Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980

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Eurovision Song Contest 1980
CountryFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)10 March 1980
Selected entrant Anna Vissi and the Epikouri
Selected song"Autostop"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Jick Nacassian
  • Rony Sofu
Finals performance
Final result13th, 30 points
Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest
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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).

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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

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 1977 with the song "Mathima solfege". Greece's least successful result was in 1976, 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
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Yiannis Floriniotis"Mono mia melodia" (Μόνο μια μελωδία)26010
2Dakis & Rena Panta"Mono esi" (Μόνο εσύ)2899
3 Anna Vissi "Autostop" (Ωτοστόπ)4741
4Antonis Stefanides"Min argeis" (Μην αργείς)20212
5Dakis"Pare ena kohili ap'to Aegaeo" (Πάρε ένα κοχύλι απ'το Αιγαιο)4103
6Milli Karali"Tiki-tak" (Τικι-τακ)3616
7 Glykeria "Etsi apla s'agapo" (Έτσι απλά σ'αγαπώ)3645
8 Kostas Tournas & The Epikouri"UFO"4692
9Yiorgos Polychroniadis"Thymisou me" (Θυμησου με)3278
10Group Anonymous"Sto rythmo ton UFO" (Στο ρυθμό των UFO)3684
11Sigma Fei"Na les s'agapo" (Να λες σ'αγαπώ)22511
12Takis Antoniades"Ti thes na po" (Τη θες να πω)3477

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

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