The Irish Final was held on March 1st at the RTE TV Studios in Dublin, hosted by Mike Murphy. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 10 regional juries. 1 Not tonight Josephine Tara 1 7th 2 The one in my life Nicola Kerr 14 5th= 3 Horoscopes Sheeba 21 1st 4 Can’t…
The Dutch Final was held on March 11th at the Zuidplein Theatre in Rotterdam, hosted by Fred Oster & Elles Berger. The winner was chosen by the votes of 12 regional juries. 1 Een nieuw begin A new beginning Lucy Steymel 8 5th= 2 Stap voor stap Step by step Lucy Steymel & The Millionairs…
No results are known from the semi-finals, apart from which songs went forward to the final. Semi-Final 1 – February 22nd 1 Les yeux fermés Closed eyes Evelyne Geller F 2 Pour une fille quelque part For a girl somewhere David Christie – 3 Danse Dance Noëlle – 4 C’est un oiseau de papier It’s…
The Finnish Semi-Final was held on January 29th. The finalists were chosen by postcard voting, which was won by Frederik. 1 Sunnuntailapsi A lucky child Tapani Kansa F 2 Ei tule toista kertaa There will not be another time Paula Koivuniemi F 3 Leuhkat eväät A picnic with lots of food Mikko Alatalo F 4…
The Finnish Final was held on February 21st at the YLE TV Studios in Helsinki, hosted by Erkki Pohjanheimo. Before the final there was a semi-final. The winner was chosen by an „expert“ jury. 1 Sunnuntailapsi A lucky child Tapani Kansa 5 6th 2 Ei tule toista kertaa There will not be another time Paula Koivuniemi…
The Israeli Final was held on March 3rd at the Jerusalem Theatre, hosted by Daniel Peer. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 9 regional juries. 1 Etmol Yesterday Eitan Massouri 35 7th 2 Serenada Serenade Milk & Honey 61 4th 3 Sviv kol ha’olam All around the world Mike Burstein 57 6th…
„In a galaxy in the year 3000, an old man sat on the grey ground“ The French Final was held on March 8th, hosted by Fabienne Egal. Before the final there were 2 semi-finals. The winning song was chosen by sample of TV viewers who were telephoned after the final to vote on the songs. 1…
The Danish Final was held on February 28th at the Valencia-Varieteen in Copenhagen, hosted by Jørgen Mylius. The winning song was chosen by a jury consisting of members of the public. 1 King Kong Boogie King Kong Boogie Hans Mosters Vovse 375 2nd 2 Sikken dejlig dame What a wonderful lady Anniqua 359 3rd…
Ireland’s capital Dublin became the host again of the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest after Johnny Logan won the contest in the preceding year with What’s Another Year which was a European bestseller, but he would even be outscored by the 1981 winner Making Your Mind Up by Bucks Fizz from the United Kingdom
The Belgian Final was held on the 24th of February at the RTBF TV Studios hosted by Jean Vallée who represented Belgium in ESC 1970 & 1978. The winner was chosen by an „expert“ jury. 1 Etre heureux rien qu’une heure To be happy just for an hour Bruno Brel 2 ? ? Domani 3…