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The Eurovision Song Contest 1980 was the 25th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held on 19 April 1980 in The Hague, The Netherlands which offered to host the Contest after the previous year's winner Israel declined to host for the second year in a row due to financial matters.

Morocco made its debut while Turkey returned. Both Israel and Monaco withdrew from competing.

The Contest was won for the second time by Ireland with the song "What's Another Year" by Johnny Logan. This win came a decade on from its first win in Amsterdam.

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Artist Note
Katja Ebstein Represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 1970 in Amsterdam with the song "Wunder gibt es immer wieder", finishing in 3rd place with 12 points. Returned to represent her home country the following year in Dublin with the song "Diese Welt", finishing in 3rd place with 100 points.
Maggie McNeal Represented The Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 in Brighton as part of the duo Mouth & McNeal with the song "I See a Star", finishing in 3rd place with 15 points.


Results[]

Draw Country Performer(s) Song Language Translation Place Points
01 Flag of Austria Austria Blue Danube "Du bist Musik" German You are music 8 64
02 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Ajda Pekkan "Pet'r Oil" Turkish - 15 23
03 Flag of Greece Greece Anna Vissi & The Epikouri "Autostop" Greek Hitch-hiking 13 30
04 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg Sophie & Magaly "Papa pingouin" French Papa penguin 9 56
05 Flag of Morocco Morocco Samira Bensaïd "Bitaqat Khub" Arabic Love Card 18 7
06 Flag of Italy Italy Alan Sorrenti "Non so che darei" Italian I don't know what to give 6 87
07 Flag of Denmark Denmark Bamses Venner "Tænker altid på dig" Danish Always thinking of you 14 25
08 Flag of Sweden Sweden Tomas Ledin "Just nu!" Swedish Right now! 10 47
09 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Paola "Cinéma" French Cinema 4 104
10 Flag of Finland Finland Vesa-Matti Loiri "Huilumies" Finnish A Flute Man 19 6
11 Flag of Norway Norway Sverre Kjelsberg & Mattis Hætta "Sámiid ædnan" Norwegian Sami Earth 16 15
12 Flag of Germany Germany Katja Ebstein "Theater" German - 2 128
13 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Prima Donna "Love Enough for Two" English - 3 106
14 Flag of Portugal Portugal José Cid "Um grande, grande amor" Portuguese A great, great love 7 71
15 Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Netherlands Maggie MacNeal "Amsterdam" Dutch - 5 93
16 Flag of France France Profil "Hé, hé, m'sieurs dames" French Hey Hey, Ladies and Gentlemen 11 45
17 Flag of Ireland Ireland Johnny Logan "What's Another Year" English - 1 143
18 Flag of Spain Spain Trigo Limpio "Quédate esta noche" Spanish Stay this Night 12 38
19 Flag of Belgium Belgium Telex "Euro-Vision" French - 17 14

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Eurovision Song Contest
Winners
Lys AssiaCorry BrokkenAndré ClaveauTeddy ScholtenJacqueline BoyerJean-Claude PascalIsabelle AubretGrethe & Jørgen IngmannGigliola CinquettiFrance GallUdo JürgensSandie ShawMassielSaloméLuluLenny KuhrFrida BoccaraDanaSéverineVicky LeandrosAnne-Marie DavidABBATeach-InBrotherhood of ManMarie MyriamIzhar Cohen & AlphabetaMilk & HoneyJohnny LoganBucks FizzNicoleCorinne HermèsHerreysBobbysocks!Sandra KimJohnny LoganCéline DionRivaToto CutugnoCarolaLinda MartinNiamh KavanaghPaul Harrington & Charlie McGettiganSecret GardenEimear QuinnKatrina and the WavesDana InternationalCharlotte NilssonOlsen BrothersTanel Padar & Dave Benton with 2XLMarie NSertab ErenerRuslanaHelena PaparizouLordiMarija ŠerifovićDima BilanAlexander RybakLenaEli & NikkiLoreenEmmelie de ForestConchita WurstMåns ZelmerlöwJamalaSalvador SobralNettaDuncan LaurenceMåneskinKalush OrchestraLoreen
Winning Songs
RefrainNet als toenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de cire, poupée de sonMerci, chériePuppet on a StringLa, la, laVivo cantandoBoom Bang-a-BangDe troubadourUn jour, un enfantAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès toiTu te reconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses for MeL'oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggi-Loo Diggi-LeyLa det swingeJ'aime la vieHold Me NowNe partez pas sans moiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me to Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEvery Way That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
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