The Eurovision Song Contest 1980 was the 25th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in The Hague, Netherlands, and was organised by host broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) – which agreed to stage the event after Israel, having won in both 1978 and 1979, declined to host it for a second successive year – and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The contest was held at the Nederlands Congresgebouw on 19 April 1980 and was hosted by Dutch actress Marlous Fluitsma, although each song was introduced by a presenter from the participating nation (in some cases, this was the same person providing the commentary).
Nineteen countries took part this year, with Monaco and the previous year's winner Israel deciding not to participate, and Turkey returning. Morocco, notably, made its only appearance in the contest.
The winner was Ireland with the song "What's Another Year", sung by Johnny Logan and written by Shay Healy.
Results[]
Country in gold is the winning entry and the country in silver is the host country.
| Rank | Country | EBU member station | Artist | Song | Conductor | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ireland | RTÉ | Johnny Logan | "What's Another Year" | Noel Kelehan | 143 |
| 02 | Germany | ARD/BR | Katja Ebstein | "Theater" | Wolfgang Rödelberger | 128 |
| 03 | United Kingdom | BBC | Prima Donna | "Love Enough for Two" | John Coleman | 106 |
| 04 | Switzerland | SRG SSR | Paola | "Cinéma" | Peter Reber | 104 |
| 05 | Netherlands | NOS | Maggie MacNeal | "Amsterdam" | Rogier van Otterloo | 93 |
| 06 | Italy | RAI | Alan Sorrenti | "Non so che darei" | Del Newman | 87 |
| 07 | Portugal | RTP | José Cid | "Um grande, grande amor" | Jorge Machado | 71 |
| 08 | Austria | ORF | Blue Danube | "Du bist Musik" | Richard Oesterreicher | 64 |
| 09 | Luxembourg | CLT | Sophie and Magaly | "Papa Pingouin" | Norbert Daum | 56 |
| 10 | Sweden | SVT | Tomas Ledin | "Just nu" | Anders Berglund | 47 |
| 11 | France | TF1 | Profil | "Hé, hé m'sieurs dames" | Sylvano Santorio | 45 |
| 12 | Spain | TVE | Trigo Limpio | "Quédate esta noche" | Javier Iturralde | 38 |
| 13 | Greece | ERT | Anna Vissi and the Epikouri | "Autostop" (Ωτοστόπ) | Jick Nacassian | 30 |
| 14 | Denmark | DR | Bamses Venner | "Tænker altid på dig" | Allan Botschinsky | 25 |
| 15 | Turkey | TRT | Ajda Pekkan | "Pet'r Oil" | Attila Özdemiroğlu | 23 |
| 16 | Norway | NRK | Sverre Kjelsberg and Mattis Hætta | "Sámiid ædnan" | Sigurd Jansen | 15 |
| 17 | Belgium | RTBF | Telex | "Euro-Vision" | No conductor | 14 |
| 18 | Morocco | RTM | Samira Bensaïd | "Bitakat Hob" (بطاقة حب) | Jean Claudric | 7 |
| 19 | Finland | YLE | Vesa-Matti Loiri | "Huilumies" | Ossi Runne | 6 |
Broadcasts[]
Participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Spokesperson(s) | Song presenter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | FS2 | Ernst Grissemann | Unknown | Chris Lohner |
| Belgium (French) | RTBF1 | Jacques Mercier | Unknown | Arlette Vincent |
| Belgium (Dutch) | TV1 | Luc Appermont | ||
| Denmark | DR TV | Jørgen de Mylius | Bent Evold | Jørgen de Mylius |
| Finland | TV1, Rinnakkaisohjelma | Heikki Harma | Unknown | Heikki Harma (credited as Heikki Haarma) |
| France | TF1 | Patrick Sabatier | Unknown | Évelyne Dhéliat |
| Germany | Deutsches Fernsehen | Ado Schlier | Unknown | Carolin Reiber |
| Greece | ERT | Mako Georgiadou | Unknown | Kelly Sakakou |
| Ireland | RTÉ 1 | Larry Gogan | Unknown | Thelma Mansfield |
| RTÉ Radio 1 | Unknown | |||
| Italy | Rete Due | Michele Gammino | Unknown | Beatrice Cori |
| Luxembourg | RTL Télé-Luxembourg | Jacques Navadic | Unknown | Michèle Etzel |
| Morocco | RTM | Unknown | Unknown | Mohammed Bouzidi |
| Netherlands | Nederland 2 | Pim Jacobs | Unknown | Marlous Fluitsma |
| Hilversum 1 | Willem van Beusekom | |||
| Norway | NRK Fjernsynet | Knut Aunbu | Unknown | Åse Kleveland |
| NRK | Erik Heyerdahl | |||
| Portugal | RTP1 | Isabel Wolmar | Unknown | Eládio Clímaco |
| RDP Programa 1 | Unknown | |||
| Spain | TVE 1 | Miguel de los Santos | Unknown | Mari Cruz Soriano |
| Sweden | TV1 | Ulf Elfving | Arne Weise | Ulf Elfving |
| SR P3 | Kent Finnell | |||
| Switzerland (German) | TV DRS | Theodor Haller | Unknown | Lyliam Stambac |
| Switzerland (French) | TSR | Georges Hardy | ||
| Switzerland (Italian) | TSI | Giovanni Bertini | ||
| Turkey | TRT Televizyon | Unknown | Unknown | Şebnem Savaşçı |
| United Kingdom | BBC1 | Terry Wogan | Ray Moore | Noel Edmonds (credited as Noel Edmunds) |
| BBC Radio 2 | Steve Jones | |||
| BFBS Radio | Andrew Pastouna |
Non-participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Cyprus | RIK | Unknown |
| Iceland | Sjónvarpið | Björn Baldursson |
| Israel | Israeli Television, Reshet Bet, Reshet Gimel | Unknown |
| Netherlands Antilles | TeleAruba | Unknown |
| Romania | Programul 1 | Unknown |
Broadcast notes[]
- Iceland - The show was broadcast on Sjónvarpið on a delayed basis on 26 April 1980 at 21:30 WET.
- Israel - The show was broadcast on Israeli Television on a delayed basis on 20 April 1980 at 21:30 IST.
- Italy - The show was broadcast on Rete Due deferred at 22:00 CEST (20:00 UTC).
- Netherlands Antilles - The show was broadcast on TeleAruba on a delayed basis on 20 July 1980 at 16:00 ADT.
- Romania - The show was broadcast on Programul 1 on a delayed basis and in a shortened format on 4 May 1980 at 14:40 EET.
- Switzerland - TSI broadcast the show through a second audio programme on TSR.