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Transmission Date:Saturday 4th April 1981
Host Broadcaster:Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ)
Time:20.00-22.32
Venue:Simmonscourt Pavillion
Royal Dublin Society
Dublin
Ireland

Presenter:

Doireann Ní Bhríain
Musical Director:Noel Kelehan
Interval Act:Planxty with "Timedance"

EBU Supervisor:

Frank Naef
Director:Ian McGarry

BBC One TV Commentary:

Terry Wogan
BBC Radio Commentary:Ray Moore
(BBC Radio 1 & BBC Radio 2)
United Kingdom Spokesperson:Colin Berry

Voting:

Eleven members in each international jury awarded between one vote and five votes for each song, immediately after each performance, with no abstentions allowed. These votes were totalled up, and the song receiving the highest number of votes was allocated 12 points, the second 10 points, the third 8 points, the fourth 7 points, and then, 6, 5,4,3, 2 and finally 1 point to the song with the tenth highest number of votes.

Winning Song:

Making Your Mind Up

Bucks Fizz
United Kingdom
136 points
Composed by John Danter & Andy Hill

  • A recording of the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 as broadcast remains in the BBC archives.
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Songs

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CountrySongComposer(s)Performer(s)ConductorPointsPosition
1AustriaWenn Du Da BistWerner BohmlerMarty BremRichard Osterreicher2017
2TurkeyDonme DolapAli KocatepeModern Folk Trio & AysegülOnno Tunc918
3GermanyJohnny BlueRalph Siegel & Bernd MeinungerLena ValaitisWolfgang Rodelberger1322
4LuxembourgC'est Peut-être Pas L'amériqueSophie Makhno & Jean-Claude PascalJean-Claude PascalJoel Rocher4111
5IsraelLaylaShlomit Aharoni, Yuval D'or, Shuki LeviHabibiEldad Shrem567
6DenmarkKroller Eller EjKeld Heick & Tommy SeebachDebbie Cameron & Tommy SeebachAllan Botchinsky4111
7YugoslaviaLeilaRanko BobanSeid Memic-VajtaRanko Rihtman3515
8FinlandReggae OKOlli Ojala & Jim PembrookeRiki SorsaOtto Donner2716
9FranceHumanahumJoel Gracy & Jean-Paul CaraJean GabilouDavid Sprinfield1253
10SpainY Solo TúAmado JaenBacchelliJuan Barcons3814
11NetherlandsHet Is Eeen WonderCees De Wit & Bart Van De LaarLinda WilliamsRogier Van Otterloo519
12IrelandHoroscopesJoe Burkett & Jim KellySheebaNoel Kelehan1055
13NorwayAldri I LivetFinn KalvikFinn KalvikSigurd Jansem020
14United KingdomMaking Your Mind UpJohn Danter & Andy HillBucks Fizz (Jay Aston, Cheryl Baker, Bobby G, Mike Nolan plus Nichola Martin & Andy Carvell)John Coleman1361
15PortugalPlaybackCarlos PaiaoCarlos PaiãoShegundo Galarza918
16BelgiumSamsonKick Dandy, Penny Els & Giuseppe MarcheseEmly StarrGiuseppe Marchese4013
17GreeceFeggari KalokerinoYannis Dimitras & Yiorgos NiachrosYiannis DimitrasYiorgos Niachros558
18CyprusMonicaStavros Sideras & Doros GeorghiadisIslandMikalis Rozakis696
19SwitzerlandIo Senza TePeter Reber & Nella MartinettiPeter, Sue & MarcRolf Zuckowski1214
20SwedenFångad I En DrömBjörn Skifs & Bengt PalmersBjörn SkifsAnders Berglund5010

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Scoreboard

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CountryAUTTURDEULUXISRDNKYUGFINFRAESPNLDIRLNORUKPRTBELGRCCYPCHESWEPointsPosition
1Austria (AUT)615622017
2Turkey (TUR)135918
3Germany (DEU)512388278123647121058121322
4Luxembourg (LUX)10534314654111
5Israel (ISR)8467784543567
6Denmark (DNK)117432521244111
7Yugoslavia (YUG)4821523103515
8Finland (FIN)212551562716
9France (FRA)1212127241064511038712101253
10Spain (ESP)1064310323814
11Netherlands (NLD)353472767232519
12Ireland (IRL)7361010125651011012171055
13Norway (NOR)020
14United Kingdom (UK)4845121010378121036864881361
15Portugal (PRT)81918
16Belgium (BEL)1716823754013
17Greece (GRC)626110128667558
18Cyprus (CVP)536887107123696
19Switzerland (CHE)2278412121041121212841011214
20Sweden (SWE)1025711262415010

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Bucks Fizz at The Eurovision Song Contest 1981

  • Making Your Mind Up reached No. 1 in the UK charts.
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