1983 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

Edition number - 28

Date - April 23, 1983

Host broadcaster - ARD, delegated to BR (West Germany)

Host city - Munich

Venue - Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle

Host - Marlène Charell

Director - Rainer Bertram

Producer - Christof Schmid assisted by Ingrid Krüger / Etta Witzel

Stage designers - Hans Gailling / Marlies Frese

Executive producers - Christian Hayer / Günther Lebram

Musical director - Dieter Reith

Orchestra - Dieter Reith Orchestra with string group of the Graunke Symphony Orchestra

Interval act - Song Contest Ballet feat. Marlène Charell

Scrutineer - Frank Naef

Number of entries - 20

Winning entry - 'Si la vie est cadeau' Corinne Hermès (Luxembourg)

Winning songwriters - Alain Garcia / Jean-Pierre Millers

Winning orchestrator - Michel Bernholc

Winning conductor - Michel Bernholc

Dieter Reith, musical director of the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest, with host Marlène Charell

RESULT

1st place (142 votes)

LUXEMBOURG

Song title – "Si la vie est cadeau"

Rendition – Corinne Hermès 

Lyrics – Alain Garcia

Composition – Jean-Pierre Millers

Studio arrangement – Michel Bernholc

Live orchestration – Michel Bernholc

Conductor – Michel Bernholc

2nd place (136 votes)

ISRAEL

Song title – "Hi"

Rendition – Ofra Haza

Lyrics – Ehud Manor

Composition – Avi Toledano

Studio arrangement – Silviu Nansi Brandes

Live orchestration – Silviu Nansi Brandes

Conductor – Silviu Nansi Brandes

3rd place (126 votes)

SWEDEN

Song title – "Främling"

Rendition – Carola Häggkvist

Lyrics – Monica Forsberg

Composition – Lasse Holm 

Studio arrangement – Lennart Sjöholm

Live orchestration – Lennart Sjöholm

Conductor – Anders Ekdahl

4th place (125 votes)

YUGOSLAVIA

Song title – "Džuli"

Rendition – Daniel (Milan Popović)

Lyrics – Mario Mihaljević

Composition – Milan Popović

Studio arrangement – Mato Došen

Live orchestration – Mato Došen

Conductor – Radovan Papović

5th place (94 votes)

WEST GERMANY

Country – West Germany

Song title – “Rücksicht”

Rendition – Hoffmann & Hoffmann

Lyrics – Volker Lechtenbrink

Composition – Michael Reinecke

Studio arrangement – Geoff Bastow

Live orchestration – Geoff Bastow

Conductor – Dieter Reith (MD)

6th place (79 votes)

UNITED KINGDOM

Song title – "I’m Never Giving Up"

Rendition – Sweet Dreams 

(Carrie Grant / Helen Kray / Bobbie McVey)

Lyrics – Jan Pulsford / Ron Roker / Phil Wigger

Composition – Jan Pulsford / Ron Roker / Phil Wigger

Studio arrangement – Jan Pulsford / Ron Roker / Paul Greedus 

Live orchestration – Bill Pitt

Conductor – John Coleman

7th place (66 votes)

NETHERLANDS

Song title – "Sing Me A Song"

Rendition – Bernadette Kraakman

Lyrics – Piet Souer / Martin Duiser

Composition – Piet Souer / Martin Duiser

Studio arrangement – Hans Hollestelle / Piet Souer

Live orchestration – Hans Hollestelle

Conductor – Piet Souer

8th place (56 votes)

FRANCE

Song title – "Vivre"

Rendition – Guy Bonnet

Lyrics – Fulbert Cant

Composition – Guy Bonnet

Studio arrangement – Guy Matteoni

Live orchestration – Guy Matteoni

Conductor – François Rauber

9th & 10th place (ex aequo, 53 votes)

NORWAY

Song title – "Do-re-mi"

Rendition – Jahn Teigen feat. Anita Skorgan

Lyrics – Herodes Falsk  / Jahn Teigen

Composition – Anita Skorgan / Jahn Teigen

Studio arrangement – Anita Skorgan / Jahn Teigen / Heinz Gietz

Live orchestration – Heinz Gietz

Conductor – Sigurd Jansen 

AUSTRIA

Song title – “Hurricane”

Rendition – Westend (Gary Lux / Bernhard Rabitsch / Patricia Tandien / Peter Vieweger / Hans Christian Wagner)

Lyrics – Heli Deinboek / Heinz Nessizius

Composition – Peter Vieweger

Studio arrangement – Peter Vieweger

Live orchestration – Robert Ponger / Richard Oesterreicher

Conductor – Richard Oesterreicher

11th & 12th place (ex aequo, 41 votes)

ITALY

Song title – "Per Lucia"

Rendition – Riccardo Fogli

Lyrics – Riccardo Fogli / Vincenzo Spampinato

Composition – Maurizio Fabrizio

Studio arrangement – Maurizio Fabrizio

Live orchestration – Maurizio Fabrizio

Conductor – Maurizio Fabrizio

FINLAND

Song title – “Fantasiaa”

Rendition – Ami Aspelund

Lyrics – Kaisu Liuhala

Composition – Kari Kuusamo

Studio arrangement – Kari Kuusamo

Live orchestration – Kari Kuusamo

Conductor – Ossi Runne

13th place (33 votes)

PORTUGAL

Song title – "Esta balada que te dou"

Rendition – Armando Gama

Lyrics – Armando Gama

Composition – Armando Gama

Studio arrangement – Armando Gama / Mike Sergeant

(studio orchestra conducted by Mike Sergeant)

Live orchestration – Mike Sergeant

Conductor – Mike Sergeant

14th place (32 votes)

GREECE

Song title – “Mou les”

Rendition – Christie Stasinopoulou

Lyrics – Sophia Phildissi

Composition – Antonis Plessas

Studio arrangement (demo) – Mimis Plessas

Live orchestration – Mimis Plessas

Conductor – Mimis Plessas

15th place (28 votes)

SWITZERLAND

Song title – "Io così non ci sto"

Rendition – Mariella Farré 

Lyrics – Nella Martinetti

Composition – Tommy Gonzenbach / Remo Kessler

Studio arrangement – Tommy Gonzenbach / Remo Kessler

Live orchestration – Robert Weber

Conductor – Robert Weber

16th place (26 votes)

CYPRUS

Song title – “I agapi akoma zi”

Rendition – Stavros Sideras & Constantina Constantinou

Lyrics – Stavros Sideras

Composition – Stavros Sideras

Studio arrangement – Michael Rozakis

(studio orchestra conducted by Michael Rozakis)

Live orchestration – Michael Rozakis

Conductor – Michael Rozakis

17th place (16 votes)

DENMARK

Song title – "Kloden drejer"

Rendition – Gry Johansen

Lyrics – Flemming Gernyx / Christian Jacobsen

Composition – Lars Christensen / Flemming Gernyx / 

Christian Jacobsen

Studio arrangement – Lars Christensen / Flemming Gernyx / Christian Jacobsen / Billy Cross / Jan Glæsel 

Live orchestration – Wolfgang Käfer

Conductor – Allan Botschinsky

18th place (13 votes)

BELGIUM

Song title – "Rendez-vous"

Rendition – Pas De Deux (Dett Peyskens / Hilde Van Roy / Walter Verdin)

Lyrics – Paul Peyskens / Walter Verdin

Composition – Walter Verdin

Studio arrangement – Walter Verdin

Live orchestration – Walter Verdin / Joris Verdin / Freddy Sunder 

Conductor – Freddy Sunder

19th & 20th place (ex aequo, 0 votes)

TURKEY 

Song title – “Opera”

Rendition – Çetin Alp & Short Wave (Ali Uyar / Sema Uğur / Recep Aktuğ / Gül Akbabagil / Bisan Yorulmaz)

Lyrics – Aysel Gürel

Composition – Buğra Uğur

Studio arrangement – Buğra Uğur

Live orchestration – Buğra Uğur

Conductor – Buğra Uğur

SPAIN

Song title – "¿Quién maneja mi barca?"

Rendition – Remedios Amaya 

Lyrics – Isidro Múñoz

Composition – José Miguel Évora 

Studio arrangement – Manuel Aguilar / Javier de Juan

Live orchestration – Manuel Aguilar / Javier de Juan

Conductor – José Miguel Évora