Kategorie: 1981


  • The Belgian Final was held on March 7th at the American Theatre in Brussels, hosted by Luc Appermont. Before the final there were 3 semi-finals. The winner was chosen by an „expert“ jury and only the name of the winner was announced, although it is rumoured that Liliane St. Pierre came 2nd.

  • The Yugoslav Final was held on February 28th at TV Studios in Belgrade, hosted by Minja Subota & Helga Vlahovic. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 8 regional juries. 1 Sve što se odgada, to se ne dogada Anything postponed never happens Neda Ukraden 33 7th 2 Bez neznosti Without tenderness Verica Ristevska 5…

  • The German Final was held on February 28th at the BR TV Studios in Munich, hosted by Katja Ebstein who represented Germany in ESC 1970, 1971 & 1980. The winner was chosen by the votes of approximately 500 people who were chosen by an institute to be representative of the German population. 1 Steine Stones…

  • The Turkish Final was held at the TRT TV Studios in Istanbul on February 14th, hosted by Bülent Özveren & Canan Oguz.  The winning song was chosen by a jury consisting of members of the public. 1 Dostluk Friendship Kayahan Acar 6th 2 Nerede o eski tangolar Where are the old tangos Ibo & Grup…

  • The first ever Austrian Final was held on February 26th.  All 3 of the songs were sung by Marty Brem and the winner was chosen by postcard voting.

  • 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 Norwegian Final was held on March 7th at the NRK TV Studios in Oslo, hosted by Sverre Kjelsberg. The winner was chosen by an „expert“ jury. 1 Rock’n roller Rock’n roller Alex 52 5th 2 Lei mae hjem Take me home Unit Five 64 2nd 3 1984 1984 Dollie 49 6th 4 Rock’n roll…

  • The UK Final was held at the BBC TV Studios in London on March 11th, hosted by Terry Wogan.  The winning song was chosen by the votes of 7 regional juries. 1 Not without your ticket (don’t go) Headache 50 7th 2 All cried out Gary Benson 63 4th= 3 For only a day Unity…

  • The Portuguese Final was held on March 7th at the Teatro Maria Matos in Lisbon, hosted by Eládio Clímaco & Rita Ribeiro. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 22 regional juries. 1 Tempo de partir Time to go Samuel 117 6th 2 Olá rapariga, olá Hello girl, hello Carlos Alberto Moniz & Maria…

  • The Swiss Final was held on February 21st at the Palladium in Geneva, hosted by Jean-Pierre Pastori.  The winning song was chosen by the votes of 3 regional juries, a press jury and a jury of „experts“. 1 Io senza te Me without you Peter, Sue & Marc 30 1st 2 Du fehlst mir I…