Morocco in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980
| Eurovision Song Contest 1980 | ||||
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| Country |
 Morocco
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal Selection | |||
| Selected entrant | Samira Bensaïd | |||
| Selected song | "Bitaqat Khub" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 18th, 7 points | |||
| Morocco in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Morocco debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 in The Hague, Netherlands.
The Moroccan broadcaster Société Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de Télévision (SNRT) selected Samira Bensaïd to sing the first Moroccan entry, "Bitaqat Khub" (Love Card), sung in the Arabic language, the first time the language was sung at the contest.
Bensaïd's song did not do well with the juries from around Europe, gaining only 7 points, all from Italy, coming second last beating only Finland.
Morocco has not returned to Eurovision since the entry.
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