Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989

Eurovision Song Contest 1989
Country  Switzerland
National selection
Selection processConcours Eurovision 1989
Selection date(s)18 February 1989
Selected entrantFurbaz
Selected song"Viver senza tei"
Selected songwriter(s)Marie Louise Werth
Finals performance
Final result13th, 47 points
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1988 • 1989 • 1990►

Switzerland was represented by Furbaz, with the song "Viver senza tei", at the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 6 May in Lausanne, following Céline Dion's victory for Switzerland the previous year. Furbaz was the winner of the Swiss national final for the contest, held on 18 February.

Before Eurovision

National final

The Swiss German broadcaster SF DRS was in charge of broadcasting the Swiss National final for the 1989 contest. The final was held at the Theater Casino in Zug, hosted by Raymond Fein. Ten songs were selected for the Swiss entry and the winner was selected by 3 regional juries representing each linguistic region of Switzerland (DRS, TSR, TSI), a jury consisting of members of the press, and a jury consisting of music professionals.

Final – 18 February 1989
Draw Artist Song Regional Juries Press
Jury 		Expert
Jury 		Total Place
DRS TSR TSI
1 Michel Villa "Sur des musiques qui balancent" 8 7 8 7 4 34 4
2 Nadia Goj "Una canzone per sognare" 7 6 5 8 10 36 3
3 Carl Nicolas "Reisefieber" 5 5 7 4 7 28 5
4 Alexandra "S'envoler pour ailleurs" 1 3 1 3 3 11 9
5 Chris Lorens "Mutter Erde" 10 10 10 10 6 46 2
6 Pierrette Dufaux "Coup d'assommoir" 3 4 3 2 2 14 8
7 Silvana Rezzonico "Déjà vu" 2 1 2 1 1 7 10
8 Ann Lomar "Wege in der Nacht" 6 8 4 5 5 28 5
9 Renato Mascetti "La voce del mare" 4 2 6 6 8 26 7
10 Furbaz "Viver senza tei" 12 12 12 12 12 60 1

At Eurovision

On the night Furbaz performed 18th in the running order, following Cyprus and preceding Greece. At the close of voting, "Viver senza tei" had picked up 47 points, placing Switzerland in 13th place out of 22 entries.[1] As of 2023, "Viver senza tei" has been the only Swiss song in the competition to be sung in the Romansh language. The Swiss jury awarded its 12 points to Greece.

The Swiss entry was conducted at the contest by the musical director Benoît Kaufman.

Voting

Points awarded to Switzerland[2]
Score Country
12 points
10 points  Netherlands
8 points
7 points  Iceland
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points  Portugal
2 points  Denmark
1 point  Austria
Points awarded by Switzerland[2]
Score Country
12 points  Greece
10 points  Spain
8 points  Austria
7 points  Israel
6 points  Germany
5 points  Yugoslavia
4 points  Cyprus
3 points  Sweden
2 points  Italy
1 point  Norway

References

  1. ^ "Final of Lausanne 1989". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Lausanne 1989". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

External links

  • (in French) Swiss National Final 1989
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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
  • "Apopse as vrethoume"
  • "Avrei voluto"
  • "Bana Bana"
  • "Blijf zoals je bent"
  • "Conquistador"
  • "Derekh Hamelekh"
  • "La dolce vita"
  • "Door de wind"
  • "En dag"
  • "Flieger"
  • "J'ai volé la vie"
  • "Monsieur"
  • "Nacida para amar"
  • "Nur ein Lied"
  • "The Real Me"
  • "Rock Me"
  • "Það sem enginn sér"
  • "To diko sou asteri"
  • "Venners nærhet"
  • "Vi maler byen rød"
  • "Viver senza tei"
  • "Why Do I Always Get It Wrong"