Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983
Switzerland was represented by Mariella Farré, with the song Io cosi non ci sto at the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest which took place on April 23. Farré was the winner of the Swiss national final for the 1983 Contest, held on March 26.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1983 | ||||
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| Country |  Switzerland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Concours Eurovision 1983 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 26 March 1983 | |||
| Selected entrant | Mariella Farré | |||
| Selected song | "Io cosi non ci sto" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 15th, 28 points | |||
| Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Concours Eurovision 1983
Swiss German broadcaster SF DRS was in charge of broadcasting the selection for the Swiss entry for the 1983 Contest. The national final was held at the studios of DRS in Zurich, hosted by Marie-Thérèse Gwerder. Nine songs were submitted for the 1983 national final and the winning song was chosen by 3 regional juries, a press jury, and a jury of music experts. DRS and TSI announced their votes in a different order than usual due to technical difficulties.
| Final – 26 March 1983 | |||||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Regional Juries | Press Jury |
Expert Jury |
Total | Place | ||
| DRS | TSR | TSI | |||||||
| 1 | Alexandre Castel | "Elle était folle" | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 8 |
| 2 | Manuela Felice | "Odulidam" | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 3 |
| 3 | Christian Hunziker | "D'Änglischüebig" | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 6 |
| 4 | Mariella Farré | "Io cosi non ci sto" | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 43 | 1 |
| 5 | Nando Morandi & I Centrocittà | "Vivo in un mundo" | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 4 |
| 6 | Claude Lander | "Il faut juste vivre" | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 5 |
| 7 | Ray & Corry Knobel | "Canzone amara" | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 6 |
| 8 | Angela | "Mona Lisa" | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 2 |
| 9 | Daniela Simons | "Dis-moi tout" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the Contest, Farré performed eighth, following Spain and preceding Finland. At the close of voting "Io cosi non ci sto" had received 28 points (the highest score was seven points by Italy and Yugoslavia) placing Switzerland in 15th place out of 20 entries, the country's worst placing since 1974. The Swiss jury awarded its 12 points to the Netherlands.
The Swiss conductor at the contest was Robert Weber.
Points awarded to Switzerland
| Points awarded to Switzerland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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Points awarded by Switzerland
| 12 points |  Netherlands |
| 10 points |  France |
| 8 points |  United Kingdom |
| 7 points |  Israel |
| 6 points |  Portugal |
| 5 points |  Sweden |
| 4 points |  Finland |
| 3 points |  Luxembourg |
| 2 points |  Germany |
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