1981 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST ,Dublin, Ireland, 4th April

VENUE - RDS
PRESENTER - Doireann Ní Bhríain
COMPETING COUNTRIES - 20
VOTING STRUCTURE - Each country awarded 12, 10, 8, 7-1 points for their top ten songs.
WINNING COUNTRY United Kingdom WINNING SONG Making your mind up
Cyprus's first appearance.

CountryArtist(s)SongPPts
AustriaMarty BremWenn du da bist1720
TurkeyModern Folk Trio and AysegDonme dolap189
GermanyLena ValaitisJohnny Blue2132
LuxembourgJean-Claude PascalC'est peut-etre pas l'Amerique1141
IsraelHabibiHalayla756
DenmarkDebbie Cameron and Tommy SeebachKroeller eller ej1141
YugoslaviaSeid Memic VajtaLeila1535
FinlandRiki SorsaReggae OK1627
FranceJean GabilouHumanahum3125
SpainBacchelliY solo tu1438
NetherlandsLinda WilliamsHet is een wonder951
IrelandSheebaHoroscopes5105
NorwayFinn KalvikAldri i livet200
United KingdomBucks FizzMaking your mind up1136
PortugalCarlos PaicoPlayback189
BelgiumEmly StarrSamson1340
GreeceYiannis DimitrasFeggari kalokerino855
CyprusIslandMonika669
SwitzerlandPeter, Sue and MarcIo senza te4121
SwedenBjoern SkifsFaangad i en droem1050