Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980

On the night of the final Telex performed last in the running order, following Spain. It was the first time that a song of this nature had been entered for Eurovision, and the audience reaction was somewhat bewildered, as if they were unsure whether or not it was meant to be a joke entry. The reaction was largely shared by the juries, as at the close of the voting "Euro-Vision" had received only 14 points, placing Belgium 17th of the 19 entries. Singer Marc Moulin later claimed that the band had hoped to finish last and blamed the Portuguese jury for thwarthing their aims, although how much of this was bravado after a bad result in the contest is open to conjecture. The Belgian jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Ireland.[2]

Points awarded by Belgium[4]

12 points	Ireland
10 points	Italy
8 points	Luxembourg
7 points	Germany
6 points	United Kingdom
5 points	France
4 points	Portugal
3 points	Netherlands
2 points	Switzerland
1 point	Austria

• Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Eurovision Song Contest 1980