Austria was represented by the band Mess consisting of Fritz (real name Michael Scheickl) and Elisabeth 'Lizzi' Engstler. They performed their song "Sonntag", at the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Harrogate on 24 April. Mess was the winner of the Austrian national final for the contest, held on 25 March. The song was chosen through a national final organised by broadcaster ORF.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1982 |
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| Country |  Austria |
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| Selection process | National final |
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| Selection date(s) | 25 March 1982 |
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| Selected entrant | Mess |
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| Selected song | "Sonntag" |
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| Selected songwriter(s) | |
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| Final result | 9th, 57 points |
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Before Eurovision
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National final
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The final was held at the ORF-Zentrum in Vienna, hosted by Andreas Steppan [de]. The winning song was chosen by 290 people who voted by telephone.[1]
Final – 25 March 1982
| Draw
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Artist
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Song
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Points
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Place
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| 1
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Mainstreet
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"Marionettentheater"
|
196
|
12
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| 2
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Lizzy Engstler
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"Du"
|
534
|
4
|
| 3
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Wallner and Licha
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"Tagebücher"
|
421
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9
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| 4
|
Mainstreet
|
"Pop-Musik"
|
514
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5
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| 5
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Sheila Edwards
|
"Bitte, vergiss mich"
|
197
|
11
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| 6
|
Mess
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"Sonntag"
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1,655
|
1
|
| 7
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Rusty and Jay
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"Sing ganz einfach ein Lied"
|
743
|
3
|
| 8
|
Mainstreet
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"Ja ja, oui oui, yes yes, sì sì"
|
209
|
10
|
| 9
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Windecker and Wessler
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"Zeit"
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436
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8
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| 10
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Fritz
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"Träumen"
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507
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6
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| 11
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Aniko Benkö, Lia Burger and Helmut Arent
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"Marionetten"
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460
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7
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| 12
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Mainstreet
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"Rock 'n' Roll Revival"
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798
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2
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At Eurovision
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On the night of the final Mess performed 10th in the running order, following Sweden and preceding Belgium. At the close of voting "Sonntag" placing Austria 9th of the 18 entries.[2] The Austrian jury awarded its 12 points to the United Kingdom (but, curiously enough, only awarded eventual winner Germany a single point; the only other country that gave Germany less than six points - Luxembourg, who awarded Germany no points - also gave the United Kingdom their top score).[3]
References
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