Eurovision Song Contest 1980
| Eurovision Song Contest 1980 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Final | 19 April 1980 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Nederlands Congresgebouw The Hague, Netherlands |
| Presenter(s) | Marlous Fluitsma |
| Executive producer | Fred Oster |
| Director | Theo Ordeman |
| Musical director | Rogier van Otterloo |
| EBU scrutineer | Frank Naef |
| Host broadcaster | Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) |
| Website | eurovision |
| 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. It took place in The Hague, Netherlands, and was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), which agreed to stage the event after the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), who won in both 1978 and 1979, declined to host the event for a second successive year. The contest was held at the Nederlands Congresgebouw on 19 April 1980 and was hosted by Dutch actress Marlous Fluitsma, although each song was introduced by a presenter appointed by each participating broadcaster (in some cases, this was the same person providing the commentary).
Nineteen countries took part this year, with Monaco and the previous year's winner Israel deciding not to participate, and Turkey returning. Morocco, notably, made its only appearance in the contest. It was the last Eurovision Song Contest not to be hosted by 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.