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{{short description|1980 single by Telex}}
{{about|the Belgian entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1980|the contest itself|Eurovision Song Contest|other uses|Eurovision (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox song
| name       = Euro-Vision
| cover      = Telex - Euro-Vision.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Telex (band)|Telex]]
| album      = [[Neurovision]]
| B-side     = Troppical
| released   = 1980
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [[Synth-pop]]
| length     =
| label      = {{Flatlist|
*[[Disques Vogue|Vogue]]
*RKM
*[[Sire Records|Sire]]}}
| writer     = {{Flatlist|
*Michel Moers
*[[Dan Lacksman]]
*[[Marc Moulin]]}}
| producer   = [[Telex (band)|Telex]]
| prev_title = [[Rock Around the Clock]]
| prev_year  = 1979
| next_title = We Are All Getting Old
| next_year  = 1980
| misc       = {{Infobox song contest entry | embed=yes
| song         = {{flagicon|Belgium}} "Euro-Vision"
| image        =
| caption      =
| year         = 1980
| country      = Belgium
| artist       = Michel Moers, [[Dan Lacksman]], [[Marc Moulin]]
| as           = [[Telex (band)|Telex]]
| with         =
| language     = French
| languages    =
| composer     = Michel Moers, Dan Lacksman, Marc Moulin
| lyricist     = Michel Moers, Dan Lacksman, Marc Moulin
| conductor    =
| place        = 17th
| points       = 14
| lyrics       = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?1979be from Diggiloo Thrush]
| prev         = Hey Nana
| prev_link    = Hey Nana
| next         = Samson
| next_link    = Samson (Emly Starr song)
}}
}}
"'''Euro-Vision'''" ({{IPA|fr|øʁo vizjɔ̃}}) was the {{esccnty|Belgium|t=Belgian|y=1980}} entry in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1980]], performed in French by [[Telex (band)|Telex]]. It received 14 points, placing it 17th in a field of 19. Lead singer [[Michel Moers]] said "We had hoped to finish last, but Portugal decided otherwise. We got ten points from them and finished on the 19th{{sic}} spot".<ref>[http://houbi.com/belpop/groups/telex.htm Telex —The Belgian Pop & Rock Archives, biography Telex]</ref>

The song was the first entry ever to mention the contest by name as part of what is generally agreed to have been a send-up of the whole event (previous entries such as Schmetterlinge's "[[Boom Boom Boomerang]]" had parodied the contest without actually naming it). Further, in contrast to the generally upbeat and lively entries submitted from other entrants, Telex performed from behind [[synthesisers]] and in a robotic manner.{{fact|date=July 2023}}

Telex released the song in French and English language versions and subsequently re-recorded the track (as "(N)eurovision") for their first 'greatest hits' compilation ''More than Distance''.{{fact|date=July 2023}}

==External links==
* [http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=296 Official Eurovision Song Contest site, history by year, 1980.]
* [http://www.diggiloo.net/?1980be Detailed info and lyrics, Diggiloo Thrush, "Euro-Vision".]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061205033935/http://telex-music.com/ TELEX-MUSIC.COM]
* [http://www.discogs.com/Telex-Euro-Vision/master/102866 Telex - Euro-Vision] - [[Discogs]]

==References==
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{{Telex (band)}}
{{Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1980}}

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[[Category:Disques Vogue singles]]
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[[Category:English-language Belgian songs]]
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[[Category:Songs about television]]

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