Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985
| Eurovision Song Contest 1985 | ||||
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| Country |  Switzerland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Concours Eurovision 1985 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 23 February 1985 | |||
| Selected entrant | Mariella Farré & Pino Gasparini | |||
| Selected song | "Piano, Piano" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 12th, 39 points | |||
| Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Switzerland was represented by Mariella Farré & Pino Gasparini with the song "Piano, Piano" (Slowly, slowly) at the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Gothenburg, Sweden on 4 May. Farré and Gasparini won the right to represent Switzerland, from winning the National Final which took place on 23, February 1985.
National Final
Swiss-French broadcaster TSR was in charge of broadcasting the selection for the Swiss entry for the 1985 Contest. The national final was held at the studio's of TSR in Genève, hosted by Serge Moisson. Nine songs were submitted for the 1985 national final and the winning song was submitted by a regional jury.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rainy Day | Gioventù | 30 | 4 |
| 2 | Nicki Nicolas | Je n'aime que toi | 8 | 9 |
| 3 | Mariella Farré | Oh, mein Pierrot | 22 | 7 |
| 4 | Friends | Europeo | 21 | 8 |
| 5 | Mariella Farré & Pino Gasparini | "Piano, Piano" | 35 | 1 |
| 6 | Arlette Zola | Aime-moi | 31 | 3 |
| 7 | Daniela Simons | Repars à zéro | 32 | 2 |
| 8 | Swiss Singers | Der kuckuck | 27 | 5 |
| 9 | Renato Mascetti | Una notte a Casablanca | 24 | 6 |
- Other participants included past Swiss representative Rainy Day, who had previously represented Switzerland the year before. Both Mariella Farré & Pino Gasparini had previously represented Switzerland: Farré represented Switzerland at the 1983 Contest whilst Gasparini had represented Switzerland at the 1977 Contest alongside the Pepe Lienhard Band.
At Eurovision
On the night Farré and Gasparini performed 16th on the night, following the United Kingdom and preceding Sweden. At the close of voting Switzerland had picked up 39 points (highest mark awarded was six points from Turkey) placing Switzerland in 12th place out of 19 entries. The Swiss jury awarded it's 12 points to Turkey