Contest year
- Host City
- Harrogate, United Kingdom
- Venue
- Harrogate Conference Centre
- Final Date
- April 24, 1982
- Entries
- 18
- The 1982 contest was marked by unusually low participation (18 entries, the last time the field would be that small), with Greece withdrawing weeks before the show after its proposed song was reportedly criticised by Culture Minister Melina Mercouri, and France absent for the first time amid broadcaster upheaval and public controversy.
- Harrogate’s newly opened International Centre hosted one of its first major events, with very limited public seating.
- Germany won for the first time after competing since 1956, leading throughout and setting a then-record winning margin under the scoring system.
- via Wikipedia
Presenters
Jan Leeming
Final Results
| Country | Artist · Song | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | Nicole Ein bisschen Frieden | 1 | 161 |
 Israel | Avi Toledano Hora | 2 | 100 |
 Switzerland | Arlette Zola Amour on t’aime | 3 | 97 |
 Belgium | Stella Maessen Si tu aimes ma musique | 4 | 96 |
 Cyprus | Anna Vissi Mono i agapi | 5 | 85 |
 Luxembourg | Svetlana Cours après le temps | 6 | 78 |
| United Kingdom | Bardo One Step Further | 7 | 76 |
 Sweden | Chips Dag efter dag | 8 | 67 |
 Austria | Duo Mess Sonntag | 9 | 57 |
 Spain | Lucía Él | 10 | 52 |
 Ireland | The Duskeys Here Today, Gone Tomorrow | 11 | 49 |
 Norway | Jahn Teigen Adieu | 12 | 40 |
 Portugal | Doce Bem Bom | 13 | 32 |
 Yugoslavia | Aska Halo, halo | 14 | 21 |
 Turkey | Neco Hani | 15 | 20 |
 Netherlands | Bill van Dijk Jij en ik | 16 | 8 |
 Denmark | Brixx Video video | 17 | 5 |
 Finland | Kojo Nuku pommiin | 18 | 0 |