Eurovision Song Contest 1982
eurovision song contest th edition annual eurovision song contest took place harrogate united kingdom following country victory contest song making mind buck fizz organised european broadcasting union ebu host broadcaster british broadcasting corporation bbc contest held harrogate international centre april hosted english tv presenter newsreader jan leeming eighteen country took part contest greece deciding enter year due internal issue regarding reform telecommunication law france left without broadcaster responsible participation first time history winner germany song ein bißchen frieden nicole first time germany contest competed every year since contest inception germany received time many point runnerup israel record current scoring system norway received time many point iceland song also cemented ralph siegel bernd meinunger song composer german eurovision tradition writing eurovision song ein bißchen frieden germany harrogate spa town north yorkshire england historically west riding yorkshire town tourist destination visitor attraction include spa water rh harlow carr garden nearby yorkshire dale national park nidderdale aonb harrogate grew two smaller settlement high harrogate low harrogate th century town became known english spa georgian era water discovered th century th th century chalybeate water containing iron popular health treatment influx wealthy sickly visitor contributed significantly wealth town harrogate international centre chosen host venue contest grand convention exhibition centre opened short time prior contest first big event held main seat auditorium participating country last eurovision contest low number entry greece due participate contest song sarantapente kopelies performed themis adamantidis although drawn perform position number ert withdrew week contest according press report greek minister culture sport melina mercouri voiced opposition chosen entry low quality november france national broadcaster tf declined enter eurovision song contest head entertainment pierre bouteiller saying absence talent mediocrity song annoyance set eurovision monument insanity sometimes translated drivel antenne became new broadcaster eurovision public outcry returning country contest opening contest showed map europe translation harrogate popping onscreen language various country question always language respective country song performed exception ireland irish entry sung english translation question map irish map zoomed harrogates location yorkshire followed introduction video spotlighting town year postcard specific country exception israel commentator yugoslavia whose commentator country camera would zoom commentary box country broadcaster commentator would give hand gesture eg wave postcard would start country flag screen excerpt country national anthem though case host country uk song played land hope glory instead god save queen israeli postcard began excerpt hava nagila instead hatikvah postcard utilizing stateoftheart video technology time montage footage artist harrogate town international flower festival postcard also incorporated footage preview video submitted organization first time contest utilised clip broadcast preview video consist performance song national final used also postcard used either popular song tune country shown song performed previous edition eurovision ie yugoslav entry jedan dan used israel winning song hallelujah milk honey used conclusion video clip jan leeming introduced conductor artist nation germany advantage performing last coming second hague second dublin ralph siegel bernd meinunger took first win germany winner nicole beat nearest competition point million west german watched victory television germany commanding leader nearly entire voting process nicole went sing reprise song english french dutch well german delight invited audience harrogate conference centre stood applaud english version also produced siegel robert jung eurovision winner little peace subsequently shot uk single chart country nominated spokesperson responsible announcing vote respective country via telephone known spokesperson contest listed sweden – arne weise turkey – başak doğru united kingdom – colin berry country jury awarded point top ten song summary point final participating broadcaster required relay contest via network nonparticipating ebu member broadcaster also able relay contest passive participant broadcaster able send commentator provide coverage contest native language relay information artist song television viewer known detail broadcast country including specific broadcasting station commentator shown table medium related eurovision song contest wikimedia common official website