Eurovision Song Contest 1986
Country  Switzerland
National selection
Selection processConcours Eurovision '86
Selection date(s)25 January 1986
Selected entrantDaniela Simmons
Selected song"Pas pour moi"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result2nd, 140 points
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1985 • 1986 • 1987►

Switzerland was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, held in Bergen, Norway.

Before Eurovision

National final

The Swiss national final to select their entry, Concours Eurovision '86, was held on 25 January 1986 at the Schweizer Radio DRS Studios in Zürich, and was hosted by singer Paola del Medico, who had represented Switzerland in 1969 and 1980. Five juries selected the winner: one jury each from the German, French and Italian cantons of Switzerland, one jury made up of radio, television and newspaper journalists, and one jury composed of "music experts."

The winning entry was "Pas pour moi", performed by Daniela Simmons and composed by Atilla Şereftuğ, with lyrics written by Nella Martinetti.

French, German and Italian were represented equally in the national final, with three songs in each language. One of the three German songs, "Verschänk doch dini Liebi", was sung in the Swiss German dialect. The song "Lily Lilas" was sung partially in German and partially in French. For the first time, Romansh was represented in the national selection with the song "Tragnölin".

Final – 25 January 1986
Draw Artist Song Regional Juries Press
Jury		 Expert
Jury		 Total Place
DRS TSR TSI
1Scarlet Chessex"Fou d'amour pour toujours" 5 8 6 6 8333
2Nöggi"Verschänk doch dini Liebi" 4 1 2 3 1119
3Simonetta"Un amore come una fiaba" 3 3 4 4 4186
4Test"Generation liberté" 6 7 7 5 2275
5Linard Bardill and Shefali Banerjee"Tragnölin" 7 5 5 7 6304
6Gruppo Pocafera"Iside" 1 2 3 1 7147
7Lily Lilas"Lily Lilas" 2 4 1 2 5147
8Paolo Monte"Amore mio" 8 6 10 8 3352
9Daniela Simmons"Pas pour moi" 10 10 8 10 10481

At Eurovision

Simmons performed tenth on the night of the Contest, following Spain and preceding Israel. At the close of the voting the song had received 140 points, placing 2nd in a field of 20 competing countries.[1] It would become Switzerland's third (and final) second-placing song.

The Swiss conductor at the contest was the composer of the song, Atilla Şereftuğ.

Voting

References

  1. ↑ "Final of Bergen 1986". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Bergen 1986". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
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