Dublin 1981
| R/OSort descending | Half | Country | Participant | Song | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — |  Austria | Marty Brem | Wenn Du Da Bist | 20 | 17th |
| 2 | — |  Türkiye | Modern Folk Trio and Aysegül | Dönme Dolap | 9 | 18th |
| 3 | — |  Germany | Lena Valaitis | Johnny Blue | 132 | 2nd |
| 4 | — |  Luxembourg | Jean-Claude Pascal | C'est Peut-être Pas L'amérique | 41 | 11th |
| 5 | — |  Israel | Habibi | Halaylah | 56 | 7th |
| 6 | — |  Denmark | Debbie Cameron and Tommy Seebach | Krøller Eller Ej | 41 | 11th |
| 7 | — |  Yugoslavia | Seid-Memic Vajta | Leila | 35 | 15th |
| 8 | — |  Finland | Riki Sorsa | Reggae O.k. | 27 | 16th |
| 9 | — |  France | Jean Gabilou | Humanahum | 125 | 3rd |
| 10 | — |  Spain | Bacchelli | Y Solo Tú | 38 | 14th |
| 11 | — |  Netherlands | Linda Williams | Het Is Een Wonder | 51 | 9th |
| 12 | — |  Ireland | Sheeba | Horoscopes | 105 | 5th |
| 13 | — |  Norway | Finn Kalvik | Aldri I Livet | 20th | |
| 14 | — |  United Kingdom |  Bucks Fizz | Making Your Mind Up | 136 | 1st |
| 15 | — |  Portugal | Carlos Paião | Play-back | 9 | 18th |
| 16 | — |  Belgium | Emly Starr | Samson | 40 | 13th |
| 17 | — |  Greece | Yiannis Dimitras | Feggari Kalokerino | 55 | 8th |
| 18 | — |  Cyprus | Island | Monika | 69 | 6th |
| 19 | — |  Switzerland | Peter, Sue and Marc | Io Senza Tei | 121 | 4th |
| 20 | — |  Sweden | Björn Skifs | Fångad I En Dröm | 50 | 10th |