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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.
Songs of Europe is a concert television programme commemorating the Eurovision Song Contest's twenty-fifth anniversary. The event was held in Mysen, Norway in 1981, featuring all but eight of the winners of the Eurovision Song Contest from its first edition in 1956 to 1981, and broadcast to more than 100 million viewers all over Europe.
The United Kingdom was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 with the song "Making Your Mind Up", composed by John Danter, with lyrics by Andy Hill, and performed by Bucks Fizz. The British participating broadcaster, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), selected its entry through a national final titled A Song for Europe 1981 ...
The 1981 contest is noted for providing one of the closest and most exciting voting sequences in Eurovision history, with the lead changing hands regularly between France, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. With two countries left to vote there was a three-way tie between Germany, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, all on ...
Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 with the song "Krøller eller ej", composed by Tommy Seebach, with lyrics by Keld Heick, and performed by Debbie Cameron and Tommy Seebach. The Danish participating broadcaster, Danmarks Radio (DR), organised the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1981 in order to select its entry for the contest.
Pages in category "Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
After five second-place finishes, the UK won its first Eurovision song contest in 1967, 10 years after the competition began, with bare-foot Sandie Shaw’s “Puppet On A String” and after that ...
Ireland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 with the song "Horoscopes", composed by Jim Kelly, with lyrics by Joe Burkett, and performed by the female trio Sheeba. [1] The Irish participating broadcaster, Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), selected its entry through a national final.