| Year: | 1985 |
| Broadcaster: | Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Preselection: | French: 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 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.
Swiss-French broadcaster French: [[Télévision Suisse Romande]]|i=no (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 whilst Gasparini had represented alongside the Pepe Lienhard Band.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Regional Juries | Press Jury | Expert Jury | Total | Place | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
On the night Farré and Gasparini performed 16th on the night, following the and preceding . 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.