"Love Enough for Two" was the entry in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1980
The Eurovision Song Contest 1980 was the 25th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in The Hague, Netherlands, and was organised by host broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) – which agreed to stage the event a ...
, performed in
English
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by
Prima Donna
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''Prime donne'' often had grand off-stage pers ...
. The song is uptempo and about the love between two people. It was the second of two UK Eurovision entries written by Stephanie de Sykes and Stuart Slater.
At Eurovision
The song was performed 13th on the night, following 's
Katja Ebstein
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with "
Theater
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" and preceding 's
José Cid
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with "
Um grande, grande amor". At the close of voting, it had received 106 points, placing 3rd in a field of 19.
It was succeeded as British representative at the
1981 contest by
Bucks Fizz
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with "
Making Your Mind Up
"Making Your Mind Up" is a song by the British pop group Bucks Fizz. It was the winner of the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest, representing the , and was composed by Andy Hill and John Danter. Released in March 1981, it was Bucks Fizz's debut si ...
".
Charts
References
1980 songs
Eurovision songs of 1980
Eurovision songs of the United Kingdom
Ariola Records singles
1980 singles
Songs written by Stephanie de Sykes
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