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Eurovision Song Contest 1981
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| Date |
4 April 1981 |
| Presenter(s) |
Doireann Ní Bhríain |
| Host Broadcaster |
RTE |
| Venue |
Simmonscourt Pavilion, Dublin, Ireland |
| Winning Song |
Making Your Mind Up (United Kingdom) |
| Voting system |
Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favourite songs |
| Number of Songs |
20 |
| Countries Making Debut |
Cyprus |
| Nul points |
Norway |
| Interval Act |
Planxty with “Timedance” |
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The Eurovision Song Contest 1981 was the 26th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on April 4, 1981 at the Simmonscourt Pavilion of the Royal Dublin Society in Dublin. The presenter was Doireann Ní Bhríain. Bucks Fizz was the winner of this Eurovision with the song, Making Your Mind Up.
[edit] Results
[edit] First appearances
Cyprus
[edit] Voting structure
Each country had a jury who awarded 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 points for their top ten songs.
[edit] Score sheet
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Juries |
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 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Austria |
|
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Turkey |
0 |
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Germany |
5 |
12 |
|
3 |
8 |
8 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
12 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
7 |
12 |
10 |
5 |
8 |
0 |
12 |
| Luxembourg |
10 |
0 |
5 |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
| Israel |
8 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
| Denmark |
0 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Yugoslavia |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
10 |
0 |
| Finland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
| France |
12 |
0 |
12 |
12 |
7 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
|
0 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
10 |
3 |
8 |
7 |
12 |
10 |
| Spain |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
4 |
3 |
10 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Netherlands |
3 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
|
0 |
0 |
6 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Ireland |
7 |
3 |
6 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
10 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
12 |
1 |
7 |
| Norway |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| United Kingdom |
4 |
8 |
4 |
5 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
3 |
7 |
8 |
12 |
10 |
3 |
|
6 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
8 |
| Portugal |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Belgium |
1 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
7 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| Greece |
6 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
6 |
|
6 |
7 |
0 |
| Cyprus |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
7 |
12 |
|
3 |
0 |
| Switzerland |
2 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
4 |
1 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
10 |
|
1 |
| Sweden |
0 |
0 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
7 |
1 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
| The table is ordered by appearance. |
- Green = Participating countries
- Yellow = Countries who have participated in the past but don't this year
Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Israel
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
Yugoslavia
