Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982
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Final
The national final was held at the ORF-Zentrum in Vienna, hosted by Andreas Steppan. The winning song was chosen by 290 people who voted by telephone. [1] Mess were Lizzy Engstler & Michael Scheickl (aka Fritz).
| Draw | Artist | Song | English translation | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mainstreet | "Marionetten theater" | "Puppet theatre" | 196 | 12 |
| 2 | Lizzy Engstler | "Du" | "You" | 534 | 4 |
| 3 | Wallner & Licha | "Tagebücher" | "Diaries" | 421 | 9 |
| 4 | Mainstreet | "Pop-musik" | "Pop-music" | 514 | 5 |
| 5 | Sheila Edwards | "Bitte, vergiss mich" | "Please, forget me" | 197 | 11 |
| 6 | Mess | "Sonntag" | "Sunday" | 1655 | 1 |
| 7 | Rusty & Jay | "Sing ganz einfach ein lied" | "Just sing a song" | 743 | 3 |
| 8 | Mainstreet | "Ja ja, oui oui, si si, yes yes, ja ja" | "Yes yes, yes yes....." | 209 | 10 |
| 9 | Windecker & Wessler | "Zeit" | "Time" | 436 | 8 |
| 10 | Fritz | "Träumen" | "Dreaming" | 507 | 6 |
| 11 | Aniko Benkö, Lia Burger & Helmut Arent | "Marionetten" | "Puppets" | 460 | 7 |
| 12 | Mainstreet | "Rock 'n' roll revival" | "Rock 'n' roll revival" | 798 | 2 |
At Eurovision
On the night 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. The Austrian jury awarded its 12 points to the winner song from United Kingdom.[2]
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References
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