Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982

Eurovision Song Contest 1982
Participating broadcaster	Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR)
Country	Switzerland
National selection
Selection process	Concours Eurovision 1982
Selection date(s)	28 January 1982
Selected artist(s)	Arlette Zola
Selected song	"Amour on t'aime"
Selected songwriter(s)	Alain Morisod Pierre Alain
Placement
Final result	3rd, 97 points
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1981 • 1982 • 1983►

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.

Before Eurovision

Concours Eurovision 1982

Swiss French broadcaster Télévision suisse romande (TSR) was in charge of staging and broadcasting the selection for the Swiss entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1982. TSR held the national final in its studios in Geneva, hosted by Serge Moisson. Nine songs were submitted for the 1982 national final and the winning song was chosen by 3 regional juries representing each linguistic region of Switzerland (DRS, TSR, TSI), plus a press jury and a jury of music professionals.

The national final was broadcast on TV DRS (with German commentary), TSR and TSI (with Italian commentary). ^{[1] [2]}

Final – 28 January 1982

Draw	Artist	Song	Regional Juries			Press Jury	Expert Jury	Total	Place
			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 and Corry Knobel	"Johnny Saxophone"	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

On the night of the Contest, Zola performed seventh, following Finland and preceding Cyprus. At the close of voting "Amour on t'aime" received 97 points, placing Switzerland in 3rd place out of 18. ^[3] At the time this was Switzerland's highest position in the contest since the 1963 contest when Esther Ofarim finished second. The Swiss jury awarded its 12 points to the contest winner, Germany.

The Swiss conductor at the contest was Joan Amils.

Voting

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

Points awarded by Switzerland [4] Score Country 12 points   Germany 10 points   Israel 8 points   Cyprus 7 points   Spain 6 points   Ireland 5 points   United Kingdom 4 points   Sweden 3 points   Turkey 2 points   Belgium 1 point   Portugal

References

1. "Fernsehen" [Television]. Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Zurich, Switzerland. 28 January 1982. p. 48. Retrieved 7 February 2025– via E-newspaperarchives.ch.
2. "TV – jeudi 28 janvier" [TV – Thursday 28 January]. Radio TV – Je vois tout (in French). Vol. 60, no. 16. Lausanne, Switzerland. 21 January 1982. pp. 34–35. Retrieved 7 February 2025– via Scriptorium.
3. "Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
4. "Results of the Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

External links

• Swiss National Final 1982