1980 was generally quite good, but no songs or shows that popped above the average...
...except Belgium: Telex - Euro-vision. music is nice synthpop, and there are synths on stage too, and the lyrics are some meta nonsense about eurovision. should have won imo! https://y.com.sb/watch?v=1yYm7dRvDzQ&list=PLwVpAwiOa7mDe-gtCpCwW5vS66G2qY2vQ&index=18
oh btw, this was the year when Morocco also attended with a song in arabic. i enjoyed it!
the Norwegian song also featured a sámi joiku singer, even though the song was in norwegian.