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.

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
Titia Dekker	4
John Wiseman	4
Marcel Dietrich	3
Peter Reber	3
Sue Schell	3
Michael Elo	2
Ianne Elo	2
Anita Skorgan	2
George Keller	2
Jean-Claude Pascal	1
Ana Bola	1
Cristina Águas	1
Tommy Seebach	1
Debbie Cameron	1
Ismeta Dervoz-Krvavac	1
Björn Skifs	1
Kari Gjærum	1
Cheryl Baker	1
Marty Brem	1
Nancy Dee	1
Caj Högberg	1
Peter Lundblad	1
Maxi	1

Artists who performed in 1981

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

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