Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986

The Swiss national final to select their entry, Concours Eurovision '86, was held on 25 January 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 were sung in the Swiss German dialect, and for the first time, Romansh was represented.

National final

Draw	Artist	Language	Song	Informal translation	Points	Place
1	Scarlet Chessex	French	"Fou d'amour pour toujours"	Foolish in love forever	33	3rd
2	Nöggi	Swiss German	"Verschänk doch dini Liebi"	Give away your love	11	9th
3	Simonetta	Italian	"Un amore come una fiaba"	A love like a fairy tale	18	6th
4	Test	French	"Generation liberté"	Freedom Generation	27	5th
5	Linard Bardill and Shefali Banerjee	Romansh	"Tragnölin"	Small bell	30	4th
6	Gruppo Pocafera	Italian	"Iside"	Isis	14	7th (tie)
7	Lily Lilas	German, French, Italian	"Lily Lilas"	Lily Lilas	14	7th (tie)
8	Paolo Monte	Italian	"Amore mio"	My love	35	2nd
9	Daniela Simmons	French	"Pas pour moi"	Not for me	48	1st

**Jury votes**
Song	DRS	TSR	TSI	Press	Experts	Total
Fou d'amour pour toujours	5	8	6	6	8	33
Verschänk doch dini Liebi	4	1	2	3	1	11
Un amore come una fiaba	3	3	4	4	4	18
Génération Liberté	6	7	7	5	2	27
Tragnölin	7	5	5	7	6	30
Iside	1	2	3	1	7	14
Lily Lilas	2	4	1	2	5	14
Amore mio	8	6	10	8	3	35
Pas pour moi	10	10	8	10	10	48

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. It would become Switzerland's third (and final) second-placing song.

External links

Swiss National Final 1986

Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation

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Artists

1950s	Lys Assia Lys Assia Lys Assia Christa Williams

1960s	Anita Traversi Franca Di Rienzo Jean Philippe Esther Ofarim Anita Traversi Yovanna Madeleine Pascal Géraldine Gianni Mascolo Paola Del Medico

1970s	Henri Des Peter, Sue and Marc Veronique Mueller Patrick Juvet Piera Martell Simone Drexel Peter, Sue and Marc Pepe Lienhard Band Carole Vinci Peter, Sue, Marc, Pfuri, Gorps and Kniri

1980s	Paola Peter, Sue and Marc Arlette Zola Mariella Farré Rainy Day Mariella Farré and Pino Gasparini Daniela Simmons Carol Rich Céline Dion Furbaz

1990s	Egon Egemann Sandra Simó Daisy Auvray Annie Cotton Duilio ~~1995~~ Kathy Leander Barbara Berta Gunvor ~~1999~~

2000s	Jane Bogaert ~~2001~~ Francine Jordi ~~2003~~ Piero and the MusicStars Vanilla Ninja six4one DJ BoBo Paolo Meneguzzi Lovebugs

2010s	Michael von der Heide Anna Rossinelli Sinplus Takasa Sebalter Mélanie René Rykka

Songs

1950s	"Das alte Karussell" "Refrain" "L'enfant que j'étais" "Giorgio" "Irgendwoher"

1960s	"Cielo e terra" "Nous aurons demain" "Le retour" "T'en va pas" "I miei pensieri" "Non, à jamais sans toi" "Ne vois-tu pas?" "Quel cœur vas-tu briser?" "Guardando il sole" "Bonjour, Bonjour"

1970s	"Retour" "Les illusions de nos vingt ans" "C'est la chanson de mon amour" "Je vais me marier, Marie" "Mein Ruf nach dir" "Mikado" "Djambo, Djambo" "Swiss Lady" "Vivre" "Trödler und Co"

1980s	"Cinéma" "Io senza te" "Amour on t'aime" "Io così non ci sto" "Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein?" "Piano, Piano" "Pas pour moi" "Moitié, moitié" "Ne partez pas sans moi" "Viver senza tei"

1990s	"Musik klingt in die Welt hinaus" "Canzone per te" "Mister Music Man" "Moi, tout simplement" "Sto pregando" ~~1995~~ "Mon coeur l'aime" "Dentro di me" "Lass' ihn" ~~1999~~

2000s	"La vita cos'è?" ~~2001~~ "Dans le jardin de mon âme" ~~2003~~ "Celebrate" "Cool Vibes" "If We All Give a Little" "Vampires Are Alive" "Era stupendo" "The Highest Heights"

2010s	"Il pleut de l'or" "In Love for a While" "Unbreakable" "You and Me" "Hunter of Stars" "Time to Shine" "The Last of Our Kind"

(Note : Entries scored out are when Switzerland did not compete)

Eurovision Song Contest 1986

Countries

Final (by final results)	Belgium (winner) Switzerland Luxembourg Ireland Sweden Denmark United Kingdom Germany Turkey Spain Yugoslavia Norway Netherlands Portugal Finland Iceland France Austria Israel Cyprus

Withdrawn	Greece

Artists

Final (by final results)	Sandra Kim Daniela Simmons Sherisse Laurence Luv Bug Lasse Holm & Monica Törnell Lise Haavik Ryder Ingrid Peters Klips ve Onlar Cadillac Doris Dragović Ketil Stokkan Frizzle Sizzle Dora Kari Kuivalainen ICY Cocktail Chic Timna Brauer Moti Giladi & Sarai Tzuriel Elpida

Withdrawn	Polina

Songs

Final (by final results)	"J'aime la vie" "Pas pour moi" "L'amour de ma vie" "You Can Count On Me" "E' de' det här du kallar kärlek?" "Du er fuld af løgn" "Runner in the Night" "Über die Brücke geh'n" "Halley" "Valentino" "Željo moja" "Romeo" "Alles heeft ritme" "Não sejas mau para mim" "Never The End" "Gleðibankinn" "Européennes" "Die Zeit ist einsam" "Yavo Yom" "Tora Zo"

Withdrawn	Wagon-lit

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