Morocco in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980

Eurovision Song Contest 1980
Country  Morocco
National selection
Selection process Internal Selection
Selected entrant Samira Bensaïd
Selected song "Bitaqat Khub"
Finals performance
Final result 18th, 7 points

Morocco debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 in The Hague, Netherlands.

The Moroccan broadcaster Société Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de Télévision (SNRT) selected Samira Bensaïd to sing the first Moroccan entry, "Bitaqat Khub" (Love Card), sung in the Arabic language, the first time the language was sung at the contest.

At Eurovision

Bensaïd's did not go well with the juries from around Europe, gaining only 7 points, all from Italy, coming second last only to Finland.

Morocco has not returned to Eurovision since the entry.

See also

  • 1980
  • 1981 to 2012
  • 2012
(Note - Entries scored out are when Morocco did not compete)