Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983

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  • Remo Kessler
  • Nella Martinetti
Finals performanceFinal result15th, 28 pointsSwitzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1982 • 1983 • 1984►

Switzerland was represented by Mariella Farré, with the song "Io così non ci sto" at the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest which took place on April 23. Farré was the winner of the Swiss national final for the 1983 Contest, held on March 26.

Before Eurovision

Concours Eurovision 1983

Swiss German broadcaster SF DRS was in charge of broadcasting the selection for the Swiss entry for the 1983 Contest. The national final was held at the studios of DRS in Zurich, hosted by Marie-Thérèse Gwerder. Hans Moeckel's Big Band accompanied the entries. Nine songs were submitted for the 1983 national final and the winning song was chosen by 3 regional juries, a press jury, and a jury of music experts. DRS and TSI announced their votes in a different order than usual due to technical difficulties. The interval act was American musical theatre performer Vivian Reed.

Final – 26 March 1983
Draw Artist Song Regional Juries Press
Jury 		Expert
Jury 		Total Place
DRS TSR TSI
1 Alexandre Castel "Elle était folle" 2 3 3 1 7 16 8
2 Manuela Felice "Odulidam" 8 10 7 7 6 38 3
3 Christian Hunziker "D'Änglischüebig" 6 1 2 2 8 19 6
4 Mariella Farré "Io così non ci sto" 7 6 10 10 10 43 1
5 Nando Morandi and I Centrocittà "Vivo in un mondo" 5 4 6 6 4 25 4
6 Claude Lander "Il faut juste vivre" 4 7 4 4 2 21 5
7 Ray and Corry Knobel "Canzone amara" 3 5 5 5 1 19 6
8 Angela "Mona Lisa" 10 8 8 8 5 39 2
9 Daniela Simons "Dis-moi tout" 1 2 1 3 3 10 9

At Eurovision

On the night of the Contest, Farré performed eighth, following Spain and preceding Finland. At the close of voting "Io così non ci sto" had received 28 points, placing Switzerland in 15th place out of 20 entries, the country's worst placing since 1974.[1] The Swiss jury awarded its 12 points to the Netherlands.

The Swiss conductor at the contest was Robert Weber.

Voting

Points awarded to Switzerland[2]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points  Austria
5 points  Luxembourg
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point
Points awarded by Switzerland[2]
Score Country
12 points  Netherlands
10 points  France
8 points  United Kingdom
7 points  Israel
6 points  Portugal
5 points  Sweden
4 points  Finland
3 points  Luxembourg
2 points  Germany
1 point  Cyprus

References

  1. ^ "Final of Munich 1983". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Munich 1983". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

External links

  • Swiss National Final 1983
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Participation
ArtistsSongs
  • "Das alte Karussell"
  • "Amour on t'aime"
  • "Apollo"
  • "Bonjour, Bonjour"
  • "Boys Do Cry"
  • "Canzone per te"
  • "Celebrate"
  • "C'est la chanson de mon amour"
  • "Cielo e terra"
  • "Cinéma"
  • "The Code"
  • "Cool Vibes"
  • "Dans le jardin de mon âme"
  • "Dentro di me"
  • "Djambo, Djambo"
  • "L'Enfant que j'étais"
  • "Era stupendo"
  • "Giorgio"
  • "Guardando il sole"
  • "The Highest Heights"
  • "Hunter of Stars"
  • "I miei pensieri"
  • "If We All Give a Little"
  • "Il pleut de l'or"
  • "In Love for a While"
  • "Io così non ci sto"
  • "Io senza te"
  • "Les Illusions de nos vingt ans"
  • "Irgendwoher"
  • "Je vais me marier, Marie"
  • "Lass ihn"
  • "The Last of Our Kind"
  • "Mikado"
  • "Mein Ruf nach dir"
  • "Mister Music Man"
  • "Moi, tout simplement"
  • "Moitié, moitié"
  • "Mon cœur l'aime"
  • "Musik klingt in die Welt hinaus"
  • "Ne partez pas sans moi"
  • "Ne vois-tu pas ?"
  • "Non, à jamais sans toi"
  • "Nous aurons demain"
  • "Pas pour moi"
  • "Piano, piano"
  • "Quel cœur vas-tu briser ?"
  • "Refrain"
  • "Répondez-moi"
  • "Retour"
  • "Le Retour"
  • "She Got Me"
  • "Sto pregando"
  • "Stones"
  • "Swiss Lady"
  • "T'en va pas"
  • "Time to Shine"
  • "Tout l'univers"
  • "Trödler und Co"
  • "Unbreakable"
  • "Vampires Are Alive"
  • "La vita cos'è?"
  • "Viver senza tei"
  • "Vivre"
  • "Watergun
  • "Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein?"
  • "You and Me"
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where Switzerland did not compete
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Countries
Artists
Songs
  • "Do Re Mi"
  • "Džuli"
  • "Esta balada que te dou"
  • "Fantasiaa"
  • "Främling"
  • "Hi"
  • "Hurricane"
  • "I agapi akoma zi"
  • "I'm Never Giving Up"
  • "Io così non ci sto"
  • "Kloden drejer"
  • "Mou les"
  • "Opera"
  • "Per Lucia"
  • "¿Quién maneja mi barca?"
  • "Rendez-vous"
  • "Rücksicht"
  • "Si la vie est cadeau"
  • "Sing Me a Song"
  • "Vivre"