Eurovision Song Contest 1980
| Eurovision Song Contest 1980 | |
|---|---|
| Date and venue | |
| Final |
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| Venue | Nederlands Congresgebouw The Hague, Netherlands |
| Organisation | |
| Organiser | European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |
| Scrutineer | Frank Naef |
| Production | |
| Host broadcaster | Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) |
| Director | Theo Ordeman |
| Executive producer | Fred Oster |
| Musical director | Rogier van Otterloo |
| Presenter | Marlous Fluitsma |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 19 |
| Debuting countries | Morocco |
| Returning countries | Turkey |
| Non-returning countries | |
Participation map
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 point(s) to their 10 favourite songs |
| Winning song | Ireland "What's Another Year" |
The Eurovision Song Contest 1980 was the 25th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 19 April 1980 at the Nederlands Congresgebouw in The Hague, Netherlands, and presented by Marlous Fluitsma. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), who staged the event after the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), which had won the 1979 contest for Israel, declined hosting responsibilities as it had staged the competition in 1979. Although Fluitsma was the main presenter, each song was introduced by a presenter appointed by each participating broadcaster, that in some cases was the same person providing the commentary.
Broadcasters from nineteen countries took part this year, with Monaco and the previous year's winner Israel deciding not to participate, and Turkey returning. Morocco made its only appearance in the contest. It was the last Eurovision Song Contest not to be hosted in the previous edition's winning country until 2023.
The winner was Ireland with the song "What's Another Year", sung by Johnny Logan and written by Shay Healy.