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Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983

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Eurovision Song Contest 1983
Participating broadcasterSwiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR)
Country  Switzerland
National selection
Selection processConcours Eurovision 1983
Selection date(s)26 March 1983
Selected artist(s)Mariella Farré
Selected song"Io così non ci sto"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result15th, 28 points
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Switzerland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 with the song "Io così non ci sto", 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.

Before Eurovision

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Concours Eurovision 1983

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Swiss German and Romansh broadcaster Schweizer Fernsehen der deutschen und rätoromanischen Schweiz (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.

Final – 26 March 1983
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

At Eurovision

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On the night of the Contest, Farré performed eighth, following Spain and preceding Finland. At the close of voting "Io così non ci sto" 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 Netherlands.

The Swiss conductor at the contest was Robert Weber.

The contest was broadcast on TV DRS, with commentary by Theodor Haller [de]. Commentary on French and Italian were provided by Georges Hardy [fr] and Giovanni Bertini respectively, through a second audio programme on TV DRS.[2][3][4]

Voting

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References

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  1. ^ "Final of Munich 1983". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. ^ "TV Samstag" [TV Saturday]. Freiburger Nachrichten [de] (in German). Fribourg, Switzerland. 23 April 1983. p. 2. Retrieved 13 January 2023 – via E-newspaperarchives.ch.
  3. ^ "TV – samedi 23 avril" [TV – Saturday 23 April]. Radio TV – Je vois tout (in French). Lausanne, Switzerland: Héliographia SA. 21 April 1983. pp. 18–19. Retrieved 12 January 2023 – via Scriptorium.
  4. ^ "Die Kommentatoren wollten ihre Koffer packen" [The commentators wanted to pack their bags]. Bild+Funk [de] (in German). Ismaning, West Germany: Gong Verlag. 29 April 1983. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Munich 1983". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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