Morocco In The Eurovision Song Contest 1980
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.
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