Eurovision Song Contest 1983

Name: Eurovision Song Contest 1983
Director: Rainer Bertram
Released: 1983-04-23
Duration: 185 min
Rating: 5.0
Cast: Corinne Hermès, Carola Häggkvist, Jahn Teigen, Guy Bonnet, Ami Aspelund

S28 E1 April 23, 1983 3h 5m ★ 5.0

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Overview

In 1983 the Eurovision Song Contest was held in Germany for the first time since 1957. The host for the evening was Marlene Charell who presented the show in three languages, German, French and English. Due to the trilingual presentation, the contest lasted more than 3 hours for the first time ever. The total number of participants rose to 20 again as Italy, France and Greece returned. This year marked the first performance of Sweden's Carola Häggkvist who reached third place and went on to win the contest in 1991 and represented her country again in 2006, coming fifth. Her song Främling became very popular in Sweden, perhaps even more than her winning song from 1991. For France's Guy Bonnet, it was the second time he represented his country. After coming 4th in 1970, he ended up 6th in 1983. For Italian superstar Riccardo Fogli, the 1983 contest ended with disappointment; after winning the prestigious San Remo festival the year before, he only ended up 11th with his song Per Lucia.