==Participation==The Moroccan broadcaster, Société Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de Télévision (SNRT), made the country's debut in 1980, becoming the first African country to enter the contest while it exploited the fact that Israel did not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest this year.
Maroko je vstopil na Pesem Evrovizije prvič in do sedaj edinokrat leta 1980 S pesmijo "Bitaqat Hob", ki jo je pela Samira Bensaïd v arabščini.