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| Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1982 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) | |||
| Country |  Austria | |||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date | 25 March 1982 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Sonntag" | |||
| Artist | Mess | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 9th, 57 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Austria was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Sonntag", composed by Michael Mell, with lyrics by Rudolf Leve, and performed by the band Mess, consisting of Fritz (real nameMichael Scheickl) and Elisabeth 'Lizzi' Engstler. The Austrian participating broadcasterÖsterreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), selected its entry through a national final.
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Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) held the national final at the ORF-Zentrum inVienna, hosted byAndreas Steppan [de]. The winning song was chosen by 290 people who voted by telephone.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Mainstreet | "Marionettentheater" | 196 | 12 |
| 2 | Lizzy Engstler | "Du" | 534 | 4 |
| 3 | Wallner and Licha | "Tagebücher" | 421 | 9 |
| 4 | Mainstreet | "Pop-Musik" | 514 | 5 |
| 5 | Sheila Edwards | "Bitte, vergiss mich" | 197 | 11 |
| 6 | Mess | "Sonntag" | 1,655 | 1 |
| 7 | Rusty and Jay | "Sing ganz einfach ein Lied" | 743 | 3 |
| 8 | Mainstreet | "Ja ja, oui oui, yes yes, sì sì" | 209 | 10 |
| 9 | Windecker and Wessler | "Zeit" | 436 | 8 |
| 10 | Fritz | "Träumen" | 507 | 6 |
| 11 | Aniko Benkö, Lia Burger and Helmut Arent | "Marionetten" | 460 | 7 |
| 12 | Mainstreet | "Rock 'n' Roll Revival" | 798 | 2 |
On the evening of the final Mess performed 10th in the running order, followingSweden and precedingBelgium. At the close of voting "Sonntag" placing Austria 9th of the 18 entries.[1] The Austrian jury awarded its 12 points to theUnited Kingdom.[2]
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