What the records say
- When
- 4 Apr 1981
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 53.35° N, 6.26° W
- Description
- UK pop group Bucks Fizz's song "Making Your Mind Up" wins the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, Ireland.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Eurovision Song Contest 1981.
Eurovision Song Contest 1981
International song competition
The Eurovision Song Contest 1981 was the 26th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 4 April 1981 at the RDS Simmonscourt in Dublin, Ireland, and presented by Doireann Ní Bhriain. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), who staged the event after winning the 1980 contest for Ireland with the song "What's Another Year" performed by Johnny Log…
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