Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982

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.

Eurovision Song Contest 1982
Country  Switzerland
National selection
Selection processConcours Eurovision 1982
Selection date(s)28 January 1982
Selected entrantArlette Zola
Selected song"Amour on t'aime"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result3rd, 97 points
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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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
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.[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

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