Contest year
- Host City
- The Hague, Netherlands
- Venue
- Nederlands Congresgebouw
- Final Date
- April 19, 1980
- Entries
- 19
- Israel, the defending champion, withdrew after the Israel Broadcasting Authority declined hosting amid budget disputes and a date clash with Yom HaZikaron, exacerbated by an EBU translation error—leaving the previous winner unable to defend its title, a rare occurrence.
- After the BBC and Spain also refused, the Netherlands stepped in on short notice, cutting costs by reusing 1976 staging and even recycled opening footage.
- Morocco made its only appearance, while a new voting rule required spokespeople to read points in ascending order, saving 12 for last.
- via Wikipedia
Presenters
Marlous Fluitsma
Host Country
Final Results
| Country | Artist · Song | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ireland | Johnny Logan What's Another Year | 1 | 143 |
 Germany | Katja Ebstein Theater | 2 | 128 |
 United Kingdom | Prima Donna Love Enough for Two | 3 | 106 |
 Switzerland | Paola Cinéma | 4 | 104 |
 Netherlands | Maggie MacNeal Amsterdam | 5 | 93 |
 Italy | Alan Sorrenti Non so che darei | 6 | 87 |
 Portugal | José Cid Um grande, grande amor | 7 | 71 |
 Austria | Marty Brem Du bist Musik | 8 | 64 |
 Luxembourg | Sophie & Magaly Papa Pingouin | 9 | 56 |
 Sweden | Tomas Ledin Just nu! | 10 | 47 |
 France | Profil Hé, hé m'sieurs dames | 11 | 45 |
 Spain | Trigo Limpio Quédate esta noche | 12 | 38 |
 Greece | Anna Vissi Autostop | 13 | 30 |
 Denmark | Bamses Venner Tænker altid på dig | 14 | 25 |
 Turkey | Ajda Pekkan Petr'oil | 15 | 23 |
 Norway | Sverre Kjellsberg & Mattis Hætta Sámiid ædnan | 16 | 15 |
 Belgium | Telex Euro-vision | 17 | 14 |
 Morocco | Samira Bensaïd Bitakat Hob | 18 | 7 |
 Finland | Vesa-Matti Loiri Huilumies | 19 | 6 |