Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981

Eurovision Song Contest 1981
Eurovision Song Contest 1981
Country	Switzerland
National selection
Selection process	Concours Eurovision 1981
Selection date(s)	21 February 1981
Selected entrant	Peter, Sue and Marc
Selected song	"Io senza te"
Selected songwriter(s)	Peter Reber; Nella Martinetti ;
Finals performance
Final result	4th, 121 points
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Last updated February 04, 2022

Switzerland was represented by Peter, Sue and Marc with the song "Io senza te" at the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 4 April. The group were the winners of the Swiss national final for the 1981 contest, held on 21 February.

Before Eurovision

Concours Eurovision 1981

Swiss French broadcaster TSR was in charge of broadcasting the selection for the Swiss entry for the 1981 Contest. The final was held at the Geneva Palladium in Geneva, hosted by Jean-Pierre Pastori. Six songs were submitted for the 1981 national final and the winning song was chosen by 3 regional juries (DRS, TSR, TSI), plus a press jury and a jury of experts.

Other participants included future Swiss representative Mariella Farré (1983 and 1985)

Final – 21 February 1981
Draw	Artist	Song	Regional Juries			Press Jury	Expert Jury	Total	Place
Draw	Artist	Song	DRS	TSR	TSI	Press Jury	Expert Jury	Total	Place
1	Peter, Sue and Marc	"Io senza te"	4	5	7	7	7	30	1
2	Rose Brown	"Du fehlst mir"	3	2	3	1	4	13	5
3	Pascal Auberson	"Comme l'eau de la mer"	2	4	2	3	5	16	4
4	Ireen Indra	"Io"	5	4	5	4	3	21	3
5	Swiss Union	"San Gottardo"	7	7	4	5	2	25	2
6	Mariella Farré	"Una cosa meravigliosa"	1	1	1	2	1	6	6

At Eurovision

On the night of the contest the group performed nineteenth, following Cyprus and preceding Sweden. At the close of voting "Io senza te" picked up 121 points, placing Switzerland in fourth place out of 20.^[1] It was the seventh consecutive year that Switzerland had finished in the top 10. The Swiss jury awarded its 12 points to France.

The Swiss conductor at the contest was Rolf Zuckowski.

Voting

Points awarded to Switzerland^[2]
Score	Country
12 points	Finland Ireland Norway United Kingdom Yugoslavia
10 points	Cyprus France
8 points	Luxembourg Portugal
7 points	Germany
6 points
5 points
4 points	Denmark Greece Spain
3 points
2 points	Austria Turkey
1 point	Netherlands Sweden

Points awarded by Switzerland^[2]
Score	Country
12 points	France
10 points	Yugoslavia
8 points	United Kingdom
7 points	Greece
6 points	Luxembourg
5 points	Finland
4 points	Israel
3 points	Cyprus
2 points	Spain
1 point	Ireland

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References

↑ "Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
1 2 "Results of the Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

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[1] "Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

[1981detailed-2] 1 2 "Results of the Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

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