Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985

Switzerland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song "Piano, piano", composed by Anita Kerr, with lyrics by, and performed by Mariella Farré and. The Swiss participating broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, selected its entry for the contest through a national final.

Before Eurovision

Regional selections

The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation held a national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1985. The national final was a collaboration between three broadcasters that comprised SRG SSR: the Swiss-German and Romansh broadcaster Schweizer Fernsehen, the Swiss-French broadcaster Télévision Suisse Romande, and the Swiss-Italian broadcaster Radiotelevisione svizzera. Unlike previous Swiss national finals, where all composite broadcasters internally selected their entries, a public preliminary round was held by one of the regional broadcasters. SF DRS held a preselection to select its three entries, while TSR and TSI internally selected their entries.

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Ein Lied für Schweden: Concours de l'Eurovision 1985, the SF DRS preselection, was held and broadcast on radio on 15 December 1984 at 20:00 on DRS 1 and RTS 2 and was held in Beromünster. Songwriters from Switzerland and Liechtenstein were able to submit songs for Mariella Farré,, and the Martin Richard Trio. The Swiss-German and Romansh viewers then voted to decide which songs would qualify to the final. It is reported that the songwriters who failed to qualify criticized this process because the artists did not connect or identify with their songs.
The following songs were selected to enter the national final. No other information is currently known about the preliminary round, including the titles of the remaining songs and songwriters.

''1985''

TSR staged the national final on 23 February 1985 at 21:10 in its studios in Geneva. It was hosted by Serge Moisson, with Le Groupe Instrumental Romand accompanying the performances. Les Compagnons de l'Arche featuring Hana Lamkova and the Black Theater of Prague made guest appearances.
Among the participants were Arlette Zola,, and Daniela Simons. The Martin Richard Trio was renamed to 'Swiss Singers' and became a duo with two backing singers.
The voting consisted of regional public votes which were sent to the three divisions of SRG SSR, a press jury, and an "expert" jury. Applications for viewers to join the regional juries were sent via postcard until 17 February, and 50 viewers from each canton were randomly selected to cast their votes to their broadcaster divisions via phone call. The winner was the song "Piano, piano", composed by Anita Kerr with lyrics from and performed by Mariella Farré and.

At Eurovision

At the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, the Swiss entry was the fifteenth entry of the night following the and preceding. The Swiss conductor at the contest was Anita Kerr, who composed the song. Additionally, she was one of the only three female conductors in the history of Eurovision Song Contest. At the close of voting, Switzerland had received 39 points in total; finishing in twelfth place out of nineteen countries.

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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12 points
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1 point