Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987

Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Participating broadcaster	Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR)
Country	Switzerland
National selection
Selection process	Concours Eurovision 1987
Selection date(s)	31 January 1987
Selected artist(s)	Carol Rich
Selected song	"Moitié moitié"
Selected songwriter(s)	Jean-Jacques Egli
Finals performance
Final result	17th, 26 points
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Switzerland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 with the song "Moitié moitié", written by Jean-Jacques Egli, and performed by Carol Rich. The Swiss participating broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), selected its entry for the contest through a national final.

Before Eurovision

Concours Eurovision 1987

Swiss Italian broadcaster Televisione svizzera di lingua italiana (TSI) was in charge of staging and broadcasting the selection for the Swiss entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1987. It held the national final at its studios in Lugano, hosted by Letizia Brunati. Nine songs were submitted for the 1987 national final and the winning song was chosen by three regional juries, a press jury, and an expert jury.

Other participants included past and future Swiss representatives including Marc Dietrich (1971, 1976, 1979, 1981) and Furbaz (1989).

Final – 31 January 1987
Draw	Artist	Song	Regional Juries			Press Jury	Expert Jury	Total	Place
Draw	Artist	Song	DRS	TSR	TSI	Press Jury	Expert Jury	Total	Place
1	Rita Nessi and I Team	"Dimentica"	2	3	1	1	6	13	8
2	Manuela Felice	"Die Liebe ist eine Reise"	5	7	7	6	1	26	4
3	Paolo Monte	"Questa vita"	3	2	5	5	2	17	6
4	Carol Rich	"Moitié, moitié"	10	10	10	7	8	45	1
5	Marc Dietrich	"Nostradamus"	8	6	8	10	7	39	2
6	Gianni Maselli	"I giorni miei"	1	1	3	2	5	12	9
7	Pierre Alain and Atlas	"Les pianos de l'Atlantique"	6	5	6	4	4	25	5
8	Anetta Philip	"Mit Musik bin ich niemals allein"	4	4	2	3	3	16	7
9	Furbaz	"Da cumpignia"	7	8	4	8	10	37	3

At Eurovision

On the night of the contest, Rich performed last, following Yugoslavia. At the close of voting, "Moitié moitié" received 27 points, placing Switzerland 17th of the 22 entries.^[1] The Swiss jury awarded its 12 points to Ireland.

Voting

Points awarded to Switzerland^[2]
Score	Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points	Netherlands
6 points
5 points	Turkey
4 points	Cyprus
3 points	Luxembourg Yugoslavia
2 points	Iceland
1 point	Denmark Israel

Points awarded by Switzerland^[2]
Score	Country
12 points	Ireland
10 points	Netherlands
8 points	Israel
7 points	Italy
6 points	Norway
5 points	United Kingdom
4 points	Cyprus
3 points	Denmark
2 points	France
1 point	Germany

References

^ "Final of Brussels 1987". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Brussels 1987". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

External links

Swiss National Final 1987

[1] "Final of Brussels 1987". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

[1987detailed-2] "Results of the Final of Brussels 1987". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

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