| Year: | 1982 |
| Broadcaster: | German: [[ORF (broadcaster)|Österreichischer Rundfunk]]|i=no (ORF) |
| Country: | Austria |
| Preselection: | National final |
| Preselection Date: | 25 March 1982 |
| Entrant: | Mess |
| Song: | German: Sonntag|i=no |
| Final Result: | 9th, 57 points |
Austria was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "German: Sonntag|i=no", composed by Michael Mell, with lyrics by Rudolf Leve, and performed by the band Mess, consisting of Fritz (real name Michael Scheickl) and Elisabeth 'Lizzi' Engstler. The Austrian participating broadcaster German: [[ORF (broadcaster)|Österreichischer Rundfunk]]|i=no (ORF), selected its entry through a national final.
German: [[ORF (broadcaster)|Österreichischer Rundfunk]]|i=no (ORF) held the national final at the ORF-Zentrum in Vienna, hosted by . The winning song was chosen by 290 people who voted by telephone.[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mainstreet | "Marionettentheater" | 196 | 12 | |
| 2 | Lizzy Engstler | "Du" | 534 | 4 | |
| 3 | Wallner and Licha | "Tagebücher" | 421 | 9 | |
| 4 | Mainstreet | "Pop-Musik" | 514 | 5 | |
| 5 | Sheila Edwards | "Bitte, vergiss mich" | 197 | 11 | |
| 6 | Mess | "Sonntag" | 1,655 | 1 | |
| 7 | Rusty and Jay | "Sing ganz einfach ein Lied" | 743 | 3 | |
| 8 | Mainstreet | "Ja ja, oui oui, yes yes, sì sì" | 209 | 10 | |
| 9 | Windecker and Wessler | "Zeit" | 436 | 8 | |
| 10 | Fritz | "Träumen" | 507 | 6 | |
| 11 | Aniko Benkö, Lia Burger and Helmut Arent | "Marionetten" | 460 | 7 | |
| 12 | Mainstreet | "Rock 'n' Roll Revival" | 798 | 2 |
On the evening of the final Mess performed 10th in the running order, following and preceding . At the close of voting "German: Sonntag|i=no" placing Austria 9th of the 18 entries.[2] The Austrian jury awarded its 12 points to the (but, curiously enough, only awarded eventual winner a single point; the only other country that gave Germany less than six points -, who awarded Germany no points - also gave the United Kingdom their top score).[3]