Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 explained

Year:1980
Country:Greece
Preselection:National final
Preselection Date:10 March 1980
Entrant:Anna Vissi and the Epikouri
Song:Autostop
Final Result:13th, 30 points

Greece participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song "Autostop" performed by Anna Vissi and The Epikouri. The act had been selected by a jury during a twelve act national final organized by the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT).

Greece performed third at the event, held on 19 April 1980, in The Hague, Netherlands, and placed 13th with 30 points. This tied the nation's lowest placement in the contest.

Background

See main article: Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest. Prior to the 1980 contest, Greece had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest five times since its first entry in 1974. To this point, its best result was fifth place, which was achieved in with the song "Mathima solfege". Greece's least successful result was in, when it placed 13th with the song "Panagia mou, Panagia mou" by Mariza Koch.[1]

Before Eurovision

National final

The final took place on 10 March 1980, at the ERT TV Studios in Peania and was hosted by Vasilis Tsivilikas.[2] The winning song was chosen by a jury of people who awarded each song a mark out of ten.

Final – 10 March 1980
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Yiannis Floriniotis "Mono mia melodia" (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μόνο μια μελωδία) 260 10
2 Dakis & Rena Panta "Mono esi" (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μόνο εσύ) 289 9
3 Anna Vissi "Autostop" (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ωτοστόπ)474 1
4 Antonis Stefanides "Min argeis" (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μην αργείς) 202 12
5 Dakis "Pare ena kohili ap'to Aegaeo" (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Πάρε ένα κοχύλι απ'το Αιγαιο) 410 3
6 Milli Karali "Tiki-tak" (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Τικι-τακ) 361 6
7 "Etsi apla s'agapo" (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Έτσι απλά σ'αγαπώ) 364 5
8 Kostas Tournas & The Epikouri "UFO" 469 2
9 Yiorgos Polychroniadis "Thymisou me" (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Θυμησου με) 327 8
10 Group Anonymous "Sto rythmo ton UFO" (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Στο ρυθμό των UFO) 368 4
11 Sigma Fei "Na les s'agapo" (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Να λες σ'αγαπώ) 225 11
12 Takis Antoniades "Ti thes na po" (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Τη θες να πω) 347 7

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 1980 was held on 19 April 1980, at the Nederlands Congresgebouw in The Hague, Netherlands.[3] "Autostop" was the third performed that night (following Turkey's Ajda Pekkan with "Pet'r Oil" and preceding Luxembourg's Sophie & Magaly with "Papa Pingouin"). At the close of voting, it had received 30 points, placing 13th in a field of 19.[4]

Voting

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History by Country: Greece. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 20 December 2021. 1 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190801053027/https://eurovision.tv/country/greece. live.
  2. Web site: "Αφιερωμένο εξαιρετικά": Η Ελλάδα στη Eurovision– 1980. el. 31 March 2015. Tasos. Kritsiolis. 19 January 2022. Music Corner.
  3. Web site: Eurovision Song Contest: The Hague 1980 . eurovision.tv . 10 August 2020.
  4. Web site: Final of The Hague 1980 . European Broadcasting Union . 12 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210412104322/https://eurovision.tv/event/the-hague-1980/final . 12 April 2021 . live.
  5. Web site: Results of the Final of The Hague 1980 . European Broadcasting Union . 12 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210412105309/https://eurovision.tv/event/the-hague-1980/final/results/greece . 12 April 2021 . live.