Sunday, 20 March 1983

1983 FRANCE EUROVISION SELECTION

Date - March 20, 1983
Official name - Concours Eurovision de la Chanson 1983 Sélection Française
Organising broadcasters - Antenne 2
Venue - Théatre de l'Empire, Paris
Hosts - Jean-Pierre Foucault / Marie Myriam
Director - Georges Barrier
Stage designer - Michel Millecamps
Producer - Emmanuel Robert
Musical director - François Rauber
Orchestra - freelance orchestra
Opening sequence - instrumental arrangement (arr. François Rauber)
Interval act - none
Number of entries - 14
Winning entry - 'Vivre' Guy Bonnet
Winning songwriters - Guy Bonnet / Fulbert Cant
Winning orchestrator - Guy Matteoni

Guy Bonnet won the French selection for a second time, thirteen years after his first stint with 'Marie-Blanche' in 1970

PARTICIPATING ENTRIES

Song 1
Title – "Les manèges de l'amour"
Rendition – Philippe Houbert
Lyrics – Pierre Delanoë / Jean-Michel Bériat
Composition – Pierre Jeanten
Studio arrangement – Guy Matteoni
Live orchestration – Guy Matteoni
Score – 12th place 

Song 2
Title – "Je t'aime"
Rendition – Joël Prévost
Lyrics – Michel Jouveaux
Composition – Joël Rocher
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – Joël Rocher / Pierre Tibéri
Score – 9th place

Song 3
Title – "Je reviendrai"
Rendition – Claude Merlebois
Lyrics – Hugues Dumas
Composition – Béatrice Gravier
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 8th place

Song 4
Title – "L'homme est un mobile"
Rendition – Jean-Marc Courtois
Lyrics – Évelyne Courtois
Composition – Jean-Marc Courtois
Studio arrangement – Gérard Hugé
Live orchestration – Gérard Hugé
Score – 7th place

Song 5
Title – "Passionnément"
Rendition – Joséphine Coppola
Lyrics – Patrick Michel
Composition – Alain Bernard / Patrick Lemaître
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 14th place

Song 6
Title – "Je vous oublie"
Rendition – Kali
Lyrics – Suzanne Quintelier
Composition – Pierre Quintelier / Suzanne Quintelier
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 13th place

Song 7
Title – "Vivre"
Rendition – Guy Bonnet
Lyrics – Fulbert Cant
Composition – Guy Bonnet
Studio arrangement – Guy Matteoni
Live orchestration – Guy Matteoni
Score – 1st place 

Song 8
Title – "Mais où est l'amour"
Rendition – Rebecca
Lyrics – Pascal Auriat
Composition – Michel Jourdan
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 11th place

Song 9
Title – "France France"
Rendition – Isabelle Aubret
Lyrics – Maurice Fanon
Composition – Serge Sentis / Isabelle Aubret
Studio arrangement – Sylvano Santorio
Live orchestration – Sylvano Santorio
Score – 3rd place 

Song 10
Title – "Quand je vois le soleil"
Rendition – Nicolas Layani
Lyrics – Jacques Demarny
Composition – Jean-Michel Braque
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 6th place

Song 11
Title – "A Chantefrance"
Rendition – Jean-Paul Cara
Lyrics – Joe Gracy
Composition – Jean-Paul Cara
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – David Sprinfield
Score – 5th place

Song 12
Title – "Avec"
Rendition – Christine Fontane
Lyrics – Daniel Thibon
Composition – Christine Fontane / Jean-François Laroux
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 10th place

Song 13
Title – "Vive le douanier Rousseau"
Rendition – La Compagnie Créole
Lyrics – Daniel Vangarde
Composition – Daniel Vangarde
Studio arrangement – Jean Kluger / La Compagnie Créole
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 2nd place

Song 14
Title – "J'en appelle à la vie"
Rendition – Anne-Marie Gancel
Lyrics – Maurice Fanon
Composition – Paul Koulak
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 4th place
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Saturday, 19 March 1983

1983 BELGIAN EUROVISION SELECTION

Date - March 19, 1983
Official name - Eurosong 1983
Organising broadcaster - BRT
Venue - Amerikaans Theater, Brussels
Host - Luc Appermont
Director - Rudi Sillen
Stage designers - Erwin Van Vlierberghe / Erik Van Hemelrijck
Producer - Tania Humblet
Expert jury - Tania Humblet (chairman) / Roel Van Bambost / Claude Blondeel / Jackie Dewaele "Zaki" / Rita Goossens / Jan Schoukens / Johannes Tuin / Mike Verdrengh / Paul De Wyngaert
Musical director - Freddy Sunder
Orchestra - BRT Big Band 
Interval act - BRT Big Band performing 'Roof Garden' (arr. Ghislain Slingeneyer)
Number of entries - 9 in final (semi-finals with total of 27 songs)
Winning entry - 'Rendez-vous' Pas De Deux
Winning songwriters - Walter Verdin / Paul Peyskens
Winning orchestrator - Walter Verdin

Note 1 - Three semi-finals, held between February 19th and March 5th, 1983, each showcasing nine entries, performed by three different artists (three songs each), resulted in nine songs in total - three from each heat - qualifying for the grand final. In the semi-finals, there was no orchestra present on stage; instead, all songs were performed to tracks pre-recorded in the studio

Note 2 - After winning the national final, the winning song, 'Rendez-vous', was re-arranged by Walter Verdin in cooperation with his brother Joris Verdin, with strings being added to the score. At the instigation of conductor Freddy Sunder, a small piccolo line was added in the course of the rehearsals of the international final in Munich

The participants of EuroSong 1983; standing, from left: Yvette Ravell, three ladies of Venus (one seated), Bart Kaëll, Marina Marcia, Gene Summer, two more members of Venus, and Walter Verdin (Pas De Deux); seated, from left: Wim De Craene, Sofie Verbruggen, Espresso (Marc De Coninck & René Van Wijk), and Dett Peyskens with Hilde Van Roy at her back (Pas De Deux)

PARTICIPATING ENTRIES (FINAL)

Song 1
Title – "Bye Bye Scoubidou"
Rendition – Venus
Lyrics – Willy Van Couwenberghe
Composition – Willy Van Couwenberghe
Studio arrangement – Gus Roan (unreleased)
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 7th place (1 vote)

Song 2
Title – "Zonder wikken en wegen"
Rendition – Gene Summer
Lyrics – Luc Smets / Bob Baelemans "Bobott"
Composition – Luc Smets / Bob Baelemans "Bobott"
Studio arrangement – unknown (probably Luc Smets)
Live orchestration – none (probably Luc Smets)
Score – 6th place (2 votes)

Song 3
Title – "Als je droomt van liefde"
Rendition – Yvette Ravell
Lyrics – Yvette Ravell
Composition – Luc Smets
Studio arrangement – Luc Smets (unreleased)
Live orchestration – Luc Smets
Score – 5th place (6 votes)

Song 4
Title – "Love"
Rendition – Espresso
Lyrics – René Van Wijk / Marc De Coninck
Composition – René Van Wijk / Marc De Coninck
Studio arrangement – unknown
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 7th place (1 vote)

Song 5
Title – "Tic-tac"
Rendition – Marina Marcia
Lyrics – Tony Kolenberg
Composition – Guy Grammant
Studio arrangement – unreleased
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 7th place (1 vote)

Song 6
Title – "Symfonie"
Rendition – Bart Kaëll
Lyrics – Tony Kolenberg
Composition – Bart Kaëll
Studio arrangement – unknown
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 4th place (32 votes)

Song 7
Title – "Rendez-vous"
Rendition – Pas De Deux
Lyrics – Paul Peyskens / Walter Verdin
Composition – Walter Verdin
Studio arrangement – Walter Verdin
Live orchestration – Walter Verdin
Score – 1st place (67 votes)

Song 8
Title – "Nummer één"
Rendition – Sofie (Verbruggen)
Lyrics – Fred Bekky
Composition – Fred Bekky
Studio arrangement – Gus Roan (unreleased)
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 2nd place (40 votes)

Song 9
Title – "Kristien"
Rendition – Wim De Craene
Lyrics – Wim De Craene
Composition – Wim De Craene
Studio arrangement – Dirk Bogaert
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 3rd place (34 votes)

ELIMINATED ENTRIES (SEMI-FINAL 1)

Eliminated song 1
Title – "Herinneringen"
Rendition – Yvette Ravell
Lyrics – Yvette Ravell
Composition – Jacques Ran
Studio arrangement – unreleased

Eliminated song 2
Title – "Niemand weet"
Rendition – Yvette Ravell
Lyrics – Yvette Ravell
Composition – Toni Muys
Studio arrangement – unreleased

Eliminated song 3
Title – "Love, Liebe"
Rendition – Marina Marcia
Lyrics – Tony Kolenberg
Composition – Guy Grammant
Studio arrangement – unreleased

Eliminated song 4
Title – "Goodbye"
Rendition – Marina Marcia
Lyrics – Tony Kolenberg
Composition – Guy Grammant
Studio arrangement – unreleased

Eliminated song 5
Title – "Met zondagochtend"
Rendition – Sofie (Verbruggen)
Lyrics – Fred Bekky
Composition – Fred Bekky
Studio arrangement – Gus Roan (unreleased)

Eliminated song 6
Title – "Ik wil enkel van je houden"
Rendition – Sofie (Verbruggen)
Lyrics – Gus Roan
Composition – Gus Roan
Studio arrangement – Gus Roan (unreleased)

ELIMINATED ENTRIES (SEMI-FINAL 2)

Eliminated song 7
Title – "Verliefd op twee"
Rendition – Gene Summer
Lyrics – Fred Bekky
Composition – Fred Bekky
Studio arrangement – unknown (possibly Luc Smets)

Eliminated song 8
Title – "Vlaanderen"
Rendition – Gene Summer
Lyrics – Henk van Montfoort
Composition – Gyuri Spies
Studio arrangement – unknown (possibly Luc Smets)

Eliminated song 9
Title – "Stop"
Rendition – Bart Kaëll
Lyrics – Tony Kolenberg
Composition – Guy Grammant
Studio arrangement – unknown

Eliminated song 10
Title – "Primaballerina"
Rendition – Bart Kaëll
Lyrics – Tony Kolenberg
Composition – Guy Grammant
Studio arrangement – unreleased

Eliminated song 11
Title – "Gisteren"
Rendition – Wim De Craene
Lyrics – Wim De Craene
Composition – Wim De Craene
Studio arrangement – unreleased

Eliminated song 12
Title – "Het exuberante leven van Leentje de Vries"
Rendition – Wim De Craene
Lyrics – Wim De Craene
Composition – Wim De Craene
Studio arrangement – Marc Malyster / Wim De Craene

ELIMINATED ENTRIES (SEMI-FINAL 3)

Eliminated song 13
Title – "Addio, addio"
Rendition – Venus
Lyrics – Gus Roan
Composition – Gus Roan
Studio arrangement – Gus Roan (unreleased)

Eliminated song 14
Title – "Boemerang"
Rendition – Venus
Lyrics – Fred Bekky
Composition – Fred Bekky
Studio arrangement – Gus Roan (unreleased)

Eliminated song 15
Title – "Rij je mee"
Rendition – Espresso
Lyrics – René Van Wijk / Marc De Coninck
Composition – René Van Wijk / Marc De Coninck
Studio arrangement – unreleased

Eliminated song 16
Title – "Het regent"
Rendition – Espresso
Lyrics – René Van Wijk / Marc De Coninck
Composition – René Van Wijk / Marc De Coninck
Studio arrangement – unknown

Eliminated song 17
Title – "Hartedief (Cardiocleptomanie)"
Rendition – Pas De Deux
Lyrics – Dett Peyskens
Composition – Frank Michiels / Walter Verdin
Studio arrangement – Walter Verdin

Eliminated song 18
Title – "Cello (Shadance)"
Rendition – Pas De Deux
Lyrics – Walter Verdin / Dett Peyskens
Composition – William Overloop / Walter Verdin
Studio arrangement – Walter Verdin (unreleased)
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Friday, 18 March 1983

1983 GREEK EUROVISION SELECTION

Date - March 18, 1983
Official name - Ένα τραγούδι για την Ευρωβίζιον
Organising broadcasters - ERT (ΕΡΤ)
Venue - ERT TV Studios, Athens
Host - Mako Georgiadou (Μακώ Γεωργιάδου)
Director - Caterina Catotaki (Κατερίνα Κατωτάκη)
Stage designer - Efi Panagou-Spachi (Έφη Πανάγου-Σπαχή)
Producer - Caterina Catotaki (Κατερίνα Κατωτάκη)
Orchestra - ERT Light-Entertainment Orchestra (Oρχήστρα Ποικίλης Μουσικής της ΕΡΤ)
Number of entries - 11
Winning entry - 'Mou les' Christie Stasinopoulou ('Μου λες' Κρίστη Στασινοπούλου)
Winning songwriters - Antonis Plessas (Αντώνης Πλέσσας) / Sofia Phildissi (Σοφία Φίλντιση)

Note - A jury of 50 persons, gathered in the ERT TV Studios, judged the 11 songs, with only the winner being announced at the end of the broadcast; a ranking from 1 to 10 has been preserved, though, with song 7 conspicuously missing - the reason possibly being that it had been disqualified

Christie Stasinopoulou during her winning performance in the Greek pre-selection

PARTICIPATING ENTRIES

Song 1
Title – "Irini" ("Ειρήνη")
Rendition – Cleopatra (Κλεοπάτρα) feat. Dimitris Magafas (Δημήτρης Μαγκαφάς, mouth organ)
Lyrics – Spyros Cokkinis (Σπύρος Κοκκίνης)
Composition – Antonis Plessas (Αντώνης Πλέσσας)
Score – 5th place

Song 2
Title – "Calocerino delino" ("Καλοκαιρινό δειλινο")
Rendition – Nicos Nomicos (Νίκος Νομικός) feat. Costas Nicolopoulos (Κώστας Νικολόπουλος, guitar)
Lyrics – Dimitris Letsios (Δημήτρης Λέτσιος)
Composition – Alexis Bagias (Αλέξης Μπάγιας)
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – Nestoras Danas (Νέστορας Δάνας)
Score – 8th place

Song 3
Title – "Tha fygo" ("Θα φύγω")
Rendition – Ariele Constantinidis (Άριελ Κωνσταντινίδη)
Lyrics – Aris Pavlis (Αριστείδης Παυλής)
Composition – Aris Pavlis (Αριστείδης Παυλής)
Studio arrangement – none
Score – 10th place 

Song 4
Title – "Matia mou melachrina ("Μάτια μου μελαχρινά")
Rendition – Gianna Comninou (Γιάννα Κομνηνού) feat. Lia Vissi (Λία Βίσση) / Caterina Adamantidou (Κατερίνα Αδαμαντίδου) / Stelios Goulielmos (Στέλιος Γουλιέλμος) (backing vocals)
Lyrics – Eleni Tabacopoulou (Ελένη Ταμπακοπούλου)
Composition – Antonis Stefanidis (Αντώνης Στεφανίδης)
Score – 7th place

Song 5
Title – "Ta dentra" ("Τα δέντρα")
Rendition – Dimitris Lydos (Δημήτρης Λυδός)
Lyrics – Giannis Cacaniaris (Γιάννης Κακανιάρης)
Composition – Giannis Cacaniaris (Γιάννης Κακανιάρης)
Studio arrangement – none
Score – 4th place

Song 6
Song title – "Agapi, agapi" ("Αγάπη, αγάπη")
Rendition – Dakis (Δάκης)
Lyrics – George Pias (Γιώργος Πιάς)
Composition – George Zekos (Γιωργος Ζήκος)
Studio arrangement – none
Score – 2nd place

Song 7
Title – "Choros tis nichtas" ("Xορός της νύχτας")
Rendition – Petros Dourdouvakis (Πέτρος Δουρδουμπάκης) feat. Dimitris Papadopoulos (Δημήτρης Παπαδόπουλος, bouzouki)
Lyrics – Thanos Phourgiotis (Θάνος Φουργιώτης)
Composition – Petros Dourdouvakis (Πέτρος Δουρδουμπάκης)
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – Petros Dourdouvakis (Πέτρος Δουρδουμπάκης)
Score – none (disqualified?)

Song 8
Title – "Mou les" ("Μου λες")
Rendition – Christie Stasinopoulou (Κρίστη Στασινοπούλου)
Lyrics – Sofia Phildissi (Σοφία Φίλντιση)
Composition – Antonis Plessas (Αντώνης Πλέσσας)
Studio arrangement (demo) – Mimis Plessas (Μίμης Πλέσσας)
Score – 1st place

Song 9
Title – "O profitis" ("Ο προφήτης")
Rendition – Theodosia Stiga (Θεοδοσία Στίγκα)
Lyrics – Dimitris Sakislis (Δημήτρης Σακισλής)
Composition – Dimitris Sakislis (Δημήτρης Σακισλής)
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – Stamatis Christou (Σταμάτης Χρήστου)
Score – 9th place

Song 10
Title – "Ioulietta" ("Ιουλιέττα")
Rendition – Daphni Bocota (Δάφνη Μπόκοτα) feat. Dimitris Leccas (Δημήτρης Λέκκας, qanun) & Vasilis Iliadis (Βασίλης Ηλιάδης, bağlama)
Lyrics – Dimitris Venizelos (Δημήτρης Βενιζέλος)
Composition – Dimitris Leccas (Δημήτρης Λέκκας)
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – Dimitris Leccas (Δημήτρης Λέκκας)
Score – 6th place

Song 11
Title – "To chameno rendez-vous" ("Το χαμένο rendez-vous")
Rendition – Alexandros Molfesis (Αλέξανδρος Μολφέσης)
Lyrics – Antonis Lazopoulos (Αντώνης Λαζόπουλος)
Composition – Antonis Lazopoulos (Αντώνης Λαζόπουλος)
Studio arrangement – none
Score – 3rd place
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