The Austrian Final was held on March 25th at the ORF-Zentrum in Vienna, hosted by Andreas Steppan. The winning song was chosen by 290 people who voted by telephone. 1 Marionetten theater Puppet theatre Mainstreet 196 12th 2 Du You Lizzy Engstler 534 4th 3 Tagebücher Diaries Wallner & Licha 421 9th 4 Pop-musik Pop-music…
The Swedish Final was held on February 27th at the Liseberghallen in Gothenburg, hosted by Fredrik Belfrage. The 10 songs were reduced to 5 finalists, which were then voted on by 9 juries that were formed according to the ages of its members. 1 Hand i hand med dig Hand in hand with you Little…
The Swiss Final was held on January 28th at the SR TV Studios in Geneva, hosted by Serge Moisson. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 3 regional juries, a press jury and a jury of „experts“. „Amour on t’aime“ had originally been accepted for the 1979 Swiss Final, to be sung by…
The Finnish Final was held on February 19th at Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki, hosted by Heikki Kahila. The winner was chosen by an „expert“ jury. 1 Omenakuu Apple moon Opus 5 63 4th 2 Palaan… I will come back… Tapani Kansa 52 8th 3 Videovenus Videovenus Kojo 64 3rd 4 Mitt äppelträd My apple tree Ami Aspelund…
The Turkish Final was held at the TRT TV Studios in Istanbul on March 7th, hosted by Canan Kumbasar. The winning song was chosen by an „expert“ jury and only the top 3 placings were announced. There were initially meant to be 6 songs in the final, but „Müzikle yasam“ (Life with music) sung by…
The Norwegian Semi-Finals were hosted by Harald Tusberg. The winning song in each semi-final was chosen by postcard voting. Semi-Final 1 1 Løp Run Brannvesenet 2nd 2 Lady Di Lady Di Inger Lise Rypdal 1st Semi-Final 2 1 Uflaks Bad luck Stein Ingebrigtsen 2nd 2 Lisa Lisa Trond Granlund 1st Semi-Final 3 1 Perfekte engel The…
The Norwegian Final was held on March 20th at the NRK TV Studios in Oslo, hosted by Ivar Dyrhaug. Five of the 10 songs qualified through a series of semi-finals. Of the other songs, 4 came through an open contest, and Jahn Teigen’s song got automatic entry. The winner was chosen by 11 regional juries. Eigil…
The Portuguese Final was held on March 6th at the Teatro Maria Matos in Lisbon, hosted by Alice Cruz & Fialho Gouveia. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 22 regional juries. # Artist Title Points Place 1 S.A.R.L Quero Ser Feliz Agora 147 4 2 Dina Em Segredo 74 8 3 Fernanda…
British broadcaster surprised everyone when deciding that the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest would be held in the northern city of Harrogate.