Eurovision Song Contest 1980 became the 25th Eurovision song contest . It was held on April 19, 1980 in the city of The Hague ( Netherlands ), in the local Palace of Congresses. Having won in 1978 and hosted the 1979 contest, Israel refused to hold it for the second time in a row. After the refusals of Spain and the UK, the Netherlands agreed to hold the tender, subject to a reduction in the cost of organizing it.
| Eurovision 1980 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dates | |
| The final | April 19, 1980 |
| Carrying out | |
| Location |  The Hague , Netherlands |
| Leading | Marlose Fluitsma |
| Main broadcaster | Nos |
| Members | |
| Total participants | 19 |
| Debuting |  Morocco |
| Returning |  Turkey |
| Abandoned |  Israel Monaco |
Map of participating countries   | |
| results | |
| Voting system | Each country estimates 10 participants with grades 1-8, 10, 12 |
| Zero points | no |
| Winning song |  “ What's another year ” ( Ireland ) |
| Eurovision | |
| ← 1979 • 1980 • 1981 → | |
The date of the contest coincided with the Day of Remembrance of the Fallen in the Wars of Israel , and for the first time the winner of last year’s contest (Israel) did not participate in the next contest. Monaco also did not take part in it, while Turkey returned and Morocco made its debut, as a result of which the number of participants was 19 countries. Representative of Ireland Johnny Logan won the Grand Prix with the song “What's another year”. Participating for the third time, West German singer Katya Ebstein took the 2nd place with the song “Theater”.
USSR Television dedicated a separate issue of the program “Melodies and Rhythms of Foreign Variety” to the competition on May 16, 1980, including performances by participants from Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Ireland, the Federal Republic of Germany and others [1] .
Content
- 1 Returning Artists
- 2 Results
- 2.1 Voting
- 2.1.1 12 points in the final
- 2.1 Voting
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Returning Artists
- Germany : Katya Ebstein (3rd place of Eurovision 1970 ), (3rd place of Eurovision 1971 )
- Switzerland : Paola (5th place of Eurovision 1969 )
- Netherlands : Maggie McNeill (3rd Eurovision Song Contest 1974 )
Results
| # p / p | A country | Language | Executor | Song | Russian translation | A place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Austria | Deutsch | Blue danube | Du bist musik | You are music | 8 | 64 |
| 2 | Turkey | Turkish | Ajda Pekkan | Petr'oil | Oil | fifteen | 23 |
| 3 | Greece | Greek | Anna Vissi | Ωτοστόπ (Autostop) | Hitch-hiking | 13 | thirty |
| four | Luxembourg | French | Sophie and Magali | Papa pingouin | Dad penguin | 9 | 56 |
| 5 | Morocco | Arab | Samira Bensaid | بطاقة حب (Bitaqat khub) | Love message | eighteen | 7 |
| 6 | Italy | Italian | Alan Sorrenti | Non so che darei | I don't know what I would give | 6 | 87 |
| 7 | Denmark | Danish | Bamses venner | Tænker altid på dig | Always think about you | fourteen | 25 |
| 8 | Sweden | Swedish | Thomas Ledin | Just nu! | Right now! | 10 | 47 |
| 9 | Switzerland | French | Paola del Medico | Cinéma | Cinema | four | 104 |
| 10 | Finland | Finnish | Vesa Matti Loiri | Huilumies | Flutist | 19 | 6 |
| eleven | Norway | Norwegian | Sverre Helsberg and Mattis Hetta | Sámiid Ædnan | Lapland | 16 | fifteen |
| 12 | Germany | Deutsch | Katya Ebstein | Theater | Theatre | 2 | 128 |
| 13 | United Kingdom | English | Prima donna | Love enough for two | Love is enough for two | 3 | 106 |
| fourteen | Portugal | Portuguese | Jose Cid | Um grande, grande amor | Big big love | 7 | 71 |
| fifteen | Netherlands | Dutch | Maggie McNeill | Amsterdam | Amsterdam | 5 | 93 |
| 16 | France | French | Profil | Hé, hé m'sieurs dames | Hey hey ladies and gentlemen | eleven | 45 |
| 17 | Ireland | English | Johnny logan | What's another year? | Another year doesn't matter | one | 143 |
| eighteen | Spain | Spanish | Trigo limpio | Quédate esta noche | Stay tonight | 12 | 38 |
| 19 | Belgium | French | Telex | Euro-vision | Eurovision | 17 | fourteen |
Voting
| results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 64 | one | 3 | four | 5 | one | four | 5 | 6 | four | 6 | 3 | 3 | four | 10 | four | one | |||||||
| Turkey | 23 | 3 | 12 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Greece | thirty | 5 | one | 2 | 2 | four | 3 | one | 8 | four | ||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | 56 | one | one | four | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Morocco | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 87 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 7 | four | 12 | one | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | |||||||
| Denmark | 25 | four | 2 | 6 | 7 | one | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 47 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | one | |||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 104 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Finland | 6 | 5 | one | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Norway | fifteen | four | 6 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 128 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 7 | |||||||
| United Kingdom | 106 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | four | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||
| Portugal | 71 | four | 5 | four | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | one | 8 | one | 5 | 6 | 7 | four | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 93 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | four | 12 | one | 5 | 3 | |||||||||
| France | 45 | 3 | 7 | 2 | one | one | four | one | 3 | 5 | four | 3 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 143 | 10 | 12 | 7 | one | 12 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 12 | |||||||
| Spain | 38 | four | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | fourteen | 3 | one | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
12 points in the final
| Qty | Receiving country | Voting Country |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Ireland | Greece Denmark Switzerland Germany Norway Great Britain Belgium |
| four | Netherlands | Austria Turkey Luxembourg France |
| 3 | Germany | Italy The Netherlands Spain |
| 2 | Switzerland | Finland Ireland |
| one | Italy | Portugal |
| United Kingdom | Sweden | |
| Turkey | Morocco |