United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982

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Eurovision Song Contest 1982

Country|  United Kingdom
National selection
Selection process| A Song for Europe 1982
Selection date(s)| 24 March 1982
Selected entrant| Bardo
Selected song| "One Step Further"
Selected songwriter(s)| Simon Jefferis
Finals performance
Final result| 7th, 76 points
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest
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The United Kingdom was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 by Bardo with the song "One Step Further". It was chosen as the British entry through the A Song for Europe national selection process and placed seventh at Eurovision, receiving 76 points.

## Before Eurovision

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### A Song for Europe 1982

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The television show A Song for Europe was used once again to select the British entry, as it had since the United Kingdom's debut at the Contest in 1957. Terry Wogan once again hosted the contest, which was held on 24 March in Studio 1 of Television Centre, London. Eight songs were shortlisted from those submitted to the Music Publishers Association. Bucks Fizz were guests at the show, singing their current single "My Camera Never Lies" in a pre-recorded performance. The group were interviewed by Terry Wogan live during the show and group member Bobby G performed backing vocals for the winning artists, Bardo. The BBC Concert Orchestra under the direction of Ronnie Hazlehurst as conductor accompanied all the songs, but despite performing live, the orchestra were off-screen, behind the set. The set itself gave a suggestion as to the main Eurovision stage in Harrogate which also used light columns and mirrors,[1] in addition this set was partially recycled for the Doctor Who adventure Snakedance, broadcast almost a year later.

Paul Curtis planned to perform two of his three entries himself and recorded the two tracks for his forthcoming album. "Different Worlds, Different People" was to be performed by Curtis with a backing trio, but he opted not to sing the song himself due to the running order, and Bobby McVay sang the song in the competition with Samantha Spencer Lane and two other singers under the group name Lovin' Feeling. McVay returned to win the contest the following year as a member of Sweet Dreams. Curtis returned on several more occasions as a songwriter, winning the contest in 1984, 1990 and 1991. Curtis' third song was performed by family group The Weltons, who were the only act taking part in the 1982 final that had any prior performing or recording experience, having released several singles, including "Down at Shorty's Place", "Hang 10, Hang10", and "Sweet Rock 'n' Roller", although none of them had reached the UK singles chart, but they had been promoted on German television and radio.[2][3][4] The quartet 'Good Looks' featured Lewis and Lavinia Rodgers, the brother and sister of former UK Eurovision entrant Clodagh Rodgers. Although formed for the competition to sing Dave Mindel's "Every Day of My Life", the group stayed together and recorded the closing theme song for Jim'll Fix It, also composed by Mindel. On one edition of that show, the group performed the song with a viewer who'd asked Jim to fix it for him to sing the song.

Bardo's victory meant that Sally-Ann Triplett became only the third singer to win the Song for Europe contest twice, having already won the 1980 contest as part of Prima Donna. (Cliff Richard had represented the UK twice in Eurovision, but did not participate in a contest to determine the British artist). Triplett remains the only artist to have participated multiple times to win the contest at all attempts.

The regional juries voted internally and awarded 15 points to their favourite song, 12 points to the second, 10 points to the third and then 9, 8, 7, 6 and 5 points in order of preference for the songs from 4th to 8th. The juries were based in Glasgow, Birmingham, Bristol, Belfast, London, Manchester and Cardiff.[5]

A Song for Europe 1982 - 24 March 1982[6] Draw  | Artist  | Song  | Songwriter(s)  | Points  | Place

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01 | Q-Feel | "Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop)" | Brian Fairweather, Martin Page | 59 | 6th
02 | Paul Curtis | "No Matter How I Try" | Paul Curtis | 60 | 4th
03 | The Touring Company | "Every Step of the Way" | David Mindel | 69 | 2nd
04 | Lovin' Feeling | "Different Worlds and Different People" | Tony Hiller, Paul Curtis | 60 | 4th
05 | Good Looks | "Every Day of My Life" | Patrick Burston, David Mindel | 69 | 2nd
06 | Rich Gypsy | "You're the Only Good Thing in My Life" | Elaine Saffer, John Carrington | 53 | 8th
07 | Bardo | "One Step Further" | Simon Jefferis | 76 | 1st
08 | The Weltons | "How Long" | Paul Curtis, Graham Sacher | 58 | 7th
Detailed Jury Votes[6]

Draw  | Song  |

Glasgow

Birmingham

Bristol

Belfast

London

Manchester

Cardiff

Total score

1  | "Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop)"  | 15 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 59
2  | "No Matter How I Try"  | 12 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 60
3  | "Every Step of the Way"  | 6 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 69
4  | "Different Worlds and Different People"  | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 60
5  | "Every Day of My Life"  | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 69
6  | "You're the Only Good Thing in My Life"  | 5 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 53
7  | "One Step Further"  | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 76
8  | "How Long"  | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 58
Jury Spokespersons[6]

Jury  | Spokesperson
Glasgow | Ken Bruce
Birmingham | David Freeman
Bristol | Andy Batten-Foster
Belfast | David Olver
London | Ray Moore
Manchester | John Mundy
Cardiff | Iwan Thomas

### UK Discography

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* Q-Feel - Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop): Jive JIVET7 (7" Single)/JIVETS7 (12" Single).
* Paul Curtis - No Matter How I Try: RCA RCA215.
* The Touring Company - Every Step Of The Way: Radioactive RAD504.
* Lovin' Feeling - Different Worlds, Different People: Dazzle DAZS7.
* Paul Curtis - Different Worlds, Different People: RCA PB9961.
* Good Looks - Every Day Of My Life: Radioactive RAD503.
* Rich Gypsy - You're The Only Good Thing In My Life: Splash/CBS A2290.
* Bardo - One Step Further: Epic A2265.
* The Weltons - How Long?: Carrere CAR233.

## At Eurovision

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Since Bucks Fizz won the Contest in 1981, the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Harrogate and presented by Jan Leeming. The United Kingdom entered Bardo with "One Step Further", but it only gained 76 points and was positioned seventh over all, despite being in the top three for most of the point awarding. The winner of the Contest was Germany with Nicole's "Ein bißchen Frieden".[7]

### Voting

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Points awarded to the United Kingdom[8] | Score  | Country

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12 points  |

* Austria
* Luxembourg

10 points  |  Turkey
8 points  |
7 points  |  Ireland
6 points  |

* Norway
* Yugoslavia

5 points  |  Switzerland
4 points  |

* Finland
* Portugal

3 points  |  Cyprus
2 points  |

* Denmark
* Israel

1 point  |

* Germany
* Netherlands
* Spain

Points awarded by the United Kingdom[8] | Score  | Country

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12 points  |  Switzerland
10 points  |  Austria
8 points  |  Germany
7 points  |  Ireland
6 points  |  Luxembourg
5 points  |  Sweden
4 points  |  Portugal
3 points  |  Cyprus
2 points  |  Belgium
1 point  |  Israel

## References

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1. ^ @HgtConventions (8 August 2014). "It's 1982 and HIC's main auditorium hosts the Eurovision Song Contest. Another pic from our archives... #harrogate" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
2. ^ fritz51318 (30 January 2014). "The Weltons - Down at Shorty's Place 1981". YouTube. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
3. ^ "Unknown". YouTube. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
4. ^ Potzn Panz (24 January 2014). "The Weltons - 'Hang 10 Hang 10' (1972)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021.
5. ^ "A Song for Europe 1982". Songs 4 Europe. Archived from the original on 4 March 2009.
6. ^ a b c Roxburgh, Gordon (2016). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Three: The 1980s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. pp. 104–124. ISBN 978-1-84583-118-9.
7. ^ "Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
8. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

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United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest

* Discography
* National selection (Contestants)

Participation|

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Artists|

* Andy Abraham
* Olly Alexander
* The Allisons
* Michael Ball
* Bardo
* Belle and the Devotions
* Black Lace
* Blue
* Patricia Bredin
* Brotherhood of Man
* Bucks Fizz
* Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson
* Ronnie Carroll
* Co-Co
* Josh Dubovie
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* Emma
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* Scott Fitzgerald
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* Jessica Garlick
* Gina G
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* Engelbert Humperdinck
* Imaani
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* Javine
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* Joe and Jake
* Bryan Johnson
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* Lindsay
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* Love City Groove
* Lulu
* Kenneth McKellar
* Molly
* Matt Monro
* Mike Moran
* Mae Muller
* The New Seekers
* James Newman
* Olivia Newton-John
* Lynsey de Paul
* Precious
* Prima Donna
* Michael Rice
* Cliff Richard
* Rikki
* Clodagh Rodgers
* Frances Ruffelle
* Ryder
* Sam Ryder
* Daz Sampson
* Scooch
* The Shadows
* Sandie Shaw
* Sonia
* SuRie
* Sweet Dreams
* Bonnie Tyler
* Vikki

Songs|

* "All"
* "Are You Sure?"
* "The Bad Old Days"
* "Beg, Steal or Borrow"
* "Believe in Me"
* "Better the Devil You Know"
* "Bigger than Us"
* "Boom Bang-a-Bang"
* "Children of the Universe"
* "Come Back"
* "Congratulations"
* "Cry Baby"
* "Dizzy"
* "Don't Play That Song Again"
* "Embers"
* "Even If"
* "Flying the Flag (For You)"
* "Give a Little Love Back to the World"
* "Go"
* "Hold On to Our Love"
* "I Belong"
* "I Can"
* "I Love the Little Things"
* "I Wrote a Song"
* "I'm Never Giving Up"
* "It's My Time"
* "Jack in the Box"
* "Knock, Knock Who's There?"
* "Let Me Be the One"
* "Long Live Love"
* "Looking High, High, High"
* "Love City Groove"
* "Love Enough for Two"
* "Love Games"
* "Love Is..."
* "Love Shine a Light"
* "Love Will Set You Free"
* "Making Your Mind Up"
* "A Man Without Love"
* "Mary Ann"
* "A Message to Your Heart"
* ~~"My Last Breath"~~
* "Never Give Up on You"
* "No Dream Impossible"
* "One Step Further"
* "One Step Out of Time"
* "Only the Light"
* "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit"
* "Power to All Our Friends"
* "Puppet on a String"
* "Ring-A-Ding Girl"
* "Rock Bottom"
* "Runner in the Night"
* "Save Your Kisses for Me"
* "Say It Again"
* "Say Wonderful Things"
* "Sing, Little Birdie"
* "Space Man"
* "Still in Love with You"
* "Storm"
* "Teenage Life"
* "That Sounds Good to Me"
* "Touch My Fire"
* "We Will Be Free (Lonely Symphony)"
* "Where Are You?"
* "Why Do I Always Get It Wrong"
* "You're Not Alone"

* Note: Entries scored out signify where the United Kingdom did not compete

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Countries|

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* Austria
* Belgium
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* Finland
* Germany
* Ireland
* Israel
* Luxembourg
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Portugal
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* United Kingdom
* Yugoslavia

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Disqualified|

* Greece

Artists|

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* Aska
* Bardo
* Brixx
* Chips
* Bill van Dijk
* Doce
* The Duskeys
* Kojo
* Lucía
* Mess
* Neco
* Nicole
* Stella
* Svetlana
* Jahn Teigen and Anita Skorgan
* Avi Toledano
* Anna Vissi
* Arlette Zola

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Disqualified|

* Themis Adamantidis

Songs|

| Final|

* "Adieu"
* "Amour on t'aime"
* "Bem bom"
* "Ein bißchen Frieden"
* "Cours après le temps"
* "Dag efter dag"
* "Él"
* "Halo, halo"
* "Hani?"
* "Here Today Gone Tomorrow"
* "Hora"
* "Jij en ik"
* "Mono i agapi"
* "Nuku pommiin"
* "One Step Further"
* "Si tu aimes ma musique"
* "Sonntag"
* "Video-video"

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Disqualified|

* "Sarantapente kopelies"

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