Switzerland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 with the song "", written by Jean-Jacques Egli, and performed by Carol Rich. 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 1987. Each division of SRG SSR — Swiss German and Romansh broadcaster (SF DRS), Swiss French broadcaster (TSR), and Swiss Italian broadcaster (TSI) — used its own method to select its entries for the final. Eligible songs were required to have been composed by songwriters from Switzerland or Liechtenstein, and the deadline for the song registration was on 10 October 1986.
SF DRS reported that due to low results of the Swiss-German songs in the , a jury would decide its three songs for the final from a lineup of ten songs. However, it is unknown if this preliminary round materialized, since there are no known mentions of it on Swiss broadcast guides. It is also unknown how the remaining regional broadcasters selected their songs.
TSI staged the national final on 31 January 1987 at 20:30 (CET) at its studios in Lugano. It was hosted by Letizia Brunati. The final was broadcast on TV DRS (with commentary by Beat Antenen), TSR (with commentary by ), and TSI. Daniela Simons (who represented ), Stefan Milenković, and made guest appearances.
Ten songs were initially set to compete in the national final, with three songs in French, German, and Italian, and one in Romansh. Among the participants was — who represented , , , and as a member of Peter, Sue and Marc. Ils Furbazs would later represent . "" by Annetta Philip was previously presented in the 1986 Swiss-German preliminary round. "" by Claude Lander was later disqualified due to Lander withdrawing from the selection, citing personal reasons. He offered Alexandre Castel to perform in the event in his place, but the offer was rejected by the organizers. +Participating entriesBroadcasterArtist(s)SongSongwriter(s)Language Composer LyricistRTSI Gianni Maselli "" Anita Huguenin Italian Paolo Monte "" Renato Mascetti Rita Nessi and I Team "" Aldo PitchenSF DRS Annetta Philip "" Hazy Osterwald German Manuela Felice "" Manuela Felice "Nostradamus" Ils Furbazs "" Marie-Louise Werth RomanshTSR Carol Rich "" Jean-Jacques Egli French Pierre Alain and Atlas "" Pierre Alain Claude Lander "" Claude Lander Alexandre Castel
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 a jury of music experts. The winner was the song "", composed by Jean-Jacques Egli and performed by Carol Rich.
+Final — 31 January 1987 R/O Artist(s) Song Regional Juries PressJury ExpertJury Total Place DRS TSR TSI 1Rita Nessi and I Team""23116138 2Manuela Felice""57761 264 3Paolo Monte""32552176 4Carol Rich""10101078451 5"Nostradamus"868107392 6Gianni Maselli""11325129 7Pierre Alain and Atlas""65644255 8Anetta Philip""44233167 9Ils Furbazs""784810373
At Eurovision
At the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, held at the Centenary Palace in Brussels, the Swiss entry was the twenty-second and last entry of the night following . For the first time, Switzerland did not send a conductor for their song. At the close of voting, Switzerland had received 26 points in total; finishing in seventeenth place out of twenty-two countries.
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.
+ Points awarded to Switzerland Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Switzerland Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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