1983

A list of people who took part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1983.

The Contest was hosted by Marlene Charell at the Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle in Munich, Germany.

See national final entries for 1983.

Artists who had performed at Eurovision before 1983

Name	Previous appearances
Georges Costa	15
Michel Costa	14
Anita Skorgan	4
Sandra Reemer	3
Lennart Sjöholm	2
Jahn Teigen	2
Izolda Barudžija	1
Kari Kuusamo	1
Pave Maijanen	1
Shlomo Maman	1
Guy Bonnet	1
Alan Carvell	1
Dianne Marchal	1
Lasse Holm	1

Writers who had written Eurovisions songs before 1983

Name	Previous songs
Ehud Manor	4
Guy Bonnet	2
Lasse Holm	1
Stavros Sideras	1
Avi Toledano	1
Jahn Teigen	1
Anita Skorgan	1
Nella Martinetti	1
Herodes Falsk	1
Monica Forsberg	1

Artists who performed in 1983

Named artists	Backing artists
Austria	Hurricane
Bernhard Rabitsch (Westend) Gary Lux (Westend) Hans Christian Wagner (Westend) Patricia Tandien (Westend) Peter Vieweger (Westend)
Peter Vieweger, Heinz Nessizius, Heli Deinboek
Tilia Herold	Richard Oesterreicher
Belgium	Rendez-vous
Dett Peyskens (Pas de Deux) Hilde Van Roy (Pas de Deux) Walter Verdin (Pas de Deux)	Frank Michiels Koen Leeman
Walter Verdin, Paul Peyskens
An Ploegaerts	Freddy Sunder
Cyprus	I Agapi Ahoma Zi
Konstandina Konstantinou Stavros Sideras	Elena Patroklou Evridiki John Vickers Stelios Konstantinou
Stavros Sideras
Anna Partelidou	Michael Rozakis
Denmark	Kloden Drejer
Gry Johansen (Gry)	Christian Jacobsen Flemming Gernyx Lars Christensen Lei Aloha Moe Tina Lupe Moe
Christian Jacobsen, Flemming Gernyx, Lars Christensen, Billy Cross
Bent Henius	Allan Botschinsky
Finland	Fantasiaa
Ami Aspelund	Johnny Gustavsson Jokke Seppälä Kari Kuusamo Pave Maijanen
Kari Kuusamo, Kaisu Liuhala
Solveig Herlin	Ossi Runne
France	Vivre
Guy Bonnet	Nat Surel
Guy Bonnet, Fulbert Cant
Nicole André	François Rauber
Germany	Rücksicht
Günther Hoffmann Michael Hoffmann
Michael Reinecke, Volker Lechtenbrink
Carolin Reiber	Dieter Reith
Greece	Mou Les
Kristi Stassinopoulou	Antonis Plessas Dimitris Antoniou Dimitris Magaras Stelios Vichos
Antonis Plessas, Sofia Fildisi
Irini Gavala	Mimis Plessas
Israel	Hi
Ofra Haza	Danny Balfolski Sasi Keshet Shlomo Maman Sima Amiel Vardina Cohen
Avi Toledano, Ehud Manor
Yitzhak Shim'oni	Silviu Nansi Brandes
Italy	Per Lucia
Riccardo Fogli
Maurizio Fabrizio, Riccardo Fogli, Vincenzo Spampinato
Paola Perissi	Maurizio Fabrizio
Luxembourg	Si La Vie Est Cadeau[Winning song]
Corinne Hermès	Georges Costa Michel Costa Patrick Alessi
Jean-Pierre Millers, Alain Garcia
Jacques Harvey	Michel Bernholc
Netherlands	Sing Me A Song
Bernadette Kraakman	Cees Stolk Dianne Marchal Hans Vermeulen Julya Lo'ko Sandra Reemer
Piet Souer, Martin Duiser
Flip van der Schalie	Piet Souer
Norway	Do Re Mi
Jahn Teigen	Anita Skorgan Kari Mette Aamodt Nina Bayer Siri Lenning Frømyhr
Anita Skorgan, Jahn Teigen, Herodes Falsk
Erik Diesen	Sigurd Jansen
Portugal	Esta Balada Que Te Dou
Armando Gama
Armando Gama
João Abel Fonseca	Mike Sergeant
Spain	Quién Maneja Mi Barca
Remedios Amaya
José Miguel Évora, Isidro Muñoz
Rosa Campano	José Miguel Évora
Sweden	Främling
Carola Häggkvist	Karin Glenmark Lasse Holm Lennart Sjöholm Monica Forsberg
Lasse Holm, Monica Forsberg
Agneta Bolme-Börjefors	Anders Ekdahl
Switzerland	Io Così Non Ci Sto
Mariella Farré
Remo Kessler, Thomas Gonzenbach, Nella Martinetti
Michel Stocker	Robert Weber
Turkey	Opera
Çetin Alp	Ali Uyar Bisan Yorulmaz Gül Akbabagil Recep Aktuğ Sema Uğur
Buğra Uğur, Aysel Gürel
Fatih Orbay	Buğra Uğur
United Kingdom	I'm Never Giving Up
Bobby McVay (Sweet Dreams) Carrie Grant (Sweet Dreams) Helen Kray (Sweet Dreams)	Alan Carvell Hazell Dean Kit Rolfe
Jan Pulsford, Phil Wigger, Ron Roker
Colin Berry	John Coleman
Yugoslavia	Džuli
Daniel	Eleonora Barudžija Izolda Barudžija Mato Došen
Daniel, Mario Mihaljević
Boško Negovanović	Radovan Papović

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