Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1985 | ||||
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| 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" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 12th, 39 points | |||
| Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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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
[edit]Concours Eurovision 1985
[edit]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.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Regional Juries | Press Jury |
Expert Jury |
Total | Place | ||
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| DRS | TSR | TSI | |||||||
| 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
[edit]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
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References
[edit]- ^ "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
[edit]- (in French) Swiss National Final 1985