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| Eurovision Song Contest 1980 | ||||
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| Country |  Greece | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 10 March 1980 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Anna Vissi and the Epikouri | |||
| Selected song | "Autostop" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 13th, 30 points | |||
| Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Greece participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song "Autostop" performed by Anna Vissi and The Epikouri. The act had been selected by a jury during a twelve act national final organized by the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT).
Greece performed third at the event, held on 19 April 1980, in The Hague, Netherlands, and placed 13th with 30 points. This tied the nation's lowest placement in the contest.
Background
[edit]Prior to the 1980 contest, Greece had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest five times since its first entry in 1974. To this point, its best result was fifth place, which was achieved in 1977 with the song "Mathima solfege". Greece's least successful result was in 1976, when it placed 13th with the song "Panagia mou, Panagia mou" by Mariza Koch.[1]
Before Eurovision
[edit]Panellínios Diagonismós Tragoudioú
[edit]Competing entries
[edit]The Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) opened a submission period for songs until 10 January 1980, which was later extended until 15 January 1980.[2] On 4 February 1980, a 10-member jury panel chose twelve songs from the received submissions to compete in the national final.[3]
Final
[edit]The final was broadcast live at 21:45 EET on ERT on 10 March 1980 in a show titled Panellínios Diagonismós Tragoudioú (Πανελλήνιος Διαγωνισμός Τραγουδιού).[4] The contest was held in the Paianias Studio at ERT.[4]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
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| 1 | "Pare ena kochyli apo ta Aigaio" (Πάρε ένα κοχύλι από τα Αιγαίο) | Kosta Chatzi, Xen Fileris | |
| 2 | "UFO" | Kosta Pourna, Gianni Marinou | |
| 3 | "Mono esy" (Μόνο εσύ) | Dafnis Georgiou, Taki Karntatsou | |
| 4 | "Na les s' agapo" (Να λες σ' αγαπώ) | Louka Sidera, Taki Karnatsou | |
| 5 | "Thymisoume" (Θυμήσουμε) | Giorgou Polychroniadi, Sasas Maneta | |
| 6 | "Ti thes na po" (Τι θες να πω) | Gianni Piliouri, Robert Williams, Panou Drakou | |
| 7 | "Echo mia melodia" (Έχω μια μελωδία) | Gianni Petritsi | |
| 8 | "Tikitak - tikitak" (Τικιτάκ - τικιτάκ) | Giorgou Niarchou, Gianni Kalamitsi | |
| 9 | "Min argeis" (Μην αργείς) | Antoni Stefanidi, Dimitri Iatropoulou | |
| 10 | "Sto rythmo tou UFO" (Στο ρυθμό τού UFO) | Gianni Psimopoulou, Nikou Kalogeraki | |
| 11 | "Etsi apla s' agapo" (Έτσι απλά σ' αγαπώ) | Laki Papadopoulou, Kyriakou Toumou | |
| 12 | "Otostop" (Ωτοστόπ) | Jick Nacassian, Rony Sofu |
At Eurovision
[edit]The Eurovision Song Contest 1980 was held on 19 April 1980, at the Nederlands Congresgebouw in The Hague, Netherlands.[5] "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.[6]
Voting
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References
[edit]- ^ "History by Country: Greece". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Απρίλιο Στη Χάγη Ο Διαγωνισμός Τραγουδιού Της «Γιουροβίζιον»" [April In The Hague, The "Eurovision" Song Contest]. ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΑ. 9 January 1980. p. 3. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Από Ποια Τραγούδια Θα Εκλεγεί Το Καλύτερο Για Τη «Γιουροβίζιον»" [From Which Songs Will Be Chosen The Best For "Eurovision"]. ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΑ. 5 February 1980. p. 3. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ a b c "Πρόγραμμα Ε.Ρ.Τ." [ERT Program]. ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΑ. 9 March 1980. p. 8. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest: The Hague 1980". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Final of The Hague 1980". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of The Hague 1980". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.