"Euro-Vision" () was the entry in the

Eurovision Song Contest 1980 The Eurovision Song Contest 1980 was the 25th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in The Hague, Netherlands, and was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (NOS), which agreed to stage the eve ...

, performed in French by

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. It received 14 points, placing it 17th in a field of 19. Lead singer Michel Moers said "We had hoped to finish last, but Portugal decided otherwise. We got ten points from them and finished on the 19th spot".Telex —The Belgian Pop & Rock Archives, biography Telex
/ref> The song was the first entry ever to mention the contest by name as part of what is generally agreed to have been a send-up of the whole event (previous entries such as Schmetterlinge's " Boom Boom Boomerang" had parodied the contest without actually naming it). Further, in contrast to the generally upbeat and lively entries submitted from other entrants, Telex performed from behind

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and in a robotic manner. Telex released the song in French and English language versions and subsequently re-recorded the track (as "(N)eurovision") for their first 'greatest hits' compilation ''More than Distance''.

External links

Official Eurovision Song Contest site, history by year, 1980.

Detailed info and lyrics, Diggiloo Thrush, "Euro-Vision".

TELEX-MUSIC.COM

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References

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