Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982

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Eurovision Song Contest 1982
CountryFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
National selection
Selection processConcours Eurovision 1982
Selection date(s)28 January 1982
Selected entrant Arlette Zola
Selected song"Amour on t'aime"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result3rd, 97 points
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄198119821983►

Switzerland was represented by Arlette Zola with the song "Amour on t'aime" at the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 24 April. Zola was the winner of the Swiss national final for the 1982 Contest, held on 28 January.

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Before Eurovision

Concours Eurovision 1982

Swiss French broadcaster TSR was in charge of broadcasting the selection for the Swiss entry for the 1982 Contest. The national final was held in the studios of TSR 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.

Final – 28 January 1982
DrawArtistSongRegional JuriesPress
Jury
Expert
Jury
TotalPlace
DRS TSR TSI
1Marc Olivier"L'enfant de Kairouan"22218157
2Sandro Caroli"Tu sarai la mia croce"11324119
3Rainy Day"El Dorado"88872333
4Ireen Indra"Kinderlachen"64131157
5Ray and Corry Knobel"Johnny Saxophone"335510264
6Salvo Ingrassia"Tu resterai un sogno"66463256
7Leana"Moi"77687352
8Ba'rock"Ba'rock"45746264
9 Arlette Zola "Amour on t'aime"101010105451

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. [1] 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

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References

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