| 1981 EUROVISION
SONG CONTEST Dublin, Ireland, 4th April |
| VENUE: | RDS |
| PRESENTER(S): | Doireann Ní Bhríain |
| COMPETING COUNTRIES: | 20 |
| VOTING STRUCTURE: | Each country awarded 12, 10, 8, 7-1 points for their top ten songs. |
| WINNING COUNTRY: | United Kingdom |
| WINNING SONG: | Making your mind up |
| NOTES: | Cyprus's first appearance. |
| Country | Artist(s) | Song | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Marty Brem | Wenn du da bist | 17 | 20 |
| Turkey | Modern Folk Trio and Ayseg |
Donme dolap | 18 | 9 |
| Germany | Lena Valaitis | Johnny Blue | 2 | 132 |
| Luxembourg | Jean-Claude Pascal | C'est peut-etre pas l'Amerique |
11 | 41 |
| Israel | Habibi | Halayla | 7 | 56 |
| Denmark | Debbie Cameron and Tommy Seebach |
Kroeller eller ej | 11 | 41 |
| Yugoslavia | Seid Memic Vajta | Leila | 15 | 35 |
| Finland | Riki Sorsa | Reggae OK | 16 | 27 |
| France | Jean Gabilou | Humanahum | 3 | 125 |
| Spain | Bacchelli | Y solo tu | 14 | 38 |
| Netherlands | Linda Williams | Het is een wonder | 9 | 51 |
| Ireland | Sheeba | Horoscopes | 5 | 105 |
| Norway | Finn Kalvik | Aldri i livet | 20 | 0 |
| United Kingdom | Bucks Fizz | Making your mind up | 1 | 136 |
| Portugal | Carlos Paico | Playback | 18 | 9 |
| Belgium | Emly Starr | Samson | 13 | 40 |
| Greece | Yiannis Dimitras | Feggari kalokerino | 8 | 55 |
| Cyprus | Island | Monika | 6 | 69 |
| Switzerland | Peter, Sue and Marc | Io senza te | 4 | 121 |
| Sweden | Bjoern Skifs | Faangad i en droem | 10 | 50 |