 | 3 |
| 8 | Mainstreet | "Ja ja, oui oui, yes yes, sì sì" | 209 | 10 |
| 9 | Windecker and Wessler | "Zeit" | 436 | 8 |
| 10 | Fritz | "Träumen" | 507 | 6 |
| 11 | Aniko Benkö, Lia Burger and Helmut Arent | "Marionetten" | 460 | 7 |
| 12 | Mainstreet | "Rock 'n' Roll Revival" | 798 | 2 |
At Eurovision
[edit source]On the evening of the final Mess performed 10th in the running order, following Sweden and preceding Belgium. At the close of voting "Sonntag" placing Austria 9th of the 18 entries.[4] The Austrian jury awarded its 12 points to the United Kingdom.[5]
Voting
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References
[edit source]- ↑ "Austrian Selection 1982". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ↑ "Austrian Selection 1982". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ↑ "Austrian Selection 1982". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ↑ "Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- 1 2 3 "Results of the Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.