Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 explained

Year:1985
Country:Switzerland
Preselection:Concours Eurovision 1985
Preselection Date:23 February 1985
Entrant:Mariella Farré and Pino Gasparini
Song:Piano, piano
Final Result:12th, 39 points

Switzerland was represented by Mariella Farré and Pino Gasparini with the song "Piano, piano" at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, which took place in Gothenburg, Sweden on 4 May.

Before Eurovision

Concours Eurovision 1985

Swiss-French broadcaster TSR was in charge of broadcasting the selection for the Swiss entry for the 1985 Contest. The national final took place on 23 February 1985 and was held at the studios of TSR 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 at the 1983 Contest whilst Gasparini had represented Switzerland at the 1977 Contest alongside the Pepe Lienhard Band.

Final – 23 February 1985
DrawArtistSongRegional JuriesPress
Jury
Expert
Jury
TotalPlace
DRSTSRTSI
1Rainy Day"Gioventù"35886304
2Nicki Nicolas"Je n'aime que toi"1312189
3Mariella Farré"Oh, mein Pierrot"54265227
4Friends"Europeo"42438218
5Mariella Farré and Pino Gasparini"Piano, piano"876104351
6Arlette Zola"Aime-moi"78772313
7Daniela Simons"Repars à zéro"665510322
8Swiss Singers"Der Kuckuck"1010313275
9Renato Mascetti"Una notte a Casablanca"211047246

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Final of Gothenburg 1985 . European Broadcasting Union . 16 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416073301/https://eurovision.tv/event/gothenburg-1985/final . 16 April 2021 . live.
  2. Web site: Results of the Final of Gothenburg 1985 . European Broadcasting Union . 16 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416085533/https://eurovision.tv/event/gothenburg-1985/final/results/switzerland . 16 April 2021 . live.