Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980

Eurovision Song Contest 1980
Country  Greece
National selection
Selection process National Final
Selection date(s) March 10, 1980
Selected entrant Anna Vissi
Selected song "Autostop"
Selected songwriter(s) Jick Nacassian
Finals performance
Final result 13th, 30 points
Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1979 • 1980 • 1981►

Greece and Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi (ERT) hosted a national selection with the winner being chosen an "expert" jury. Anna Vissi was chosen with "Autostop" and placed 13th at Eurovision.[1]

National final

The National Final took place on March 10, 1980 at the ERT TV Studios in Peania and was hosted by Vasilis Tsivilikas. The winning song was chosen by a jury of people who awarded each song a mark out of ten.

Result of National Final

By order performed:

National Final - March 10, 1980
№SingerSongPointsPlace
1Yiannis Floriniotis"Mono Mia Melodia"26010
2Dakis & Rena Panta"Mono Esi"2899
3Anna Vissi"Autostop"4741
4Antonis Stefanides"Min Argeis"20212
5Dakis"Pare Ena Kohili Ap'to Aegaeo"4103
6Milli Karali"Tiki-tak"3616
7Glykeria"Etsi Apla S'Agapo"3645
8Kostas Tournas & The Epikouri"UFO"4692
9Yiorgos Polychroniadis"Thimisou Me"3278
10Group Anonymous"Sto Rythmo Ton UFO"3684
11Sigma Fei"Na Les S'Agapo"22511
12Takis Antoniades"Ti Thes Na Po"3477

At Eurovision

"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.

It was succeeded as Greek representative at the 1981 Contest by Yiannis Dimitras with "Fegari Kalokerino".

References

  1. ↑ "Eurovision Song Contest 1980". European Broadcasting Union. 1980-04-19. Retrieved 2008-11-25.

See also

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