1981

A list of people who took part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981.

The Contest was hosted by Doireann Ní Bhriain at the RDS Simmonscourt Pavilion in Dublin, Ireland.

See national final entries for 1981.

Performers with multiple appearances in 1981

Name	Appearances
Georges Costa	2
Michel Costa	2

Artists who had performed at Eurovision before 1981

Name	Previous appearances
Georges Costa	12
Michel Costa	11
Francine Chantereau	7
Martine Latorre	6
John Wiseman	4
Titia Dekker	4
Marcel Dietrich	3
Peter Reber	3
Sue Schell	3
Michael Elo	2
Ianne Elo	2
Anita Skorgan	2
George Keller	2
Maxi	1
Jean-Claude Pascal	1
Ana Bola	1
Cristina Águas	1
Tommy Seebach	1
Debbie Cameron	1
Björn Skifs	1
Ismeta Dervoz-Krvavac	1
Cheryl Baker	1
Kari Gjærum	1
Marty Brem	1
Nancy Dee	1
Caj Högberg	1
Peter Lundblad	1

Writers who had written Eurovisions songs before 1981

Name	Previous songs
Ralph Siegel	5
Peter Reber	5
Jean-Paul Cara	3
Bernd Meinunger	3
Keld Heick	1
Doros Georgiadis	1
Tommy Seebach	1
Joe Burkett	1
Joe Gracy	1

Artists who performed in 1981

Named artists	Backing artists
Austria	Wenn Du Da Bist
Marty Brem
Werner Böhmler
Jenny Pippal	Richard Oesterreicher
Belgium	Samson
Emly Starr	Bob Baelemans Fred Bekky Nancy Dee
Giuseppe Marchese, Kick Dandy, Penny Els
Walter De Meyere	Giuseppe Marchese
Cyprus	Monika
Alexia Vassiliou (Island) Areti Kassapi Haralabidou (Island) Aristos Moskovakis (Island) Doros Georgiadis (Island) Roger Lee (Island)	Filippos Tsemperoulis
Doros Georgiadis, Stavros Sideras
Anna Partelidou	Michael Rozakis
Denmark	Krøller Eller Ej
Debbie Cameron Tommy Seebach	Ianne Elo Louise Frevert Michael Elo
Tommy Seebach, Keld Heick
Bent Henius	Allan Botschinsky
Finland	Reggae O.K.
Riki Sorsa	Heikki Hietanen Jim Pembroke Jukka Orma Keimo Hirvonen Risto Hankala
Jim Pembroke, Olli Ojala
Annemi Genetz	Henrik Otto Donner
France	Humanahum
Jean Gabilou	Francine Chantereau Georges Costa Martine Latorre Michel Costa
Jean-Paul Cara, Joe Gracy
Denise Fabre	David Sprinfield
Germany	Johnny Blue
Lena Valaitis	Benny Gebauer John Wiseman
Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger
Wolfgang Rödelberger
Greece	Feggari Kalokerino
Yiannis Dimitras	Sofia Houndra
Giorgos Niarchos, Yiannis Dimitras
Tatiana Darra	George Niarchos
Ireland	Horoscopes
Frances Campbell (Sheeba) Marion Fossett (Sheeba) Maxi (Sheeba)
Jim Kelly, Joe Burkett
John Skehan	Noel Kelehan
Israel	Layla
Ami Mandelman (Habibi) Kikki Rothstein (Habibi) Shlomit Aharon (Habibi) Yuval Dor (Habibi)
Shuki Levi, Shlomit Aharon, Yuval Dor
Dan Kaner	Eldad Shrem
Luxembourg	C'est Peut-être Pas L'amérique
Jean-Claude Pascal	Carole Fredericks Georges Costa Michel Costa
Jean-Claude Pascal, Jean-Claude Petit, Sophie Makhno
Jacques Harvey	Joël Rocher
Netherlands	Het Is Een Wonder
Linda Williams	Cees de Wit Francis Goya John Sluszny Miriam Snoek Titia Dekker
Cees de Wit, Bart van de Laar
Flip van der Schalie	Rogier van Otterloo
Norway	Aldri I Livet
Finn Kalvik	Anita Skorgan George Keller Iselin Alme Kari Gjærum Nissa Nyberget
Finn Kalvik
Sverre Christophersen	Sigurd Jansen
Portugal	Play-back
Carlos Paião	Ana Bola Cristina Águas Pedro Calvinho Peter Peterson
Carlos Paião
Margarida Andrade	Shegundo Galarza
Spain	Y Solo Tú
Bacchelli	Montserrat Teruel
Amado Jaén
Isabel Tenaille	Joan Barcons
Sweden	Fångad I En Dröm
Björn Skifs	Caj Högberg Håkan Lundqvist Lasse Wellander Peter Lundblad Peter Milefors
Bengt Palmers, Björn Skifs
Bengteric Nordell	Anders Berglund
Switzerland	Io Senza Te
Marcel Dietrich (Peter, Sue, and Marc) Peter Reber (Peter, Sue, and Marc) Sue Schell (Peter, Sue, and Marc)
Peter Reber, Nella Martinetti
Michel Stocker	Rolf Zuckowski
Turkey	Dönme Dolap
Ahmet Kurtaran (Modern Folk Üçlüsü) Aysegül Aldinç Doğan Canku (Modern Folk Üçlüsü) Selami Karaibrahimgil (Modern Folk Üçlüsü)
Ali Kocatepe
Başak Doğru	Onno Tunç
United Kingdom	Making Your Mind Up[Winning song]
Bobby G (Bucks Fizz) Cheryl Baker (Bucks Fizz) Jay Aston (Bucks Fizz) Mike Nolan (Bucks Fizz)	Alan Carvell Nichola Martin
John Danter, Andy Hill
Colin Berry	John Coleman
Yugoslavia	Leila
Seid Memić Vajta	Ismeta Dervoz-Krvavac Jadranka Stojaković Neda Ukraden Ranko Boban
Ranko Boban
Helga Vlahović	Ranko Rihtman

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