| Year: | 1980 |
| Broadcaster: | Greek, Modern (1453-);: [[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation|Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi]]|i=no (ERT) |
| Country: | Greece |
| Preselection: | National final |
| Preselection Date: | 10 March 1980 |
| Entrant: | Anna Vissi and the Epikouri |
| Song: | Autostop |
| Final Result: | 13th, 30 points |
Greece was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song "Autostop", composed by Jick Nacassian, with lyrics by Rony Sofu, and performed by Anna Vissi and The Epikouri. The Greek participating broadcaster Greek, Modern (1453-);: [[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation|Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi]]|i=no (ERT) held a national final to select its entry.
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.
See main article: Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest. Prior to the 1980 contest, Greek, Modern (1453-);: [[National Radio Television Foundation|Ethniko Idryma Radiofonias Tileoraseos]]|i=no (EIRT) in 1974, and Greek, Modern (1453-);: [[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation|Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi]]|i=no (ERT) since 1975, had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Greece five times. To this point, their best result was fifth place, which was achieved in with the song "Greek, Modern (1453-);: Mathima solfege|i=no". Their least successful result was in, when it placed 13th with the song "Greek, Modern (1453-);: Panagia mou, Panagia mou|i=no" by Mariza Koch.[1]
ERT held the national final on 10 March 1980, at its television studios in Peania, hosted by Vasilis Tsivilikas.[2] The winning song was chosen by a jury of people who awarded each song a mark out of ten.
| 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 |
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 's "Turkish: Pet'r Oil|i=no" by Ajda Pekkan and preceding 's "French: [[Papa Pingouin]]|i=no" by Sophie & Magaly). At the close of voting, it had received 30 points, placing 13th in a field of 19.[4]