winner, 1982
Nicole Seibert
Nicole Seibert, billed as Nicole, represented Germany at Eurovision 1982 in Harrogate with “Ein bißchen Frieden”, and won.
- who
- German schlager singer
- born
- 25 October 1964, Saarbrücken, Germany
- billed as
- Nicole
- contest
- 1982
- win
- 1982
- music
- pop, schlager, rock, jazz, gospel
- plays
- guitar
- active
- since 1981
- sang for
- Germany
Biography
Nicole is a German singer, songwriter, musician and producer. In 1982, in Harrogate, Nicole became the first German entrant to win the contest, with “Ein bißchen Frieden”.
There have been more than 25 studio albums and 80 singles since, some recorded in English, Dutch and French among other languages, and some with words and music by Nicole.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Nicole Seibert”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1982 Harrogate
“Ein bißchen Frieden”
Winner Won the contest with 161 points, ahead of 17 other songs.
- Billed as
- Nicole
- Sung in
- German
- Written by
- Bernd Meinunger, Ralph Siegel
- Conductor
- Norbert Daum
- Running order
- 18th of 18
- Age on the night
- 17
Play: Nicole — “Ein bißchen Frieden”, the winning performance at Eurovision 1982 hear it YouTube the contest’s channel Spotify search Apple Music search
The story of Eurovision 1982: A little peace, and "Where is Harrogate?"
Away from Eurovision
Awards
- Goldene Stimmgabel 1982, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
- Echo Pop Award for the Best German Pop Singer 1993
- Saarland Order of Merit 1999
- Paul-Lincke-Ring 2001
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Nicole Seibert, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1982 The result
It was not close at any stage. Germany's Nicole sang last, with "Ein bißchen Frieden", and led the voting from the first jury to the eighteenth. She finished on 161 points. Israel, in second place, had 100.
- 1982 The result
Nicole sang the reprise in four languages: German, English, French and Dutch. The English version, "A Little Peace", went to number one in Britain.
Results as published by the European Broadcasting Union. Biographical details from Wikidata. The photo is from Wikimedia Commons and is credited beside it. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it.