Eurovision Song Contest 1983
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1983 |
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| Final | 23 April 1983 |
| Presenter(s) | Marlene Charell |
| Conductor | Dieter Reith |
| Director | Rainer Bertram |
| Host broadcaster |  BR, member of ARD |
| Venue | Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, Munich, Germany |
| Winning song |  Luxembourg"Si La Vie Est Cadeau" |
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| Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favourite songs | |
| Number of entries | 20 |
| Debuting countries | None |
| Returning countries |  France Greece Italy |
| Withdrawing countries |  Ireland |
| Nul points |  Spain Turkey |
| Interval act | Marlene Charell |
| Opening act | Marlene Charell introducing each act and calling all of them on the stage to pose together. |
| Eurovision Song Contest | |
| ◄1982 • 1984► | |
The Eurovision Song Contest 1983, the 28th in the series, was held in Munich, Germany, on 23 April 1983. The presenter was Marlene Charell, who delivered her introductions in German, English and French. The set that year was rather peculiar, with a quite small, arc-shaped stage surrounding the orchestra section, and a large background resembling giant electric heaters, which lit up in different sequences and combinations depending on the nature and rhythm of the songs.
Corinne Hermes was the winner of this Eurovision with the song, "Si La Vie Est Cadeau". This was Luxembourg's fifth victory in the contest which equalled the record set by France in 1977. Toward the end of the voting, it became evident that Luxembourg was going to win, but early on, Germany, Sweden, and Yugoslavia all threatened to take Luxembourg's lead, which they earned halfway through the jury vote. At one point, murmurs and boos arose from the crowd at the Greek jury's decision to give host country Germany only one point; at another point, most of the other teams applauded the Dutch jury's choice to give Luxembourg only one point, causing host Marlene Charell to chuckle nervously at the crowd reaction.
Ofra Haza from Israel, who took the second place, had an enduring success with her song "Khay" which became a hit in Europe, launching her career. This year also marked the first performance of Sweden's Carola Häggkvist, who took the third place and went on to win the contest in 1991 and represented her country again in 2006 (coming fifth). Her song, Främling, became very popular in Sweden and in various other European countries. In The Netherlands, the song reached the top five, coupled with a Dutch language version (Je ogen heben geen geheimen meer) which was performed by Carola herself. The 4th placed Džuli, also became a mega hit in Europe. Singer' Daniel released an English language version as Julie.
This year's nul points were shared by Spain and Turkey. Spain's Remedios Amaya presented a song which was a stark departure from popular tastes and conventional perception of melody and harmony. Turkey's entry, Opera, performed by Çetin Alp & the Short Waves, could on the other hand be said to fit in well with the spirit of Eurovision of that time. Nevertheless, the overinterpretation of the theme of the song, as well as the fact that the lyrics of the song consisted for the most part of the often-repeated word "opera" and names of well-known operas and composers, and Çetin's breaking into operatic "lay lay la", prompted extensive derision of the song, including the usual sardonic words from BBC commentator Terry Wogan ("a nicely understated performance there").
The interval show was a dance number set to a medley of German songs which had become internationally famous, including Strangers in the Night. The host, Marlene Charell, was the lead dancer.
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[edit] Results
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English Translation | Place | Points |
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| 1 | France |
French | Guy Bonnet | Vivre | Living | 8 | 56 |
| 2 |  Norway |
Norwegian | Jahn Teigen | Do Re Mi | Do Re Mi | 9 | 53 |
| 3 |  United Kingdom |
English | Sweet Dreams | I'm Never Giving Up | - | 6 | 79 |
| 4 |  Sweden |
Swedish | Carola Häggkvist | Främling | Stranger | 3 | 126 |
| 5 | Italy |
Italian | Riccardo Fogli | Per Lucia | For Lucia | 11 | 41 |
| 6 | Turkey |
Turkish | Çetin Alp & the Short Waves | Opera | Opera | 19 | 0 |
| 7 | Spain |
Spanish | Remedios Amaya | ¿Quién Maneja Mi Barca? | Who Sails My Boat? | 19 | 0 |
| 8 |  Switzerland |
Italian | Mariella Farré | Io Così Non Ci Sto | I Don't Like It This Way | 15 | 28 |
| 9 |  Finland |
Finnish | Ami Aspelund | Fantasiaa | Fantasy | 11 | 41 |
| 10 | Greece |
Greek | Christie Stasinopoulou | Mu Les (Μου λες) | You Tell Me | 14 | 32 |
| 11 |  Netherlands |
Dutch | Bernadette | Sing Me a Song | Sing Me a Song | 7 | 66 |
| 12 |  Yugoslavia |
Serbo-Croatian | Daniel | Džuli | Julie | 4 | 125 |
| 13 |  Cyprus |
Greek | Stavros & Constantina | I Agapi Akoma Zi (Η αγάπη ακόμα ζει) | Love Is Still Alive | 16 | 26 |
| 14 | Germany |
German | Hoffmann & Hoffmann | Rücksicht | Consideration | 5 | 94 |
| 15 |  Denmark |
Danish | Gry Johansen | Kloden Drejer | The Planet's Spinning | 17 | 16 |
| 16 |  Israel |
Hebrew | Ofra Haza | Khay (חי) | Alive | 2 | 136 |
| 17 |  Portugal |
Portuguese | Armando Gama | Esta Balada Que Te Dou | This Ballad That I Give You | 13 | 33 |
| 18 |  Austria |
German | Westend | Hurricane | Hurricane | 9 | 53 |
| 19 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
Dutch | Pas De Deux | Rendez-Vous | Rendez-Vous | 18 | 13 |
| 20 | Luxembourg |
French | Corinne Hermes | Si La Vie Est Cadeau | If Life Was A Gift | 1 | 142 |
[edit] Voting structure
Each country had a jury who awarded 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 points for their top ten songs.
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France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Norway | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||
| United Kingdom | 5 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Sweden | 6 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Italy | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Finland | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Greece | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Netherlands | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Yugoslavia | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | ||
| Cyprus | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Germany | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 12 | ||
| Denmark | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Israel | 8 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Portugal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Austria | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Belgium | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Luxembourg | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 8 | ||
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