Austria was represented by the band Mess consisting of Fritz (real name

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) and Elisabeth 'Lizzi' Engstler. They performed their song "Sonntag", at the

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, which took place in

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on 24 April. Mess was the winner of the Austrian national final for the contest, held on 25 March. The song was chosen through a national final organised by broadcaster

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Before Eurovision

National final

The final was held at the ORF-Zentrum in

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, hosted by . The winning song was chosen by 290 people who voted by telephone.

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Mess performed 10th in the running order, following

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and preceding

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. At the close of voting "Sonntag" placing Austria 9th of the 18 entries. The Austrian jury awarded its 12 points to the

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(but, curiously enough, only awarded eventual winner Germany a single point; the only other country that gave Germany less than six points - Luxembourg, who awarded Germany no points - also gave the United Kingdom their top score).ESC History - Austria 1982
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Voting

References

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982

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