Dublin 1981
| R/O Sort 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 |