Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983
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Switzerland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 with the song "Io così non ci sto", composed by Thomas Gonzenbach and Remo Kessler, with lyrics by Nella Martinetti, and performed by Mariella Farré. The Swiss participating broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), selected its entry for the contest through a national final.
Switzerland| Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1983 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) | |||
| Country | Switzerland | |||
| Selection process | Concours Eurovision de la Chanson 1983 | |||
| Selection date | 26 March 1983 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Io così non ci sto" | |||
| Artist | Mariella Farré | |||
| Songwriters |
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 15th, 28 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Regional selections
The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) held a national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1983. The national final was a collaboration between three broadcasters that composed SRG SSR: the Swiss-German and Romansh broadcaster Schweizer Fernsehen der deutschen und rätoromanischen Schweiz (SF DRS), the Swiss-French broadcaster Télévision suisse romande (TSR), and the Swiss-Italian broadcaster Televisione svizzera di lingua italiana (TSI). Since 1982, unlike previous Swiss national finals, where all composite broadcasters internally selected their entries, said broadcasters could hold their own regional selection methods.[1]
Ed è subito sabato
Swiss-Italian broadcaster Televisione svizzera di lingua italiana (TSI) held its preliminary round in the radio program Ed è subito sabato. The event consisted of two semifinals on 5 and 11 December and a final on 18 December with each round airing at 10:30 CET. The voting consisted of a jury of radio and television license holders and the public. The three highest scoring songs would advance to the nationwide final.[2]
It is known that ten songs competed in the event,[3] however little information regarding the show's events and full lineup are known. Among the participants was Marc Dietrich, who represented Switzerland in 1971, 1976, 1979, and 1981 as a member of Peter, Sue & Marc.[4] Mariella Farré would later represent 1985 alongside Pino Gasparini.
Final
The final was broadcast on 11 December 1982 at 10:30 CET.[2][5] The running order and the majority of the songs are currently unknown.
| Artist(s) | Song | Songwriter(s) | Result | |
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| Composer | Lyricist | |||
| I Centrocittà | "Vivo in un mundo" | Ferninando Morandi | Qualified | |
| Marc Dietrich | "Grazie" | Nella Martinetti | N/a | |
| Mariella Farré | "Io cosí non ci sto" |
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Nella Martinetti | Qualified |
| Ray & Corry Knobel | "Canzone amara" | Corry Knobel | Qualified | |
Swiss-German and Romansh selection
Following the successful reception of the 1982 Swiss-German preliminary round, Schweizer Radio DRS (DRS) once again held regional public selection rounds to select the Swiss-German songs in the nationwide national final.[8]
About 18 songs were set to be selected by an internal jury. The submission deadline was on 30 October 1982 and applicants must be at least 17 years old. Singers and songwriters from Switzerland, Liechtenstein, or foreigners with residence from the two countries were allowed to submit their songs.[8] A total of 101 songs were submitted, with 20 ultimately being selected.[9]
The event consisted of two semifinals and a final. It was held in Zurich, was solely broadcast on DRS radio and was hosted by Ueli Beck. The songs were accompanied by Hans Moeckel and the DRS Big Band. The three highest scoring songs in the final advanced to the nationwide Swiss national final. Unlike last year, the entries were prerecorded from the day before the rounds were broadcast to prevent live technical difficulties.[10][11]
Conflicting reports between Swiss press and the participants claim either 17 or 20 songs performed in two semifinals, with ten songs competing in each. Of the reported 20 entrants, only 12 artists and 17 songs are identified and/or implied to take part. Among the participants was the group Rainy Day, which represented Switzerland in 1984. The songs "La stiala" and "Mira cheu" by Rezia Spontana were the first songs in Romansh to compete in a Swiss Eurovision preselection.[12]
| Artist(s) | Song | Songwriter(s) | |
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| Composer | Lyricist | ||
| Anetta & Wolfgang | Unknown | ||
| Angela | "Mona Lisa" | Philipp Martin | |
| Unknown | |||
| Bernadette Wälle | "Eine Nacht mit dir" | Unknown | |
| "Träume" | |||
| Christian Hunziker | "D'Änglischüebig" | Christian Hunziker | |
| Colette Meury | "Wo bist du" | Unknown | |
| Dany Bolla | "Ein bißchen Nostalgie" |
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| Ireen Indra | Unknown | ||
| Katrin Hasler Trio | |||
| Manuela Felice | "Odulidam" | Walter Kehl | |
| Unknown | |||
| Marco Nomisch | "Picknick in der Badewanne" | Marco Nomisch | |
| Rainy Day | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | |||
| Rezia Spontana | "La stiala" | Benedetto Vigne | |
| "Mira cheu" | Peter Wydler | Benedetto Vigne | |
- Specific songwriting roles are unknown.
Semifinal 1
The first semifinal was broadcast on 4 December 1982 from 19:30 to 21:30 CET.[9][13] Throughout the event, the voting consisted of a 15-member jury panel of radio and television staff members and radio listeners who called designated phone numbers for each song of their choice. Unlike the previous year, the studio audience did not have voting rights to "ensure a fair selection process."[10] The five best scoring songs in each semifinal advanced to the final. The running order, the majority of the songs, and one artist are unknown.
| Artist(s) | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Anetta & Wolfgang | Unknown | Unknown |
| Angela | Unknown | |
| Bernadette Wälle | Unknown[a] | N/a |
| Colette Meury | "Wo bist du" | Unknown |
| Dany Bolla | "Ein bißchen Nostalgie" | Unknown |
| Manuela Felice | Unknown[b] | Unknown |
| Marco Nomisch | "Picknick in der Badewanne" | Unknown |
| Rainy Day | Unknown | Unknown |
| Rezia Spontana | Unknown[c] | Qualified |
Semifinal 2
The second semifinal was broadcast on 11 December 1982 at 19:30 CET.[14] The running order, the majority of the songs, and two artists are unknown.
| Artist(s) | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Angela | "Mona Lisa" | Qualified |
| Bernadette Wälle | Unknown[a] | N/a |
| Christian Hunziker | "D'Änglischüebig" | Qualified |
| Ireen Indra | Unknown | Unknown |
| Katrin Hasler Trio | Unknown | |
| Manuela Felice | Unknown[b] | Unknown |
| Rainy Day | Unknown | Unknown |
| Rezia Spontana | Unknown[c] | Qualified |
Final
The final was broadcast on 18 December 1982 from 19:30 CET.[19] About 2,000 telephone calls from radio listeners were received to partly decide the qualifiers.[20] The running order and five remaining qualifiers are unknown.
Concours Eurovision de la Chanson 1983
SRG SSR received 176 total song submissions (101 in German, 46 in French, and 29 in Italian), and ultimately selected nine to take part in the selection (three per language).[6] Among the participants were Mariella Farré, who would later represent Switzerland in 1985, and Daniela Simons, who would later represent Switzerland in 1986.
Swiss German and Romansh broadcaster Schweizer Fernsehen der deutschen und rätoromanischen Schweiz (SF DRS) staged the national final on 26 March at 20:00 CET at its studios in Zurich. It was hosted by Marie-Thérèse Gwerder, with Hans Moeckel and Peter Jacques accompanying the performances with Moeckel's Big Band. Nicole, who won Eurovision for Germany in 1982, and Vivian Reed made guest appearances. The national final was broadcast on TV DRS and TSR (with commentary by Serge Moisson).[22][23]
| Broadcaster | Artist(s) | Song | Songwriter(s) | Language | |
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| Composer | Lyricist | ||||
| RTSI | Mariella Farré | "Io cosí non ci sto" |
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Nella Martinetti | Italian |
| I Centrocittà | "Vivo in un mundo" | Ferninando Morandi | |||
| Ray & Corry Knobel | "Canzone amara" | Corry Knobel | |||
| SF DRS | Manuela Felice | "Odulidam" | Walter Kehl | German | |
| Angela | "Mona Lisa" | Philipp Martin | |||
| Christian Hunziker | "D'Änglischüebig" | Christian Hunziker | Swiss German, English | ||
| TSR | Alexandre Castel | "Elle était folle" | Alexandre Castel | French | |
| Claude Lander | "Il faut juste vivre" | Claude Lander | |||
| Daniela Simons | "Dis-moi tout" | Alexandre Castel | |||
The voting consisted of regional public votes which were sent to the three divisions of SRG SSR (DRS, TSR, TSI: German, French, and Italian speaking, respectively), a press jury, and a jury of music experts.[24] Applications for viewers from Switzerland and Liechtenstein to join the regional juries were sent via postcard until 21 March, and 50 viewers from each canton were randomly selected to cast their votes to their broadcaster divisions via phone call.[24] Additionally, one random voter in the public jury would be drawn to be invited to attend the Eurovision Song Contest as an audience member along with a companion.[24] The selected voter was Yvonne Niederberger.[7] Due to technical difficulties regarding the Swiss-Italian jury, their votes were announced later than scheduled.[7] The winner was the song "Io cosí non ci sto", composed by Remo Kessler and Thomas Gonzenbach with lyrics from Nella Martinetti and performed by Mariella Farré.
| R/O | Artist(s) | Song | Regional Juries | Press Jury |
Expert Jury |
Total | Place | ||
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| DRS | TSR | TSI | |||||||
| 1 | Alexandre Castel | "Elle était folle" | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 8 |
| 2 | Manuela Felice | "Odulidam" | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 3 |
| 3 | Christian Hunziker | "D'Änglischüebig" | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 6 |
| 4 | Mariella Farré | "Io così non ci sto" | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 43 | 1 |
| 5 | I Centrocittà | "Vivo in un mondo" | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 4 |
| 6 | Claude Lander | "Il faut juste vivre" | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 5 |
| 7 | Ray & Corry Knobel | "Canzone amara" | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 6 |
| 8 | Angela | "Mona Lisa" | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 2 |
| 9 | Daniela Simons | "Dis-moi tout" | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
At Eurovision
At the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, held at the Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle in Munich, the Swiss entry was the eighth entry of the night following Spain and preceding Finland. The Swiss conductor at the contest was Robert Weber. At the close of voting, Switzerland had received 28 points, placing Switzerland in fifteenth place out of twenty entries, the country's worst placing and its first time placing outside of the top 10 since 1974.[citation needed]
Voting
Each participating broadcaster assembled a jury panel with at least eleven members. The jurors awarded 1-8, 10, and 12 points to their top ten songs.
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