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Switzerland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song "", composed by Atilla Şereftuğ, with lyrics by Nella Martinetti, and performed by Daniela Simons. The Swiss participating broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), selected its entry for the contest through a national final.

Before Eurovision

Regional selections

The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) held a national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1986. The broadcaster had its divisions independently use their own selection methods, which would end with a final round featuring all of the songs selected by each regional division.

Swiss-French broadcaster (TSR) and Swiss Italian broadcaster (TSI) internally selected their entries, while Swiss German and Romansh broadcaster (SF DRS) held a preliminary round to select its songs, with (SR DRS) holding a separate selection to enter a Romansh song to this preliminary round. Eligible songs were required to have been composed by songwriters from Switzerland or Liechtenstein, and the deadline for the song registration was on 15 October.

German-Romansh preliminary round

SR DRS held a selection to enter a Romansh song in the German-Romansh preliminary round. The first edition of was not related to Eurovision, but the second edition, which was held from 12–17 August 1985 at the Circus Nock Tent in Disentis, selected an entry for the preliminary round. Nineteen groups participated. The winner is presumed to have been and Shefali Banerjee.

''1986''

SF DRS held its preliminary round on 14 December 1985. 80 songs were submitted, with nine songs being selected, to which the Romansh song was added, forming a lineup of ten total songs. Radio listeners of DRS1 submitted their votes via phone call.

Three songs advanced to the Swiss final, including the Romansh entry, becoming the first Romansh song to compete in a Swiss national final. Known information is listed in the chart below. Among the competing acts was "Mit Musik bin ich niemals allein" written by Hazy Osterwald and and sung by Anetta Philip, which later went on to compete in the Swiss national final again in .

''1986''

SF DRS staged the national final on 25 January 1986 at 21:15 CET, at its studios in Zurich. It was hosted by singer Paola del Medico, who had represented and , with the Gipsy Line Dancers making a guest appearance. Nine songs competed in the national final, with three songs in French and Italian, two in German, and one in Romansh. Among the participants was Véronique Müller, who had represented , and competed here as a member of Lily Lilas.

The voting consisted of regional public votes which were sent to the three divisions of SRG SSR (SF DRS, TSR, TSI: German-Romansh, French, and Italian speaking, respectively), a press jury, and an "expert" jury. Applications for viewers to join the regional juries were sent via postcard until the week before the final, and 50 viewers from each canton were randomly selected to cast their votes to their broadcaster divisions via phone call. The winner was the song "", composed by Atilla Şereftuğ with lyrics from Nella Martinetti and performed by Daniela Simons.

At Eurovision

At the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, held at the in Bergen, the Swiss entry was the tenth entry of the night following and preceding . The Swiss conductor at the contest was Atilla Şereftuğ, who composed the song. At the close of voting, Switzerland had received 140 points in total; finishing in second place out of nineteen countries, their highest score since and the third time they finished second.

Voting

Each participating broadcaster assembled a jury panel with at least eleven members. The jurors awarded 1-8, 10, and 12 points to their top ten songs.

References

{{Eurovision Song Contest 1986

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986
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