Sonntag (song)

"Sonntag"
Eurovision Song Contest 1982 entry
Country	Austria
Artist(s)	Michael Scheikl, Elisabeth Engstler
As	Mess
Language	German
Composer(s)	Michael Mell
Lyricist(s)	Rudolf Leve
Conductor	Richard Österreicher
Finals performance
Final result	9th
Final points	57
Appearance chronology
◄ "Wenn du da bist" (1981)
"Hurricane" (1983) ►

"Sonntag" ("Sunday") was the Austrian representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982, performed in German by Mess.

The song was performed tenth on the night, following Sweden's Chips with "Dag efter dag" and preceding Belgium's Stella with "Si tu aimes ma musique". At the close of voting, it had received 57 points, placing 9th in a field of 18.

The song is in praise of lying around on a Sunday, which is described as being one of the best things to do.

It was succeeded as Austrian representative in the 1983 Contest by Westend singing "Hurricane".

Eurovision Song Contest 1982

Countries

Final (by final results)	Germany (winner) Israel Switzerland Belgium Cyprus Luxembourg United Kingdom Sweden Austria Spain Ireland Norway Portugal Yugoslavia Turkey Netherlands Denmark Finland

Withdrawn	Greece

Artists

Final (by final results)	Nicole Avi Toledano Arlette Zola Stella Anna Vissi Svetlana Bardo Chips Mess Lucía The Duskeys Jahn Teigen and Anita Skorgan Doce Aska Neco Bill van Dijk Brixx Kojo

Withdrawn	Themis Adamantidis

Songs

Final (by final results)	"Ein bißchen Frieden" "Hora" "Amour on t'aime" "Si tu aimes ma musique" "Mono I Agapi" "Cours après le temps" "One Step Further" "Dag efter dag" "Sonntag" "Él" "Here Today Gone Tomorrow" "Adieu" "Bem bom" "Halo, Halo (Хало, хало)" "Hani?" "Jij en ik" "Video, Video" "Nuku pommiin"

Withdrawn	"Sarantapente kopelies"

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