Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985

Eurovision Song Contest 1985
Eurovision Song Contest 1985
Participating broadcaster	Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR)
Country	Switzerland
National selection
Selection process	Concours Eurovision 1985
Selection date(s)	23 February 1985
Selected artist(s)	Mariella Farré and Pino Gasparini
Selected song	"Piano, piano"
Selected songwriter(s)	Anita Kerr; Trudi Müller-Bosshard;
Finals performance
Final result	12th, 39 points
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Switzerland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song "Piano, piano", composed by Anita Kerr, with lyrics by Trudi Müller-Bosshard, and performed by Mariella Farré and Pino Gasparini. The Swiss participating broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), selected its entry for the contest through a national final.

Before Eurovision

Concours Eurovision 1985

Swiss-French broadcaster Télévision Suisse Romande (TSR) was in charge of staging and broadcasting the selection for the Swiss entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1985. It held the national final on 23 February 1985 at its studios in Genève, hosted by Serge Moisson. Nine songs were submitted for the 1985 national final and the winning song was chosen by 3 regional juries (DRS, TSR, TSI), a press jury, and a jury of experts.

Other participants included past Swiss representative Rainy Day, who had previously represented Switzerland the year before. Both Mariella Farré and Pino Gasparini had previously represented Switzerland: Farré represented Switzerland in 1983 whilst Gasparini had represented Switzerland in 1977 alongside the Pepe Lienhard Band.

Final – 23 February 1985
Draw	Artist	Song	Regional Juries			Press Jury	Expert Jury	Total	Place
Draw	Artist	Song	DRS	TSR	TSI	Press Jury	Expert Jury	Total	Place
1	Rainy Day	"Gioventù"	3	5	8	8	6	30	4
2	Nicki Nicolas	"Je n'aime que toi"	1	3	1	2	1	8	9
3	Mariella Farré	"Oh, mein Pierrot"	5	4	2	6	5	22	7
4	Friends	"Europeo"	4	2	4	3	8	21	8
5	Mariella Farré and Pino Gasparini	"Piano, piano"	8	7	6	10	4	35	1
6	Arlette Zola	"Aime-moi"	7	8	7	7	2	31	3
7	Daniela Simons	"Repars à zéro"	6	6	5	5	10	32	2
8	Swiss Singers	"Der Kuckuck"	10	10	3	1	3	27	5
9	Renato Mascetti	"Una notte a Casablanca"	2	1	10	4	7	24	6

At Eurovision

On the night Farré and Gasparini performed 16th on the night, following the United Kingdom and preceding Sweden. At the close of voting Switzerland had picked up 39 points, placing Switzerland in 12th place out of 19 entries.^[1] The Swiss jury awarded its 12 points to Turkey

The Swiss conductor at the contest was the composer of the song, Anita Kerr.

Voting

Points awarded to Switzerland^[2]
Score	Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points	Denmark Turkey
5 points	Belgium Norway
4 points	Portugal
3 points	Finland Greece
2 points	Cyprus Luxembourg
1 point	Austria Germany Sweden

Points awarded by Switzerland^[2]
Score	Country
12 points	Turkey
10 points	United Kingdom
8 points	Sweden
7 points	Israel
6 points	Norway
5 points	Ireland
4 points	France
3 points	Cyprus
2 points	Finland
1 point	Austria

References

^ "Final of Gothenburg 1985". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Gothenburg 1985". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

External links

(in French) Swiss National Final 1985

[1] "Final of Gothenburg 1985". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

[1985detailed-2] "Results of the Final of Gothenburg 1985". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

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