The Swedish Final was held on March 8th at the SVT TV Studios in Stockholm, hosted by Bengt Bedrup. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 11 regional juries. 1 Just nu Right now Tomas Ledin 112 1st 2 Tusen sekunder A thousand seconds Paul 32 9th 3 Utan att fråga Without…
The Danish Final was held at the Falkonér Theatre in Copenhagen on March 29th, hosted by Jørgen Mylius. The winning song was chosen by a jury consisting of members of the public. 1 Jeg er fængslet af dig I am captivated by you Vivian Johansen 39 11th= 2 Syng en sang om evig fred Sing a song…
The Turkish Final was held at the TRT TV Studios in Istanbul on February 24th, hosted by Bülent Özveren. Ajda Pekkan sang all of the songs and the winner was chosen by an „expert“ jury. 1 Olsam If I were 2nd 2 Pet’r oil Petrol 1st 3 Bir dünya ver bana Give me a world…
The Greek Final was held on March 10th at the ERT TV Studios in Peania, hosted by Vassilis Tsivilikas. The winning song was chosen by a jury of people who awarded each song a mark out of 10. 1 Eho mia melodia I have a melody Yiannis Floriniotis 260 10th 2 Mono essi Only you Dakis…
Israeli TV didn’t want to host the 1980 Song Contest again even if they won it the year before on home ground. After a lot of discussions with several European broadcasters it was decided that the contest would be arranged by Dutch TV NOS in The Hague.
The French Final was cancelled due to a strike at French TV, and the songs were never broadcast on TV.
The Turkish Final was held at the Atatürk Kültür Merkezi in Istanbul on February 24th, hosted by Elçin Temel & Bülent Özveren. Before the final, there was a semi-final. There were due to be 6 songs in the final, but „Bir yildiz“ by Ilhan Irem was disqualified as it was released on an album before the…
The UK Final was due to be held on March 8th at the Royal Albert Hall in London, hosted by Terry Wogan, but due to a strike the contest was never broadcast on TV, however the songs were played on Terry Wogan’s radio show the next day. The winning song was chosen by the votes…
The Norwegian Final was held on February 10th at the NRK TV Studios in Oslo, hosted by Egil Teige. The winning song was chosen by an „expert“ jury. 1 Så lenge du er hos meg As long as you stay with me Inger Lise Rypdal 24 3rd 2 Boogie-Bill Boogie-Bill Ingrid Elisabeth Johansen 17 4th 3…
The Swedish Final was held on February 17th at the Cirkus in Stockholm, hosted by Ulf Elfving. The winner was chosen by the votes of 11 regional juries. 1 Det känns som jag vandrar fram It feels like I’m wandering along Ola + 3 85 3rd= 2 Tillsammans Together Tomas Adolphson & Anders Falk 58…