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Eurovision 1981 Results & Songs
Explore the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 in Dublin. Browse the results, participating countries, artists and songs.
Participating entries20
Grand finalists20
Host cityDublin
WINNING ENTRY
Eurovision 1981 winner
- United Kingdom — Bucks Fizz, Making Your Mind Up
GRAND FINAL
Eurovision 1981 Final Scoreboard
| Rank | Country | Artist | Song | Jury | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | Bucks Fizz | Making Your Mind Up | 136 | 136 |
| 2 | Germany | Lena Valaitis | Johnny Blue | 132 | 132 |
| 3 | France | Jean Gabilou | Humanahum | 125 | 125 |
| 4 | Switzerland | Peter, Sue and Marc | Io senza te | 121 | 121 |
| 5 | Ireland | Sheeba | Horoscopes | 105 | 105 |
| 6 | Cyprus | Island | Monika | 69 | 69 |
| 7 | Israel | Habibi | Halayla | 56 | 56 |
| 8 | Greece | Yiannis Dimitras | Feggari kalokerino | 55 | 55 |
| 9 | Netherlands | Linda Williams | Het is een wonder | 51 | 51 |
| 10 | Sweden | Björn Skifs | Fångad i en dröm | 50 | 50 |
| 11 | Denmark | Tommy Seebach and Debbie Cameron | Krøller eller ej | 41 | 41 |
| 11 | Luxembourg | Jean-Claude Pascal | C'est peut-être pas l'Amérique | 41 | 41 |
| 13 | Belgium | Emly Starr | Samson | 40 | 40 |
| 14 | Spain | Bacchelli | Y sólo tú | 38 | 38 |
| 15 | Yugoslavia | Seid Memić Vajta | Lejla | 35 | 35 |
| 16 | Finland | Riki Sorsa | Reggae O.K. | 27 | 27 |
| 17 | Austria | Marty Brem | Wenn du da bist | 20 | 20 |
| 18 | Portugal | Carlos Paião | Playback | 9 | 9 |
| 18 | Turkey | Modern Folk Trio and Ayşegül | Dönme Dolap | 9 | 9 |
| 20 | Norway | Finn Kalvik | Aldri i livet | 0 | 0 |
ALL ENTRIES
Participating Countries, Artists & Songs
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- Austria — Marty Brem: Wenn du da bist
- Belgium — Emly Starr: Samson
- Cyprus — Island: Monika
- Denmark — Tommy Seebach and Debbie Cameron: Krøller eller ej
- Finland — Riki Sorsa: Reggae O.K.
- France — Jean Gabilou: Humanahum
- Germany — Lena Valaitis: Johnny Blue
- Greece — Yiannis Dimitras: Feggari kalokerino
- Ireland — Sheeba: Horoscopes
- Israel — Habibi: Halayla
- Luxembourg — Jean-Claude Pascal: C'est peut-être pas l'Amérique
- Netherlands — Linda Williams: Het is een wonder
- Norway — Finn Kalvik: Aldri i livet
- Portugal — Carlos Paião: Playback
- Spain — Bacchelli: Y sólo tú
- Sweden — Björn Skifs: Fångad i en dröm
- Switzerland — Peter, Sue and Marc: Io senza te
- Turkey — Modern Folk Trio and Ayşegül: Dönme Dolap
- United Kingdom — Bucks Fizz: Making Your Mind Up
- Yugoslavia — Seid Memić Vajta: Lejla
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