Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980
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]
| Eurovision Song Contest 1980 | ||||
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| Country |  Greece | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 10 March 1980 | |||
| Selected entrant | 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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Before Eurovision
National final
The final took place on 10 March 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.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiannis Floriniotis | "Mono mia melodia" (Μόνο μια μελωδία) | 260 | 10 |
| 2 | Dakis & Rena Panta | "Mono esi" (Μόνο εσύ) | 289 | 9 |
| 3 | Anna Vissi | "Autostop" (Ωτοστόπ) | 474 | 1 |
| 4 | Antonis Stefanides | "Min argeis" (Μην αργείς) | 202 | 12 |
| 5 | Dakis | "Pare ena kohili ap'to Aegaeo" (Πάρε ένα κοχύλι απ'το Αιγαιο) | 410 | 3 |
| 6 | Milli Karali | "Tiki-tak" (Τικι-τακ) | 361 | 6 |
| 7 | Glykeria | "Etsi apla s'agapo" (Έτσι απλά σ'αγαπώ) | 364 | 5 |
| 8 | Kostas Tournas & The Epikouri | "UFO" | 469 | 2 |
| 9 | Yiorgos Polychroniadis | "Thymisou me" (Θυμησου με) | 327 | 8 |
| 10 | Group Anonymous | "Sto rythmo ton UFO" (Στο ρυθμό των UFO) | 368 | 4 |
| 11 | Sigma Fei | "Na les s'agapo" (Να λες σ'αγαπώ) | 225 | 11 |
| 12 | Takis Antoniades | "Ti thes na po" (Τη θες να πω) | 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.[2]
It was succeeded as Greek representative at the 1981 Contest by Yiannis Dimitras with "Fegari Kalokerino".
Voting
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References
- "Eurovision Song Contest 1980". European Broadcasting Union. 1980-04-19. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
- "Final of The Hague 1980". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- "Results of the Final of The Hague 1980". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
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