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Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982

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Eurovision Song Contest 1982
Participating broadcasterSwiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR)
Country  Switzerland
National selection
Selection processConcours Eurovision 1982
Selection date(s)28 January 1982
Selected artist(s)Arlette Zola
Selected song"Amour on t'aime"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result3rd, 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

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Concours Eurovision 1982

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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.

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

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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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  1. ^ "Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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