CBA Song Festival 1982

The CBA Song Festival 1982 was the first edition of the annual CBA Song Festival, organised by the Central Broadcasting Alliance (CBA) and host broadcaster Gallitonex Publig Omropa (GPO). The contest was held on October 9th, 1982, at the then-newly-completed Riverside Music Hall in Amstague, Gallitonia.
The contest was the result of twelve years of planning at the CBA to make a homegrown version of the Tapavision Song Contest. Various countries, however, had been unwilling to host or participate, due to the tense political situation in Andoladia and Eurapolia during what was then the Cold War. After some negotiations, Gallitonian broadcaster GPO agreed to host the contest. 14 countries participated in the contest.
Blostia won the contest with the song "Kodomo" by Kuniaki Negishi. New Hathingsberg, Poland, Hebreland, and Rockland rounded out the top five.
==Origins==
Plans for the CBA Song Festival can be traced to as far back as 1970, after Bobrock won the Tapavision Song Contest. Setting up the contest had been hard; not every country was willing to participate with each other. After much debate, the GPO, Gallitonia's national broadcaster, agreed to host the first CBA Song Festival.
Fifteen countries had originally intended to compete, however the Tarestian People's Union pulled out after economic troubles beset the country. The TPU would end up never participating in the CBA Song Festival, and, after it's dissolution, the six states that made up the nation would soon participate as separate nations.
==Contest overview==
The contest was held on 9 October 1982, beginning at 21:00 EGDT (18:00 UTC) with an approximate duration of 2 hours. The event was hosted in Gallitonian by Martijn van Aert. During the interval, the Hartman Choir performed several traditional Gallitonian hymns. After the interval, voting proceeded. The scoreboard was constructed in-house by GPO with unused parts from other shows.
When it became obvious that Blostia was about to win, Quwalia's national broadcaster, KBS Television, ended transmission twelve minutes early and cut to a video loop of Quwalian scenery. Hebreland's national broadcaster, HBA, also cut transmission about a minute after Blostia was confirmed to be the winner. Both broadcasters were fined by the CBA, as altering the broadcast was in fact against the contest rules. In reaction, both countries opted to withdraw from the next edition.
===Participants and results===
Draw	Country	Artist 	Song 	Language(s)	Place	Points
01 	 	Wilmer an de Tenoren 	Hoera vor Alle 	Gallitonian	6 	64
02 	 	Janusz Rachlewicz 	Pospiesz Się 	Polish 	3 	70
03 	 	Lépine et les Oiseaux Chanteurs	Doo-dee-doo 	French 	12 	35
04 	 	Choi Seulgi 	Sankkogdaegi 	Korean 	13 	33
05 	 	Ehados 	Haxai! 	Zainian 	9 	55
06 	 	Kuniaki Negishi 	Kodomo 	Japanese 	1 	112
07 	 	Fiona Raisbeck 	Sitting Under the Apple Tree	English 	2 	82
08 	 	The Reporters 	You and I 	English 	5 	67
09 	 	Peter Smath 	Find My Way 	English 	11 	52
10 	 	Avi Toledano 	Hora 	Hebrew 	4 	68
11 	 	Koki Hokusai 	Doro 	Japanese 	10 	53
12 	 	Moving Pictures 	Almalaah 	Arabic 	7 	59
13 	 	Hēnohe 	Mara mo 	Macronian 	14 	4
14 	 	Kinek van Grousstad 	Hart mich 	Brantish 	8 	58
==Broadcasts==
Each participating broadcaster was required to relay the contest via its networks. Non-participating CBA member broadcasters were also able to relay the contest as "passive participants". As well as the fourteen participating nations, Corvan, the TPU, Gelerland, and Kemet all aired the contest. Jonathia also aired the contest on YSH via the Tapavision network.
Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries
Country	Broadcaster(s)	Channel(s)	Commentator(s)
 	GPO 	GPO 1 	
 	NHBE 	NHBE 1 	
 	REBA 	REBA TV 	
Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries
Country	Broadcaster(s)	Channel(s)	Commentator(s)
 	YSH 	YSH Ein 	Navia Ӕgetin
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