Eurovision Song Contest
1983
- Host
- 🇩🇪 Munich, Germany
- Venue
- Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle
- Date
- 23 Apr 1983
- Presenter
- Marlene Charell
- For the EBU
- Frank Naef
- Entries
- 20
Scoreboard
Final| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇱🇺 LuxembourgSi la vie est cadeau | 142 |
| 2 | 🇮🇱 IsraelChai | 136 |
| 3 | 🇸🇪 SwedenFrämling | 126 |
| 4 | YugoslaviaDžuli | 125 |
| 5 | 🇩🇪 GermanyRücksicht | 94 |
| 6 | 🇬🇧 United KingdomI'm Never Giving Up | 79 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱 NetherlandsSing Me a Song | 66 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷 FranceVivre | 56 |
| 9 | 🇳🇴 NorwayDo Re Mi | 53 |
| 9 | 🇦🇹 AustriaHurricane | 53 |
| 11 | 🇮🇹 ItalyPer Lucia | 41 |
| 11 | 🇫🇮 FinlandFantasiaa | 41 |
| 13 | 🇵🇹 PortugalEsta balada que te dou | 33 |
| 14 | 🇬🇷 GreeceMou les | 32 |
| 15 | 🇨🇭 SwitzerlandIo così non ci sto | 28 |
| 16 | 🇨🇾 CyprusI agapi akoma zi | 26 |
| 17 | 🇩🇰 DenmarkKloden drejer | 16 |
| 18 | 🇧🇪 BelgiumRendez-vous | 13 |
| 19 | 🇹🇷 TurkeyOpera | 0 |
| 19 | 🇪🇸 SpainQuién maneja mi barca | 0 |
Play the final
20 songs- 1 🇫🇷 France “Vivre” Guy Bonnet
- 2 🇳🇴 Norway “Do Re Mi” Jahn Teigen
- 3 🇬🇧 United Kingdom “I'm Never Giving Up” Sweet Dreams
- 4 🇸🇪 Sweden “Främling” Carola Häggkvist
- 5 🇮🇹 Italy “Per Lucia” Riccardo Fogli
- 6 🇹🇷 Turkey “Opera” Çetin Alp and the Short Wave
- 7 🇪🇸 Spain “Quién maneja mi barca” Remedios Amaya
- 8 🇨🇭 Switzerland “Io così non ci sto” Mariella Farré
- 9 🇫🇮 Finland “Fantasiaa” Ami Aspelund
- 10 🇬🇷 Greece “Mou les” Christie
- 11 🇳🇱 Netherlands “Sing Me a Song” Bernadette
- 12 Yugoslavia “Džuli” Daniel
- 13 🇨🇾 Cyprus “I agapi akoma zi” Stavros and Constantina
- 14 🇩🇪 Germany “Rücksicht” Hoffmann and Hoffmann
- 15 🇩🇰 Denmark “Kloden drejer” Gry Johansen
- 16 🇮🇱 Israel “Chai” Ofra Haza
- 17 🇵🇹 Portugal “Esta balada que te dou” Armando Gama
- 18 🇦🇹 Austria “Hurricane” Westend
- 19 🇧🇪 Belgium “Rendez-vous” Pas de Deux
- 20 🇱🇺 Luxembourg “Si la vie est cadeau” Corinne Hermès
Who voted for whom
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Where it happened
MunichRudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, Munich
1983 in numbers
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Comings & goings
Back again: 🇫🇷 France (last in 1981), 🇬🇷 Greece (last in 1981), 🇮🇹 Italy (last in 1980)
Sat this one out: 🇮🇪 Ireland
Nul Points Hall of Fame
🇪🇸 Spain: “Quién maneja mi barca” by Remedios Amaya. We still love you.
🇹🇷 Turkey: “Opera” by Çetin Alp and the Short Wave. We still love you.
How the votes worked
Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 point(s) to their 10 favourite songs