| Year: | 1983 |
| Broadcaster: | Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Preselection: | French: Concours Eurovision 1983 |
| Preselection Date: | 26 March 1983 |
| Entrant: | Mariella Farré |
| Song: | Italian: Io così non ci sto|i=no |
| Final Result: | 15th, 28 points |
Switzerland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 with the song "Italian: Io così non ci sto|i=no", composed by Thomas Gonzenbach and Remo Kessler, with lyrics by Nella Martinetti, and performed by Mariella Farré. The Swiss participating broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), selected its entry for the contest through a national final.
Swiss German and Romansh broadcaster German: [[Schweizer Fernsehen|Schweizer Fernsehen der deutschen und rätoromanischen Schweiz]]|i=no (SF DRS) was in charge of staging and broadcasting the selection for the Swiss entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1983. It held the national final at its studios 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.
| 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 | |
On the night of the Contest, Farré performed eighth, following and preceding . At the close of voting "Italian: Io così non ci sto|i=no" 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 .
The Swiss conductor at the contest was Robert Weber.
The contest was broadcast on TV DRS, with commentary by . Commentary on French and Italian were provided by and Giovanni Bertini respectively, through a second audio programme on TV DRS.[2] [3] [4]
