Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981

Switzerland was represented by Peter, Sue and Marc with the song Io senza te at the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest which took place on April 4. The group were the winners of the Swiss national final for the 1981 Contest, held on February 21.

Eurovision Song Contest 1981
Country  Switzerland
National selection
Selection processConcours Eurovision 1981
Selection date(s)21 February 1981
Selected entrantPeter, Sue and Marc
Selected song"Io senza te"
Finals performance
Final result4th, 121 points
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Concours Eurovision 1981

Swiss French broadcaster TSR in charge of broadcasting the selection for the Swiss entry for the 1981 Contest. The final was held at the Geneva Palladium in Geneva, hosted by Jean-Pierre Pastori. Six songs were submitted for the 1981 national final and the winning song was chosen by 3 regional juries (DRS, TSR, TSI), plus a press jury and a jury of experts.

Other participants included future Swiss representative Mariella Farré (1983 and 1985)

Final – 21 February 1981
Draw Artist Song Regional Juries Press
Jury		 Expert
Jury		 Total Place
DRS TSR TSI
1 Peter, Sue and Marc "Io senza te" 4 5 7 7 7 30 1
2 Rose Brown "Du fehlst mir" 3 2 3 1 4 13 5
3 Pascal Auberson "Comme l'eau de la mer" 2 4 2 3 5 16 4
4 Ireen Indra "Io" 5 4 5 4 3 21 3
5 Swiss Union "San Gottardo" 7 7 4 5 2 25 2
6 Mariella Farré "Una cosa meravigliosa" 1 1 1 2 1 6 6

At Eurovision

On the night of the contest the group performed nineteenth, following Cyprus and preceding Sweden. At the close of voting Io senza te picked up 121 points (including five maximum 12 points from Finland, Ireland, Norway, United Kingdom and Yugoslavia) placing Switzerland in fourth place out of twenty. It was the seventh consecutive year that Switzerland had finished in the top 10. The Swiss jury awarded its 12 points to France.

The Swiss conductor at the contest was Rolf Zuckowski.

Points awarded to Switzerland
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Switzerland
12 points France
10 points Yugoslavia
8 points United Kingdom
7 points Greece
6 points Luxembourg
5 points Finland
4 points Israel
3 points Cyprus
2 points Spain
1 point Ireland


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