eurovision 1980
Mattis Hætta
Mattis Hætta represented Norway at Eurovision 1980 in The Hague with “Sámiid ædnan”, finishing 16th of 19.
- who
- Sámi singer
- born
- 15 March 1959, Masi, Norway
- died
- 9 November 2022 (aged 63)
- contest
- 1980
- best result
- 16th, 1980
- music
- joik
- active
- from 1970
- sang for
- Norway
Biography
Mattis Hætta, who died in 2022, was a singer and recording artist from Norway. With Sverre Kjelsberg, Hætta won Melodi Grand Prix in 1980 with “Sámiid ædnan”, which finished 16th in The Hague.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Mattis Hætta”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1980 The Hague
“Sámiid ædnan”
16th of 19 Finished 16th of 19, with 15 points.
- Billed as
- Sverre Kjelsberg and Mattis Hætta
- With
- Sverre Kjelsberg
- Sung in
- Norwegian
- Written by
- Sverre Kjelsberg, Ragnar Olsen
- Conductor
- Sigurd Jansen
- Running order
- 11th of 19
- Age on the night
- 21
- Won that year
- Ireland: Johnny Logan, “What's Another Year”
The story of Eurovision 1980: The winner that could not come, and Morocco's only song
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