Bitaqat Hub ( Arabic : بطاقة حب , English translation : " Love card " , also transliterated Bitaqat Hub , Bitaqat Hob , Bitakat Hob and in many other manners ) was the Moroccan entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 , performed in Arabic by Samira . The song is notable in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest since this was Morocco 's first ( and , to date , only ) appearance at the Contest . Consequently , this was also the first - and only - entry to be performed entirely in Arabic , to represent a geopolitically African country ( Malta , while geographically part of the African plate is geopolitically in Europe ) and to represent an Arab world country
Eurovision Song Contest 1980
Eurovision Song Contest 1980
Bitaqat Hub