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 | ||||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | National Final | |||
Selection date(s) | March 10, 1980 | |||
Selected entrant | Anna Vissi | |||
Selected song | "Autostop" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Jick Nacassian | |||
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.
Final – 10 March 1980 | ||||
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Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
1 | Yiannis Floriniotis | "Mono Mia Melodia" | 260 | 10 |
2 | Dakis & Rena Panta | "Mono Esi" | 289 | 9 |
3 | Anna Vissi | "Autostop" | 474 | 1 |
4 | Antonis Stefanides | "Min Argeis" | 202 | 12 |
5 | Dakis | "Pare Ena Kohili Ap'to Aegaeo" | 410 | 3 |
6 | Milli Karali | "Tiki-tak" | 361 | 6 |
7 | Glykeria | "Etsi Apla S'Agapo" | 364 | 5 |
8 | Kostas Tournas & The Epikouri | "UFO" | 469 | 2 |
9 | Yiorgos Polychroniadis | "Thimisou Me" | 327 | 8 |
10 | Group Anonymous | "Sto Rythmo Ton UFO" | 368 | 4 |
11 | Sigma Fei | "Na Les S'Agapo" | 225 | 11 |
12 | Takis Antoniades | "Ti Thes Na Po" | 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.
It was succeeded as Greek representative at the 1981 Contest by Yiannis Dimitras with "Fegari Kalokerino".
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References
- "Eurovision Song Contest 1980". European Broadcasting Union. 1980-04-19. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
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