Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982

West Germany (performing as Germany) took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982, held in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Eurovision Song Contest 1982
Country Germany
National selection
Selection processEin Lied für Harrogate
Selection date(s)20 March 1982
Selected entrantNicole
Selected song"Ein bißchen Frieden"
Finals performance
Final result1st, 161 points
Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
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The German national final to select their entry, Vorentscheid 1982, was held on 20 March at the Bayerischer Rundfunk Studios in Munich, and was hosted by Carolin Reiber.

Twelve songs made it to the national final, which was broadcast by Bayerischer Rundfunk to ARD broadcasters across West Germany. The winner was decided by a sampling of 500 random West Germans who were meant to symbolize a fair representation of the country's population. Each person gave every song a vote, from 1 (for worst) to 12 (for best). Therefore, the theoretical "worst score" a song could receive would be 500, and the "best score" would be 6000. Three of the competitors previously represented other countries: French singer Séverine won the 1971 contest on behalf of Monaco, Paola previously represented her native Switzerland at two different contests (1969 and 1980), and Jürgen Marcus previously represented Luxembourg at the 1976 contest. Additionally, Mary Roos had represented Germany in 1972, and would return as the German representative two years later.

The winning entry was "Ein bißchen Frieden," performed by Nicole and composed by Ralph Siegel with lyrics by Bernd Meinunger.

National final
DrawArtistSongInformal translationVotesPlace
1Gottlieb WendehalsLas QueserasCatchy tune202911th
2SéverineIch glaub' an meine TräumeI believe in my dreams271710th
3Jennifer KempWie Phönix aus der AscheLike a Phoenix out of the ashes196512th
4Mel JerseySchenk' mir eine NachtGive me a night32277th
5Gaby BaginskySo wie du bistAs you are28029th
6Marianne RosenbergTeresaBlue-jeans children28628th
7Mary Roos & David HanselmannLadyLady33586th
8PaolaPeter PanPeter Pan43182nd
9DeniseDie Nacht der LügeThe night of the lie37994th
10Hannes SchönerNun sag' schon AdieuJust say goodbye already39143rd
11Jürgen MarcusIch würde tra vest isI'd like to be with you34395th
12NicoleEin bißchen FriedenA little peace51161st

At Eurovision

Nicole was the eighteenth and final performer on the night of the Contest, following Ireland. At the close of the voting the song had received 161 points, placing first in a field of 19 competing countries. A 61-point gap was recorded between Nicole and the second-place finisher, Avi Toledano from Israel, setting a then record for the largest gap between first and second place.

Points awarded to Germany
Points awarded to Germany[1]
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Germany[1]
12 points Israel
10 points Norway
8 points Luxembourg
7 points Spain
6 points Cyprus
5 points Netherlands
4 points Belgium
3 points Ireland
2 points Sweden
1 point United Kingdom

Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest

"Ein bißchen Frieden" was one of fourteen Eurovision songs chosen by fans and the EBU to participate in Congratulations, the fiftieth-anniversary contest. It was the only German entry in the contest. Unlike the majority of other living entrants, Nicole was unable to attend, so the performance simply combined a dance troupe with footage of Nicole's 1982 performance. It was followed by a pre-taped greeting from Nicole. "Ein bißchen Frieden" was performed fifth, following "Eres tú" and preceding "Nel blu dipinto di blu." After the first round, "Ein bißchen Frieden" was not one of the five songs chosen to proceed to the next round. It was later revealed that the song finished seventh, with 106 points. In the first round, Germany awarded twelve points to ABBA's "Waterloo." In the second, their twelve went to Domenico Modugno's "Nel blu dipinto di blu."

Points awarded to "Ein bißchen Frieden" (Congratulations)
Points awarded to "Ein bißchen Frieden" (Round 1)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Germany (Congratulations)

References
  1. Eurovision Song Contest 1982
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