Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Switzerland was represented by Carol Rich, with the song Moitié, moitié at the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 9 May.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1987 | ||||
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| Country |  Switzerland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Concours Eurovision 1987 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 31 January 1987 | |||
| Selected entrant | Carol Rich | |||
| Selected song | "Moitié, moitié" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 17th, 26 points | |||
| Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Concours Eurovision 1987
Swiss Italian broadcaster RTSI was in charge of broadcasting the selection for the Swiss entry for the 1987 contest. The national final was held at the studios of RTSI in Lugano, hosted by Letizia Brunati. Nine songs were submitted for the 1987 national final and the winning song was chosen by three regional juries, a press jury, and an expert jury.
| Final – 31 January 1987 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Regional Juries | Press Jury |
Expert Jury |
Total | Place | ||
| DRS | TSR | TSI | |||||||
| 1 | Rita Nessi & I Team | "Dimentica" | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 8 |
| 2 | Manuela Felice | "Die liebe ist eine reise" | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 4 |
| 3 | Paolo Monte | "Questa vita" | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 6 |
| 4 | Carol Rich | "Moitié, moitié" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 1 |
| 5 | Marc Dietrich | "Nostradamus" | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 2 |
| 6 | Gianni Maselli | "I giorni miei" | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 9 |
| 7 | Pierre Alain & Atlas | "Les pianos de l'Atlantique" | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 5 |
| 8 | Anetta Philip | "Mit musik bin ich niemals allein" | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 7 |
| 9 | Furbaz | "Da cumpignia" | 7 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 3 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the contest, Rich performed last, following Yugoslavia. At the close of voting, "Moitié, moitié" received 27 points (the highest mark being seven points from the Netherlands) placing Switzerland 17th of the 22 entries. The Swiss jury awarded its 12 points to Ireland.
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 |  Ireland |
| 10 points |  Netherlands |
| 8 points |  Israel |
| 7 points |  Italy |
| 6 points |  Norway |
| 5 points |  United Kingdom |
| 4 points | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Cyprus |
| 3 points |  Denmark |
| 2 points |  France |
| 1 point |  Germany |