The Eurovision Song Contest (1980) Online

Credited cast:
	Marlous Fluitsma	-	Herself - Host
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Luc Appermont	-	Himself - Belgian Commentator: Dutch Speaking Region (voice)
	Lance Aston	-	Himself - United Kingdom Entry: 3rd Place (as Prima Donna)
	Knut Aunbu	-	Himself - Norwegian Commentator (voice)
	Samira Bensaïd	-	Herself - Moroccan Entry: 18th Place
	Anders Berglund	-	Himself - Conductor: Sweden
	Allan Botschinsky	-	Himself - Conductor: Denmark
	Peter Bødker	-	Himself - Danish Entry: 14th Place
	José Cid	-	Himself - Portuguese Entry: 7th Place (as Jose Cid)
	Jean Claudric	-	Himself - Conductor: Morocco
	Eládio Clímaco	-	Himself - Portuguese Commentator and Song Presenter (voice) (as Eladio Climaco)
	Alan Coates	-	Himself - United Kingdom Entry: 3rd Place (as Prima Donna)
	John A. Coleman	-	Himself - Conductor: United Kingdom (as John Coleman)
	Beatrice Cori	-	Herself - Italian Song Presenter
	Norbert Daum	-	Himself - Conductor: Luxembourg

The first, and only, appearance by Morocco

Israel had won the previous Eurovision Contest (for the second time in a row) and was expected host the 1980 contest. But they withdrew because the contest was to be held on their country's Day of Remembrance. The Netherlands accepted the honor of hosting the competition at short notice.

During the scoring session, host Marlous Fluitsma spoke to representatives of each of the 19 participating countries by telephone, and used a different one each time. These included a Mickey Mouse phone and one shaped like a silver car.