Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980

Luxembourg was represented by French twins Sophie & Magaly, with the song '"Papa Pingouin", at the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 19 April in The Hague. The song was chosen internally by broadcaster RTL, and was written by Ralph Siegel and Bernd Meinunger, who also composed the 1980 German entry "Theater".

Eurovision Song Contest 1980
Country Luxembourg
National selection
Selection processInternal Selection
Selected entrantSophie & Magaly
Selected song"Papa Pingouin"
Finals performance
Final result9th, 56 points
Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Despite the fact that the song is often considered a byword for Eurovision silliness, "Papa Pingouin" sold over a million copies in France and associated markets, and a cover version by Pigloo spent three weeks at the top of the French singles chart in 2006.

At Eurovision
Sophie & Magaly in 1980

On the night of the final Sophie & Magaly performed fourth in the running order, following Greece and preceding Morocco. The stage presentation featuring a large man dressed as, and waddling about the stage in the manner of, a penguin. At the close of voting "Papa Pingouin" had received 56 points, placing Luxembourg 9th of the 19 entries. The Luxembourgish jury awarded its 12 points to the Netherlands.[1]

Points awarded to Luxembourg
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Points awarded by Luxembourg
12 points Netherlands
10 points Sweden
8 points United Kingdom
7 points Ireland
6 points Spain
5 points  Switzerland
4 points Portugal
3 points Germany
2 points France
1 point Greece

See also

References
  1. ESC History - Luxembourg 1980
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