one song, in 1980
Morocco at Eurovision
Morocco has entered the Eurovision Song Contest once, in 1980, with “Bitakat Hob” by Samira Bensaïd. It finished 18th of 19.
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- 18th — 1980
Every song
The one entry. The year opens the story of that contest; the name opens the artist.
| Year | Artist | Song | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 The Hague | Samira Bensaïd | “Bitakat Hob (بطاقة حب)” Arabic | 18th of 19 | 7 |
Points for a song that went out in a semi-final are its semi-final points. Before 2004 there were no semi-finals: every song sang on the one night.
On air at home
The channels that carried the contest in Morocco, year by year, and who commentated where our source names them. Newest first.
- 1956
- Radio-Maroc
In our contest stories
Lines about Morocco from our story of each contest. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1980 Morocco
With Israel gone, Morocco entered.
- 1980 Morocco
Morocco has not entered since.
- 1981 Twenty, nearly twenty-one
Morocco did not return either; its king, Hassan II, is reported to have ended the experiment himself, saying the country would never take part again.
- 1987 Twenty-two
Of all the countries that had ever entered, only Malta, Monaco and Morocco were absent.
Results as published by the European Broadcasting Union. “Not in the line-up” means no song from Morocco was in that year’s contest, whatever the reason. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we’ll fix it.