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| Transmission Date: | Wednesday 11th March 1981 |
| Channel: | BBC One |
| Time: | 20.05-21.00 |
Presenter: | Terry Wogan |
| Musical Director: | John Coleman |
Producer: | Stewart Morris |
| Sound: | Hugh Barker |
| Lighting: | Dickie Higham |
| Design: | Graeme Story |
Voting: | Seven regional juries: Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester, Belfast, Edinburgh, London & Bristol |
Winning Song: | Making Your Mind Up Bucks Fizz |
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Songs
Songs & Scoreboard
| SONG | Composer(s) | Performer(s) | Group Members | Points | Position | |
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| 1 | Not Without Your Ticket (Don't Go) | Luis Jardim & Jean Gilbert | Headache | Dave Cooke, Jean Gilbert, Luis Jardim, Val McKenna & Martyn David | 50 | 7 |
| 2 | All Cried Out | Gary Benson | Gary Benson | - | 63 | 4 |
| 3 | For Only A Day | John Dawson Read & Chris Gunning | Unity | Sue Glover, Astra Sheriden, Lyndy Brill, Annabel Lanyon, Lisa Maxwell & Tracey Bickle | 38 | 8 |
| 4 | Wish | Steve Elson & Don Gould | Beyond | Steve Stroud, Adrian Shepherd, Gary Deans, Alan Coates & Derek Austin | 67 | 3 |
| 5 | Making Your Mind Up | Andy Hill & John Danter | Bucks Fizz | Mike Nolan, Cheryl Baker, Bobby G & Jay Aston | 97 | 1 |
| 6 | Have You Ever Been In Love? | Andy Hill, Pete Sinfield & John Danter | Gem | Paul Mann, Paul Jackson, Graham Broad, Nichola Martin & Andy Hill | 63 | 4 |
| 7 | Where Are You Now? | Lindsey Moore | Lezlee Carling | - | 56 | 6 |
| 8 | Don't Panic | Adrian Baker | Liquid Gold | Wally Rothe, Syd Twynham, Ellie Hope, Ray Knott & Tom Marshall with Adrian Baker | 70 | 2 |
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Scoreboard
| SONG | Birmingham | Cardiff | Manchester | Belfast | Edinburgh | London | Bristol | TOTAL | Position | |
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| 1 | Not Without Your Ticket (Don't Go) | 7 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 7 |
| 2 | All Cried Out | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 4 |
| 3 | For Only A Day | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 8 |
| 4 | Wish | 15 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 67 | 3 |
| 5 | Making Your Mind Up | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 97 | 1 |
| 6 | Have You Ever Been In Love? | 8 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 63 | 4 |
| 7 | Where Are You Now? | 6 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 56 | 6 |
| 8 | Don't Panic | 9 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 70 | 2 |
| Voting information taken with permission from Songs For Europe Volume Three - The 1980s by Gordon Roxburgh |
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Bucks Fizz at The Eurovision Song Contest 1981 |
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At The Eurovision Song Contest 1981
| At the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 in Dublin, Ireland on Saturday 4th April 1981, Making Your Mind Up finished in 1st place with 136 points. The song was conducted by John Coleman. Terry Wogan provided the commentary for BBC One Television. Ray Moore provided the commentary for both BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2. |
| For more information on the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 go to the Winning Years section. |
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To read an exclusive interview with John Dawson Read who - along with Chris Gunning - composed For Only A Day performed by Unity go to the Interviews section. |