Eurovision Song Contest 1983
Date(s)	23 April 1983
Presenter(s)	Marlene Charell
Conductor	Dieter Reith
Host broadcaster	ARD
Venue	Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, Munich, Germany
Winning song	Luxembourg "Si La Vie Est Cadeau"
Voting system	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
Null points	Spain  Turkey
Interval act	Marlene Charell

The Eurovision Song Contest 1983 was the 28th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on April 23, 1983 in Munich. The presenter was Marlene Charell, who delivered her presentations of the performers in German, English and French. The set that year was rather peculiar, with a quite small, arc-shaped stage surrounding the orchestra section, and large background resembling giant electric heaters, which lit up in different sequences and combinations depending on the nature and rhythm of the songs. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Marlene Charell in 1987 Marlene Charell (born July 27, 1944, Winsen) is a German entertainer and was a dancer at the Lido in Paris from 1968 until the end-of-1970. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... ARD (Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland – the Consortium of public-law broadcasting institutions of the Federal Republic of Germany), is a joint organization of Germanys regional public broadcasting agencies. ... Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle is an arena in Munich, Germany. ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Luxembourg. ... Si la vie est cadeau (English title If Life Was A Gift), was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, performed by Corinne Hermès for Luxembourg. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Marlene Charell in 1987 Marlene Charell (born July 27, 1944, Winsen) is a German entertainer and was a dancer at the Lido in Paris from 1968 until the end-of-1970. ... Eurovision redirects here. ... is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ... Marlene Charell in 1987 Marlene Charell (born July 27, 1944, Winsen) is a German entertainer and was a dancer at the Lido in Paris from 1968 until the end-of-1970. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

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. Ofra Haza from Israel, who took the second place, had an enduring success with her song Chai 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, perhaps even more than her winning entry. The 4th placed Džuli, also became a mega hit in Europe. Corinne Hermès (born November 11, 1961) is a French singer. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1977 was the twenty-second Eurovision and was held on May 7, 1977 in London. ... Ofra Haza (‎, IPA: ) (November 19, 1957 – February 23, 2000) was a popular Israeli singer, actress and international recording artist. ... Carola Maria Häggkvist (born in Hägersten, Stockholm on September 8, 1966), better known as simply Carola, is a popular Swedish singer, entertainer and occasional songwriter. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1991 was the 36th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on May 4, 1991 in Rome. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the fifty-first Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on the 18 May 2006 (for the semi-final) and 20 May 2006 (for the final). ... Främling, written by Lasse Holm and Monica Forsberg and arranged by Lennart Sjöholm, was the song performed by back then 16 year old Carola Häggkvist when it won the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1983. ... Džuli (Julie) was the Yugoslav entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, performed in Serbo-Croatian by Montenegrin singer Daniel Popović. It was performed 12th on the night. ...

This year's null 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"). Turkey went on to score another nul points four years later, when their entrants were equally peculiar-named Seyyal Taner & Grup Lokomotif. Remedios Amaya (born María Dolores Amaya Vega, 1962 Sevilla) was one of Camaróns favourite cantaoras (female flamenco singers), and they worked together on several occasions. ... Look up melody in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Harmony is the use and study of pitch simultaneity, and therefore chords, actual or implied, in music. ... For other uses, see Opera (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Sir Michael Terence Wogan, KBE DL (born August 3rd 1938, in Limerick, County Limerick, Republic of Ireland), more commonly known as Terry Wogan, is a radio and television broadcaster who has worked for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in the United Kingdom (UK) for most of his career. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1987 was the 32nd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on May 9, 1987 in Brussels. ... Seyyal Taner & Locomotif performed Turkeys entry in the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest, Sarkim Sevgi Ustune. ...

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.

Results

Country	Language	Artist	Song	English Translation	Place	Points
Austria	German	Westend	Hurricane	Hurricane	9	53
Belgium	Dutch	Pas De Deux	Rendez-Vous	Rendez-Vous	18	13
Cyprus	Greek	Stavros & Constantina	I Agapi Akoma Zi (Η αγάπη ακόμα ζει)	Love Is Still Alive	16	26
Denmark	Danish	Gry Johansen	Kloden Drejer	The Planet's Spinning	17	16
Finland	Finnish	Ami Aspelund	Fantasiaa	Fantasy	11	41
France	French	Guy Bonnet	Vivre	Living	8	56
Germany	German	Hoffmann & Hoffmann	Rücksicht	Consideration	5	94
Greece	Greek	Christie Stasinopoulou	Mu Les (Μου λες)	You Tell Me	14	32
Israel	Hebrew	Ofra Haza	Khay (חי)	Alive	2	136
Italy	Italian	Riccardo Fogli	Per Lucia	For Lucia	11	41
Luxembourg	French	Corinne Hermes	Si La Vie Est Cadeau	If Life Was A Gift	1	142
Netherlands	Dutch	Bernadette	Sing Me A Song	Sing Me A Song	7	66
Norway	Norwegian	Jahn Teigen	Do Re Mi	Do Re Mi	9	53
Portugal	Portuguese	Armando Gama	Esta Balada Que Te Dou	This Ballad That I Give You	13	33
Spain	Spanish	Remedios Amaya	¿Quién Maneja Mi Barca?	Who Sails My Boat?	19	0
Sweden	Swedish	Carola Häggkvist	Främling	Stranger	3	126
Switzerland	Italian	Mariella Farré	Io Così Non Ci Sto	I Don't Like It This Way	15	28
Turkey	Turkish	Çetin Alp & the Short Waves	Opera	Opera	19	0
United Kingdom	English	Sweet Dreams	I'm Never Giving Up	-	6	79
Yugoslavia	Croatian	Daniel	Džuli	Julie	4	125

Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Hurricane was the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, performed in German by Westend. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Rendez-Vous was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, performed in Dutch by Pas De Deux. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... I Agapi Akoma Zi (Greek script: Η αγάπη ακόμα ζει, English translation: Love Is Still Alive) was the Cypriot entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, performed in Greek by Stavros & Dina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Gry Johansen (known as Gry) (born August 28, 1964) is a Danish singer who represented her country in Eurovision Song Contest 1983. ... Kloden Drejer (English translation: The Planets Spinning) was the Danish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, performed in Danish by Gry. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... Fantasiaa (English translation: Fantasy) was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, performed in Finnish by Ami Aspelund. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Vivre (English translation: Living) was the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, performed in French by Guy Bonnet. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Rücksicht (English translation: Consideration) was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, performed in German by Hoffmann & Hoffmann. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Mu Les (Greek script: Μου λες, English translation: You Tell Me) was the Greek entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, performed in Greek by Christie Stassinopoulou. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Israel. ... “Hebrew” redirects here. ... Ofra Haza (‎, IPA: ) (November 19, 1957 – February 23, 2000) was a popular Israeli singer, actress and international recording artist. ... KHAY is a country music station based in Ventura, CA. External links KHAY Query the FCCs FM station database for KHAY Categories: | | ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Per Lucia (English translation: For Lucia) was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, performed in Italian by Riccardo Fogli. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Luxembourg. ... Corinne Hermès (born November 11, 1961) is a French singer. ... Si la vie est cadeau (English title If Life Was A Gift), was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, performed by Corinne Hermès for Luxembourg. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Sing Me A Song was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, performed in Dutch (with the exception of the English of the title) by Bernadette. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Jahn TeigenPhoto: Profero 2002 Jahn Teigen is a Norwegian singer and musician. ... Do Re Mi was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, performed in Norwegian by Jahn Teigen. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Esta Balada Que Te Dou (English translation: This Ballad That I Give You) was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, performed in Portuguese by Armando Gama. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Remedios Amaya (born María Dolores Amaya Vega, 1962 Sevilla) was one of Camaróns favourite cantaoras (female flamenco singers), and they worked together on several occasions. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Carola Maria Häggkvist (born in Hägersten, Stockholm on September 8, 1966), better known as simply Carola, is a popular Swedish singer, entertainer and occasional songwriter. ... Främling, written by Lasse Holm and Monica Forsberg and arranged by Lennart Sjöholm, was the song performed by back then 16 year old Carola Häggkvist when it won the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1983. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Çetin Alp (born June 21, 1947 in Malatya, died May 18, 2004) was a Turkish singer. ... Opera, written by Buğra Uğur and Aysel Gürel, was the song performed by Çetin Alp & The Short Waves that represented Turkey at the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest, where it failed to get any points. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Sweet Dreams were a UK vocal group comprising of Carrie Gray, Helen Kray and Bobby McVey. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia. ... Yugoslavia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 27 times, debuting in 1961 (see ESC 1961) and since competing in every year until 1992, with the exceptions of 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, and 1985. ... Daniel is a Croatian pop singer. ... Džuli (Julie) was the Yugoslav entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, performed in Serbo-Croatian by Montenegrin singer Daniel Popović. It was performed 12th on the night. ...

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.

Score sheet

		Results
	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
THE TABLE IS ORDERED BY APPEARANCE

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Map

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