United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982

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United Kingdom in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1982

Eurovision Song Contest 1982
Participating broadcaster| British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Country|  United Kingdom
Selection process| A Song for Europe 1982
Selection date| 24 March 1982
Competing entry
Song| "One Step Further"
Artist| Bardo
Songwriter| Simon Jefferis
Placement
Final result| 7th, 76 points
Participation chronology
| ◄1981 • | 1982 | • 1983►

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The United Kingdom was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "One Step Further", written by Simon Jefferis, and performed by the band Bardo. The British participating broadcaster, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), selected its entry through a national final. In addition, the BBC was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the Harrogate International Centre in Harrogate, after winning the previous edition with the song "Making Your Mind Up" by Bucks Fizz.

## Before Eurovision

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### A Song for Europe 1982

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The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) used once again the television show A Song for Europe to select its entry, as it had since its debut at the contest in 1957. Terry Wogan once again hosted the contest, which was held on 24 March at Studio 1 of the BBC Television Centre in 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 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.

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.

A Song for Europe 1982 – 24 March 1982[1] Draw  | Artist  | Song  | Songwriter(s)  | Points  | Place

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

Glasgow

Birmingham

Bristol

Belfast

London

Manchester

Cardiff

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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[1]

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

## At Eurovision

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The BBC hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 in Harrogate, presented by Jan Leeming. The British entry, "One Step Further" by Bardo, gained 76 points and was positioned seventh overall. The winner of the contest was Germany with "Ein bißchen Frieden" by Nicole.[2]

The contest was seen by 14.45 million viewers.[3]

### Voting

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Points awarded to the United Kingdom[4] | 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[4] | 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. ^ 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.
2. ^ "Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
3. ^ "Song contest comes seventh". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 1 May 1982. p. 15. Retrieved 29 March 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ 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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National selection (former; contestants)

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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
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* Lulu
* Kenneth McKellar
* Molly
* Matt Monro
* Mike Moran
* Mae Muller
* The New Seekers
* James Newman
* Olivia Newton-John
* Lynsey de Paul
* Precious
* Prima Donna
* Remember Monday
* 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)"
* "What the Hell Just Happened?"
* "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. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.
* See also: UK Eurovision discography

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Countries|

| Final|

* 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|

| Final|

* 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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