Edition number - 8
Date - August 19-22, 1980
Location - Finlandia Hall, Helsinki (Finland)
Orchestra - Light Music Orchestra of Finnish Radio
Musical director - Esko Linnavalli
Number of participating countries - 7 (?, no information about entries from Sweden or Denmark)
Jury president - unknown
Overall winning entry / best production - Netherlands / Han Reiziger
Awards best vocalist - Greetje Kauffeld (Netherlands) / Alex Sandøy (Norway) / Olivia Molina (West Germany)
Award best solo instrumentalist - Noel Kelehan (Ireland)
Award best arrangement - Jerry van Rooyen (Netherlands)
The Netherlands' 1980 Nordring representatives, from left: Charly Mariano, Gé Titulaer, Jasper van 't Hof, Greetje Kauffeld, Ack van Rooyen, Dolf van der Linden, Ronald Snijders, and Jerry van Rooyen
PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES
BELGIUM (BRT)
Programme - “It’s Only Belgian Music”
Soprano - Monique Hanoulle
Bass baritone - Frans van Eetvelt
Clarinet - Walter Boeykens
Flute - Dirk De Caluwé
French horn - André Van Driessche
Arrangement - Frank Engelen
Conductor - Willy De Cart
Production - Yvonne Verelst
FINLAND (YLE)
Programme - “Satumaa”
Narrator - Neil Hardwick
Vocals - Ami Aspelund / Irina Milan / Vesa-Matti Loiri / Hakan Streng
Guitar - Jukka Tolonen
Script - Neil Hardwick
Arrangement - Esko Linnavalli
Conductor - Esko Linnavalli
Production - Erkki Lehtola
IRELAND (RTÉ)
Programme - “Un paseo en el sol (A Walk in the Sun)”
Vocals - Mary Sheridan / William Young
Piano - Noel Kelehan
Guitar - Louis Stewart
Arrangement - Noel Kelehan
Conductor - Proinnsías Ó Duinn
Production - Johnny Devlin
NETHERLANDS (NOS)
Programme - “The Wise Man”
Vocals - Greetje Kauffeld / Gé Titulaer
Piano - Jasper van ‘t Hof
Soprano saxophone, alto saxophone & nagaswaram - Charlie Mariano
Bugle - Ack van Rooyen
Flute & percussion - Ronald Snijders
Composition - Jerry van Rooyen / Jasper van ‘t Hof / Charly Mariano
Arrangement - Jerry van Rooyen
Conductor - Dolf van der Linden
Production - Han Reiziger
NORWAY (NRK)
Programme - “Come Fly with Me”
Vocals - Alex Sandøy / Terje Stensvold
Reeds - Harald Bergersen
Script - Else Michelet
Arrangement - Carsten Klouman
Conductor - Carsten Klouman
Production - Else Michelet
UNITED KINGDOM (BBC)
Programme - “Gershwin – Yesterday and Today”
Vocals - Colin Anthony / Sarah King
Reeds - Dick Morrissey
Trumpet, flugelhorn - Alan Downey
Arrangement - Barry Forgie
Conductor - Barry Forgie
Production - Robin Sedgley
WEST GERMANY (NDR)
Programme - “Kurt Weill in Concert”
Vocals - Olivia Molina / Reiner Schöne
Saxophone - Wilton Gaynair
Arrangement - Karl Heinz Loges
Conductor - Karl Heinz Loges
Production - Helga Boddin
NORDRING RADIO PRIZE
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