Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982
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Switzerland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Amour on t'aime", composed by Alain Morisod, with lyrics by Pierre Alain, and performed by Arlette Zola. The Swiss participating broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), selected its entry for the contest through a national final.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1982 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) | |||
| Country | Switzerland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Concours Eurovision de la Chanson: Finale Suisse 1982 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 28 January 1982 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Arlette Zola | |||
| Selected song | "Amour on t'aime" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 3rd, 97 points | |||
| Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
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Concours Eurovision de la Chanson: Finale Suisse 1982
The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) held a national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1982. The broadcaster received 155 total song submissions (90 in German, 36 in French, and 29 in Italian), and ultimately selected nine to take part in the selection (three per language).[1][2][3] Among the participants were Rainy Day, who would later represent Switzerland in 1984. "Amour, on t'aime" by Arlette Zola was previously submitted in the 1979 Swiss selection and was set to be sung by Alain Morisod and his group, but was withdrawn due to the group's disbandment.[4] Because the song was not published until the national final, the song was eligible for the contest.
Swiss French broadcaster Télévision suisse romande (TSR) staged the national final on 28 January 1982 at 21:15 CET in Geneva.[1] It was presented by Serge Moisson, and the Groupe Instrumental Romand and Alfredo Smaldini made guest appearances.[1][5][6] The national final was broadcast on TV DRS (with German commentary), TSR, and TSI (with Italian commentary).[7][8]
| R/O | Artist(s) | Song | Songwriter(s) | Language | |
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| Composer | Lyricist | ||||
| 1 | Marc Olivier | "L'enfant de Kairouan" |
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Jean-Marie Rolle | French |
| 2 | Sandro Caroli | "Tu sarai la mia croce" | Massimiliano Pani | Italian | |
| 3 | Rainy Day | "El Dorado" | Peter Reber | German | |
| 4 | Ireen Indra | "Kinderlachen" | Peter Müller | German | |
| 5 | Corry & Ray Knobel | "Johnny Saxophon" |
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Italian | |
| 6 | Salvo Ingrassia | "Tu resterai un sogno" | Salvo Ingrassia | Italian | |
| 7 | Leana | "Moi" | Peter Reber | Robert Rudin | French |
| 8 | Ba'rock | "Ba'rock" |
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German | |
| 9 | Arlette Zola | "Amour, on t'aime" | Alain Morisod | Pierre Alain | French |
The voting consisted of regional public votes which were sent to the three divisions of SRG SSR (DRS, TSR, TSI: German, French, and Italian speaking, respectively), a press jury, and an "expert" jury from Bern.[5][9] Applications for viewers to join the regional juries were sent via postcard until 21 January, and 50 viewers from each canton were randomly selected to cast their votes to their broadcaster divisions via phone call.[9] The winner was the song "Io senza te", composed by Alain Morisod with lyrics from Pierre Alain and performed by Arlette Zola.
| R/O | Artist(s) | Song | Regional Juries | Press Jury |
Expert Jury |
Total | Place | ||
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| DRS | TSR | TSI | |||||||
| 1 | Marc Olivier | "L'enfant de Kairouan" | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 7 |
| 2 | Sandro Caroli | "Tu sarai la mia croce" | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 |
| 3 | Rainy Day | "El Dorado" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 3 |
| 4 | Ireen Indra | "Kinderlachen" | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 |
| 5 | Ray & Corry Knobel | "Johnny Saxophon" | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 4 |
| 6 | Salvo Ingrassia | "Tu resterai un sogno" | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 6 |
| 7 | Leana | "Moi" | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 2 |
| 8 | Ba'rock | "Ba'rock" | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 4 |
| 9 | Arlette Zola | "Amour on t'aime" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 45 | 1 |
At Eurovision
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At the Eurovision Song Contest 1981, held at the Harrogate International Centre in Harrogate, the Swiss entry was the seventh entry of the night following Finland and preceding Cyprus. The Swiss conductor at the contest was Joan Amils. At the close of voting, Switzerland had received 97 points in total; finishing in third place out of eighteen countries, making this the first time Switzerland reached the top 3 since 1963, where they played second.
Voting
Each participating broadcaster assembled a jury panel with at least eleven members. The jurors awarded 1-8, 10, and 12 points to their top ten songs.
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