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Eurovision Song Contest 1981

International song competition

The Eurovision Song Contest 1981 was the 26th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Dublin, Ireland, following the country's victory at the 1980 contest with the song "What's Another Year" by Johnny Logan. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), the contest was held at the RDS Simmonscourt on 4 April 1981, and was hosted by Irish television journalist Doireann Ní Bhriain.

Eurovision Song Contest 1981
File:ESC 1981 logo.png
Dates
Final4 April 1981
Host
VenueRDS Simmonscourt
Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland
Presenter(s)Doireann Ní Bhriain
Musical directorNoel Kelehan
Directed byIan McGarry
Executive supervisorFrank Naef
Executive producerNoel D Greene
Host broadcasterRadio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ)
Participants
Number of entries20
Debuting countries Cyprus
Returning countries
Non-returning countries
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298 442 298 446 301 448 299 454 299 467 293 465 Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest poly 266 318 261 315 253 315 260 307 263 299 267 294 278 291 281 295 281 300 278 302 278 305 277 311 270 311 272 316 272 320 272 325 268 325 268 320 262 315 Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 poly 276 385 274 377 272 377 267 380 268 375 272 371 276 366 277 363 285 363 289 361 293 361 293 363 292 363 292 374 304 374 304 372 306 372 303 377 298 379 294 379 294 384 290 381 287 378 284 381 Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 poly 281 364 281 358 283 352 286 347 278 344 275 343 275 338 273 333 274 329 272 320 272 317 272 313 275 312 280 307 280 302 282 295 282 290 288 290 289 293 291 287 296 287 295 280 292 275 301 277 303 280 310 281 307 287 308 294 308 297 311 298 311 300 308 303 312 309 307 318 304 318 303 322 303 328 302 331 307 333 313 331 316 331 320 333 321 337 326 344 333 351 325 355 325 361 315 362 311 363 306 361 Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 poly 225 234 219 246 213 252 221 255 225 273 229 280 233 288 229 294 238 294 241 296 241 304 230 311 236 314 225 320 209 318 199 316 197 320 193 318 182 321 192 311 197 310 203 310 208 305 202 308 189 301 199 295 196 284 207 285 212 277 208 267 200 265 188 272 176 266 181 258 189 258 192 268 199 265 199 260 200 251 197 241 201 232 193 223 196 220 206 221 216 220 229 201 226 217 218 223 211 231 United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 rect 270 404 283 416 Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest poly 269 341 267 334 271 332 275 336 274 342 Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 poly 69 539 0 539 0 503 69 502 131 469 137 458 135 455 139 448 137 441 143 441 147 425 153 420 150 415 141 415 134 410 136 401 132 397 142 392 155 398 173 403 187 405 198 409 210 417 220 417 220 426 233 426 233 424 239 424 239 429 248 454 226 465 206 465 195 476 190 476 184 484 160 482 152 484 148 488 144 482 141 474 138 471 133 469 69 502 69 538 Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 poly 179 292 174 292 164 295 156 295 156 292 151 292 151 289 155 286 160 282 164 275 158 271 163 262 170 265 171 260 175 254 178 255 179 261 175 265 176 268 180 268 181 268 186 273 184 281 184 288 Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 poly 293 275 291 268 290 266 292 264 289 257 291 248 296 248 300 242 304 242 303 253 306 257 317 261 318 266 318 272 311 277 Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 poly 369 198 368 189 365 175 367 170 370 165 376 146 380 142 378 136 372 134 368 128 368 122 363 110 360 107 347 102 347 99 350 96 357 100 364 101 370 98 370 90 370 86 375 80 384 85 382 98 384 101 389 103 392 106 391 113 400 125 401 138 405 142 410 146 408 152 413 155 420 157 419 166 415 177 408 191 400 193 392 199 384 204 373 198 Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 poly 278 231 274 227 274 219 271 201 273 189 283 180 297 172 304 162 314 150 316 132 325 118 320 113 324 105 336 94 348 84 362 71 372 69 321 11 311 0 322 0 322 11 371 69 381 71 385 72 383 77 385 82 385 86 374 81 371 85 371 94 370 101 363 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268 321 258 321 255 320 248 Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 poly 569 535 559 523 556 517 557 512 559 496 564 493 568 506 Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 poly 399 454 403 443 404 436 411 436 411 433 418 432 422 427 431 424 440 426 442 426 450 422 448 416 455 420 452 426 453 430 448 430 439 430 437 432 430 434 430 441 420 440 420 445 424 449 431 455 439 461 443 465 437 466 437 472 438 496 446 497 453 497 465 497 452 501 439 499 439 496 438 470 434 468 428 471 432 477 426 477 431 486 424 485 416 483 417 477 403 469 408 467 Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 rect 338 498 350 509 Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest poly 331 376 321 374 321 371 313 371 307 375 304 375 305 363 314 363 322 362 328 364 324 358 330 352 333 350 338 350 342 346 351 347 356 349 358 352 362 356 355 362 355 370 350 374 336 377 327 374 Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 poly 200 407 206 379 208 372 203 367 199 355 187 348 184 339 196 339 198 343 209 345 209 332 218 337 225 334 235 330 237 321 244 319 252 328 256 331 266 338 275 341 288 346 284 356 281 365 269 377 274 379 277 386 275 393 276 404 270 404 270 416 296 423 298 427 296 436 294 438 291 433 291 427 296 424 270 415 262 415 256 411 248 410 240 415 240 424 233 424 234 414 221 414 221 416 216 417 203 412 France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 poly 582 375 591 371 596 371 604 374 604 381 605 383 615 383 615 389 618 398 623 405 628 410 625 414 612 416 602 423 593 429 587 437 581 441 574 439 568 447 558 448 561 453 557 459 555 456 557 449 554 448 549 454 540 455 536 464 524 470 515 465 505 464 503 467 503 474 496 476 489 474 473 470 468 463 458 458 461 451 461 444 455 444 455 438 464 433 476 433 477 426 483 421 477 421 464 423 461 430 453 431 454 423 452 418 454 413 460 410 467 414 479 416 497 414 504 402 517 396 530 395 542 395 556 394 563 391 570 387 577 383 Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 poly 387 425 375 419 364 413 354 407 348 401 345 396 344 392 340 390 336 394 334 396 332 390 332 381 331 377 339 376 350 371 352 370 361 380 368 383 372 379 382 376 390 377 396 384 398 388 402 391 409 389 410 394 410 399 417 406 411 412 414 417 421 424 418 429 414 432 410 436 401 436 399 431 397 422 389 418 387 425 Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 poly 96 539 97 533 104 524 106 520 116 514 128 512 134 505 144 489 152 499 161 502 170 503 180 506 183 511 181 531 183 536 186 539 96 539 Morocco in the Eurovision Song Contest poly 530 487 524 482 533 473 544 469 543 480 Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 desc bottom-right </imagemap>      Competing countries     Countries that participated in the past but not in 1981
Vote
Voting systemEach country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 point(s) to their 10 favourite songs
Winning song United Kingdom
"Making Your Mind Up"
1980 ← Eurovision Song Contest → 1982

Twenty countries participated in the contest, equalling the record of the 1978 edition. Cyprus made their début this year, while Israel and Yugoslavia both returned to the competition, after their one-year and five-year absences, respectively. Morocco and Italy decided not to participate.

The winner was the United Kingdom with the song "Making Your Mind Up", performed by Bucks Fizz, written by Andy Hill and John Danter. Germany finished second for the second consecutive year, while France finished third. Norway again finished last, with its third nul points in the contest.

Bucks Fizz's win launched the group's hugely successful international career. Their performance on the Eurovision stage included a dance-routine where the two male members ripped the skirts off the two female members only to reveal mini-skirts, and today stands as one of the most defining moments in the contest's history.[1]

Location

 
RDS Simmonscourt – host venue of the 1981 contest.

Having won in 1980, head of Irish broadcaster RTÉ, Brian MacLochlainn announced that they would host the contest in 1981 within hours of Johnny Logan winning.[2] The 1981 contest took place in Dublin, the capital of Ireland. It was the second time the country (and city) had hosted the contest, the last time being ten years earlier in 1971.

Participating countries

Further information: List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1981 – Participation summaries by country

By October 1980, it looked as though 21 countries were planning to take part, the largest number so far, but Monaco declared that they were no longer interested.[2] This year marked the début of Cyprus in the contest, who finished sixth. Returning to the contest was Israel, who did not compete the previous year, despite winning the two years prior to that. They finished seventh. Yugoslavia also returned to the competition after a five-year absence. Italy decided not to enter due to lack of interest, while Morocco declined to take part after their debut entry the year before.[3] Morocco's king, Hassan II, "reportedly withdrew Rabat's participation from the contest the following year, saying that the country will never participate again".[4] Despite no reasons were given for this withdraw, two factors could explain it, first, Morocco's low placement in 1980 contest, and second, support to other Arab nations who had chosen not to engage with Israel on various platforms. The draw for the running order took place on 14 November 1980, with it being confirmed that there were a total of 20 entrants.[2]

Participants of the Eurovision Song Contest 1981[5][2][6][7]
Country Broadcaster Artist Song Language Songwriter(s) Conductor
  Austria ORF Marty Brem "Wenn du da bist" German Werner Böhmler Richard Oesterreicher
  Belgium BRT Emly Starr "Samson" Dutch
  • Kick Dandy
  • Penny Els
  • Giuseppe Marchese
 Giuseppe Marchese
  Cyprus CyBC Island "Monika" (Μόνικα) Greek
  • Doros Georgiades
  • Stavros Sideras
 Mihalis Rozakis
  Denmark DR Tommy Seebach and Debbie Cameron "Krøller eller ej" Danish
Allan Botschinsky
  Finland YLE Riki Sorsa "Reggae O.K." Finnish
Henrik Otto Donner
  France TF1 Jean Gabilou "Humanahum" French
David Sprinfield
  Germany BR[a] Lena Valaitis "Johnny Blue" German
Wolfgang Rödelberger
  Greece ERT Yiannis Dimitras "Feggari kalokerino" (Φεγγάρι καλοκαιρινό) Greek
Giorgos Niarchos
  Ireland RTÉ Sheeba "Horoscopes" English
  • Joe Burkett
  • Jim Kelly
 Noel Kelehan
  Israel IBA Habibi "Halayla" (הלילה) Hebrew
Eldad Shrem
  Luxembourg CLT Jean-Claude Pascal "C'est peut-être pas l'Amérique" French
Joël Rocher
  Netherlands NOS Linda Williams "Het is een wonder" Dutch
  • Bart van de Laar
  • Cees de Wit
 Rogier van Otterloo
  Norway NRK Finn Kalvik "Aldri i livet" Norwegian Finn Kalvik Sigurd Jansen
  Portugal RTP Carlos Paião "Playback" Portuguese Carlos Paião Shegundo Galarza
  Spain TVE Bacchelli "Y sólo tú" Spanish Amado Jaén Joan Barcons
  Sweden SVT Björn Skifs "Fångad i en dröm" Swedish
Anders Berglund
   Switzerland SRG SSR Peter, Sue and Marc "Io senza te" Italian
Rolf Zuckowski
  Turkey TRT Modern Folk Trio and Ayşegül "Dönme Dolap" Turkish Ali Kocatepe Onno Tunç
  United Kingdom BBC Bucks Fizz "Making Your Mind Up" English
John Coleman
  Yugoslavia JRT Seid Memić Vajta "Lejla" (Лејла) Serbo-Croatian Ranko Boban Ranko Rihtman

Returning artists

Of the performers, many previous contestants returned to the contest this year. Notably, Jean-Claude Pascal for Luxembourg, who had won the contest 20 years earlier, although could only manage 11th place this time. Peter, Sue and Marc returned for the fourth time, after 1971, 1976 and 1979. Performing again for Switzerland, they remain the only act to sing in four different languages (French, English, German and this time, Italian). Other returnees were Marty Brem who had taken part the year before for Austria, Tommy Seebach for Denmark, and Björn Skifs for Sweden. Bucks Fizz member, Cheryl Baker had performed in 1978 with the band Co-Co for the UK, while Sheeba member Maxi had performed as a solo artist in 1973 for Ireland.

Bold indicates a previous winner.

Artist Country Previous year(s)
Jean-Claude Pascal   Luxembourg 1961
Peter, Sue and Marc    Switzerland 1971, 1976, 1979 (along with Pfuri, Gorps and Kniri)
Maxi (as part of Sheeba)   Ireland 1973
Ismeta Dervoz (as backing singer)   Yugoslavia 1976 (as part of Ambasadori)
Björn Skifs   Sweden 1978
Cheryl Baker (as part of Bucks Fizz)   United Kingdom 1978 (as part of Co-Co)
Tommy Seebach   Denmark 1979
Debbie Cameron 1979 (as backing singer for Tommy Seebach)
Marty Brem   Austria 1980 (part of Blue Danube)
Anita Skorgan (as backing singer)   Norway 1977, 1979

Format

The contest took place under heavy guard at the 1,600 seat Simmonscourt Pavilion of the RDS, which was normally used for agricultural and horse shows.[9] The set was the largest ever seen in the contest so far, being 150 feet across, 80 feet deep and 30 feet high.[2] Over 250 armed soldiers and police were on hand to protect against any likely political demonstrations, with the UK entrants being under constant guard during their time in Dublin due to threats from the IRA. This included an evacuation of the participants' hotel at one point due to a bomb scare. The security measures were reported on British news reports on the day of the contest.[2]

Rehearsals at the Pavilion began on 31 March with each act allowed 30 minutes with the orchestra, continuing up until the day of the contest, which ended with a dress rehearsal at 16:30. On 1 April, the Irish Tourist Board held a reception for the contest at Jurys Hotel, Dublin.[2]

The presenter on this occasion was Doireann Ni Bhriain, who was well known in Ireland at the time as a TV presenter and for the current affairs radio show Women Today. She was chosen for her fluency in Irish and English as well as having studied French and Spanish, which she spoke with some ease.[10] She had also worked on the 1971 contest as an interpreter in the RTE press office. The director was Ian McGarry, while Noel Kelehan was the chief conductor of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, which comprised 46 musicians.[2]

It cost RTÉ £530,000 to stage the show, although this included £110,000 from the EBU. From this, the Irish Government expected to make around £2,000,000 from tourism as a result of staging the show.[2][11] It was expected that the worldwide audience would be some 500 million with 30 countries broadcasting the event, including countries such as Hong Kong, the Soviet Union, United Arab Emirates and for the first time, Egypt.[2]

Each song was introduced by a filmed 'postcard', framed by an animated identification of the nation's location. Unlike previous films used in 1970 and 1976 that had also featured the performing artist, the 1981 films prominently included the authors and composers alongside the performing artist.

Contest overview

The interval act was traditional Irish band Planxty, who performed the lengthy piece "Timedance", which depicted Irish music through the ages. The accompanying dancers were from Dublin City Ballet.[12] This is seen as a precursor to Riverdance, which became famous after its performance in 1994. The song, which was written by Bill Whelan, went on to be released as a Planxty single and became a No.3 hit in the Irish charts.[13][14]

Results of the Eurovision Song Contest 1981[15]
R/O Country Artist Song Points Place
1   Austria Marty Brem "Wenn du da bist" 20 17
2   Turkey Modern Folk Trio and Ayşegül "Dönme Dolap" 9 18
3   Germany Lena Valaitis "Johnny Blue" 132 2
4   Luxembourg Jean-Claude Pascal "C'est peut-être pas l'Amérique" 41 11
5   Israel Habibi "Halayla" 56 7
6   Denmark Tommy Seebach and Debbie Cameron "Krøller eller ej" 41 11
7   Yugoslavia Seid Memić Vajta "Lejla" 35 15
8   Finland Riki Sorsa "Reggae O.K." 27 16
9   France Jean Gabilou "Humanahum" 125 3
10   Spain Bacchelli "Y sólo tú" 38 14
11   Netherlands Linda Williams "Het is een wonder" 51 9
12   Ireland Sheeba "Horoscopes" 105 5
13   Norway Finn Kalvik "Aldri i livet" 0 20
14   United Kingdom Bucks Fizz "Making Your Mind Up" 136 1
15   Portugal Carlos Paião "Playback" 9 18
16   Belgium Emly Starr "Samson" 40 13
17   Greece Yiannis Dimitras "Feggari kalokerino" 55 8
18   Cyprus Island "Monika" 69 6
19    Switzerland Peter, Sue and Marc "Io senza te" 121 4
20   Sweden Björn Skifs "Fångad i en dröm" 50 10

Spokespersons

Each country nominated a spokesperson who was responsible for announcing the votes for their respective country via telephone. Known spokespersons at the 1981 contest are listed below.

Detailed voting results

Each country had a jury who awarded 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 point(s) for their top ten songs.

Detailed voting results[18][19]
Total score
Austria
Turkey
Germany
Luxembourg
Israel
Denmark
Yugoslavia
Finland
France
Spain
Netherlands
Ireland
Norway
United Kingdom
Portugal
Belgium
Greece
Cyprus
Switzerland
Sweden
Contestants
 Austria 20 6 1 5 6 2
Turkey 9 1 3 5
Germany 132 5 12 3 8 8 2 7 8 12 3 6 4 7 12 10 5 8 12
Luxembourg 41 10 5 3 4 3 1 4 6 5
Israel 56 8 4 6 7 7 8 4 5 4 3
Denmark 41 1 1 7 4 3 2 5 2 12 4
Yugoslavia 35 4 8 2 1 5 2 3 10
Finland 27 2 1 2 5 5 1 5 6
France 125 12 12 12 7 2 4 10 6 4 5 1 10 3 8 7 12 10
Spain 38 10 6 4 3 10 3 2
Netherlands 51 3 5 3 4 7 2 7 6 7 2 3 2
Ireland 105 7 3 6 10 10 12 5 6 5 10 1 10 12 1 7
Norway 0
United Kingdom 136 4 8 4 5 12 10 10 3 7 8 12 10 3 6 8 6 4 8 8
Portugal 9 8 1
Belgium 40 1 7 1 6 8 2 3 7 5
Greece 55 6 2 6 1 10 1 2 8 6 6 7
Cyprus 69 5 3 6 8 8 7 10 7 12 3
Switzerland 121 2 2 7 8 4 12 12 10 4 1 12 12 12 8 4 10 1
Sweden 50 10 2 5 7 1 12 6 2 4 1

12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points in the final:

N. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points
5    Switzerland   Finland,   Ireland,   Norway,   United Kingdom,   Yugoslavia
4   France   Austria,   Germany,   Luxembourg,    Switzerland
  Germany   Portugal,   Spain,   Sweden,   Turkey
2   Ireland   Cyprus,   Denmark
  United Kingdom   Netherlands,   Israel
1   Cyprus   Greece
  Denmark   Belgium
  Sweden   France

Broadcasts

Each participating broadcaster was required to relay the contest via its networks. Non-participating EBU member broadcasters were also able to relay the contest as "passive participants". Broadcasters were able to send commentators to provide coverage of the contest in their own native language and to relay information about the artists and songs to their television viewers.[20]

Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below. In addition to the participating countries, the contest was also reportedly broadcast in Iceland, in Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and the Soviet Union via Intervision, and in Egypt, Hong Kong, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates.[2]

Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries
Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) Ref(s)
  Austria ORF FS2 Ernst Grissemann [21][22]
  Belgium BRT TV1 Luc Appermont [23][24]
RTBF RTBF1, Télé 2 [25]
  Cyprus CyBC RIK [26]
  Denmark DR DR TV Jørgen de Mylius [27]
  Finland YLE TV1 Ossi Runne [28]
Rinnakkaisohjelma [fi] Matti Paalosmaa [fi]
  France TF1 Patrick Sabatier [29][30]
  Germany ARD Deutsches Fernsehen [21][25][24]
  Greece ERT ERT [31]
  Ireland RTÉ RTÉ 1 Larry Gogan [32][33]
RTÉ Radio 1 [34]
  Israel IBA Israeli Television [35]
  Luxembourg CLT RTL Télé-Luxembourg [25]
  Netherlands NOS Nederland 1 Pim Jacobs [24]
  Norway NRK NRK Fjernsynet Knut Aunbu [36]
NRK[b] Erik Heyerdahl [no]
  Portugal RTP RTP1 [37][38]
RDP Antena 1
  Spain TVE TVE 1 Miguel de los Santos [es] [39]
  Sweden SVT TV1 Ulf Elfving [28][16][36]
   Switzerland SRG SSR TV DRS[c] Theodor Haller [de] [21][30]
TSR Georges Hardy [fr]
TSI[c] Giovanni Bertini [40][41]
  Turkey TRT TRT Televizyon [42]
  United Kingdom BBC BBC1 Terry Wogan [43][44]
BBC Radio 2 Ray Moore
  Yugoslavia JRT TV Beograd 1 [45]
TV Ljubljana 1 [sl] [46]
TV Novi Sad [47]
TV Zagreb 1 [48]
Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries
Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) Ref(s)
  Australia SBS 2EA, 3EA [49]
  Czechoslovakia ČST ČST2[d] [50]
  Hungary MTV MTV2[e] András Sugár [hu] [51]
  Iceland RÚV Sjónvarpið[f] Dóra Hafsteinsdóttir [52]
  Jordan JTV JTV2[g] [53]
  Netherlands Antilles TeleAruba[h] [54]
TeleCuraçao[i] Pim Jacobs [55][56]
  Poland TP TP1[j] [57]

Notes

  1. ^ On behalf of the German public broadcasting consortium ARD[8]
  2. ^ Deferred broadcast at 22:40 (CEST)[36]
  3. ^ 3.0 3.1 Broadcast through a second audio programme on TSR[30]
  4. ^ Delayed broadcast in a shortened format on 3 May 1981 at 17:10 (CEST)[50]
  5. ^ Delayed broadcast on 2 May 1981 at 21:50 (CEST)[51]
  6. ^ Delayed broadcast on 19 April 1981 at 21:10 (WET)[52]
  7. ^ Delayed broadcast in a shortened format on 10 October 1981 at 21:10 (EET)[53]
  8. ^ Delayed broadcast on 25 July 1981 at 20:00 (ADT)[54]
  9. ^ Delayed broadcast on 13 July 1981 at 22:00 (ADT)[55]
  10. ^ Delayed broadcast in a shortened format on 25 April 1981 at 22:45 (CET)[57]

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