eurovision 1981
Lena Valaitis
Lena Valaitis represented Germany at Eurovision 1981 in Dublin with “Johnny Blue”, finishing 2nd of 20.
- who
- Lithuanian-German singer
- born
- 7 September 1943, Klaipėda
- contest
- 1981
- best result
- 2nd, 1981
- music
- schlager
- active
- 1970 to 2020
- record labels
- Philips Records
- sang for
- Germany
Biography
Lena Valaitis is a Lithuanian-German schlager singer whose greatest success came in the 1970s and 1980s. “Johnny Blue” finished second in Dublin in 1981, four points behind the winner.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Lena Valaitis”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1981 Dublin
“Johnny Blue”
2nd of 20 Finished 2nd of 20, with 132 points.
- Sung in
- German
- Written by
- Bernd Meinunger, Ralph Siegel
- Conductor
- Wolfgang Rödelberger
- Running order
- 3rd of 20
- Age on the night
- 37
- Won that year
- United Kingdom: Bucks Fizz, “Making Your Mind Up”
The story of Eurovision 1981: Bucks Fizz, a bomb scare and a first glimpse of Riverdance
Away from Eurovision
Awards
- Goldene Stimmgabel 1982
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In the drama file
The scene from our index of scandals, mishaps and lore that Lena Valaitis is part of.
- 1981 Four points Ties and photo finishes
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Lena Valaitis, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1981 Four points
The top of the scoreboard was tight all the way down. The United Kingdom's Bucks Fizz won with "Making Your Mind Up" on 136 points. Germany's Lena Valaitis was four behind, France eleven behind, and Switzerland fifteen.
Results as published by the European Broadcasting Union. Biographical details from Wikidata. The photo is from Wikimedia Commons and is credited beside it. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it.