Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980
| Eurovision Song Contest 1980 | ||||
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National Final | |||
| Selection date(s) | March 10, 1980 | |||
| Selected entrant | Anna Vissi | |||
| Selected song | "Autostop" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 13th, 30 points | |||
| Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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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:
| № | Singer | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiannis Floriniotis | "Mono Mia Melodia" | 260 | 10 |
| 2 | Dakis & Rena Panta | "Mono Esi" | 289 | 9 |
| 3 | Anna Vissi | "Autostop" | 474 | 1 |
| 4 | Antonis Stefanides | "Min Argeis" | 202 | 12 |
| 5 | Dakis | "Pare Ena Kohili Ap'to Aegaeo" | 410 | 3 |
| 6 | Milli Karali | "Tiki-tak" | 361 | 6 |
| 7 | Glykeria | "Etsi Apla S'Agapo" | 364 | 5 |
| 8 | Kostas Tournas & The Epikouri | "UFO" | 469 | 2 |
| 9 | Yiorgos Polychroniadis | "Thimisou Me" | 327 | 8 |
| 10 | Group Anonymous | "Sto Rythmo Ton UFO" | 368 | 4 |
| 11 | Sigma Fei | "Na Les S'Agapo" | 225 | 11 |
| 12 | Takis Antoniades | "Ti Thes Na Po" | 347 | 7 |
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
- ↑ "Eurovision Song Contest 1980". European Broadcasting Union. 1980-04-19. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
See also
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