# Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982

Switzerland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Amour on t'aime", composed by Alain Morisod, with lyrics by Pierre Alain, and performed by Arlette Zola. The Swiss participating broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), selected its entry for the contest through a national final.

## Before Eurovision
### Concours Eurovision de la Chanson: Finale Suisse 1982

The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) held a national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1982. The broadcaster received 155 total song submissions (90 in German, 36 in French, and 29 in Italian), and ultimately selected nine to take part in the selection (three per language). Among the participants were Rainy Day [de], who would later represent Switzerland in 1984. "Amour, on t'aime" by Arlette Zola was previously submitted in the 1979 Swiss selection and was set to be sung by Alain Morisod and his group, but was withdrawn due to the group's disbandment. Because the song was not published until the national final, the song was eligible for the contest.
Swiss French broadcaster Télévision suisse romande (TSR) staged the national final on 28 January 1982 at 21:15 CET in Geneva. It was presented by Serge Moisson [fr], and the Groupe Instrumental Romand and Alfredo Smaldini [fr] made guest appearances. The national final was broadcast on TV DRS (with German commentary), TSR, and TSI (with Italian commentary).
Participating entries :
| R/O | Artist(s) | Song | Songwriter(s) | Songwriter(s) | Language |
| R/O | Artist(s) | Song | Composer | Lyricist | Language |
| 1 | Marc Olivier | "L'enfant de Kairouan" | Marc OlivierMarino Maillard | Jean-Marie Rolle | French |
| 2 | Sandro Caroli | "Tu sarai la mia croce" | Massimiliano Pani | Massimiliano Pani | Italian |
| 3 | Rainy Day [de] | "El Dorado" | Peter Reber [de] | Peter Reber [de] | German |
| 4 | Ireen Indra | "Kinderlachen" | Peter Müller | Peter Müller | German |
| 5 | Corry & Ray Knobel | "Johnny Saxophon" | Corry KnobelRay Knobel | Corry KnobelRay Knobel | Italian |
| 6 | Salvo Ingrassia [de] | "Tu resterai un sogno" | Salvo Ingrassia [de] | Salvo Ingrassia [de] | Italian |
| 7 | Leana | "Moi" | Peter Reber [de] | Robert Rudin | French |
| 8 | Ba'rock | "Ba'rock" | André DespondsCorry Knobel | André DespondsCorry Knobel | German |
| 9 | Arlette Zola | "Amour, on t'aime" | Alain Morisod | Pierre Alain | French |
The voting consisted of regional public votes which were sent to the three divisions of SRG SSR (DRS, TSR, TSI: German, French, and Italian speaking, respectively), a press jury, and an "expert" jury from Bern. Applications for viewers to join the regional juries were sent via postcard until 21 January, 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 "Amour on t'aime", composed by Alain Morisod with lyrics from Pierre Alain and performed by Arlette Zola.
Final — 28 January 1982 :
| R/O | Artist(s) | Song | Regional Juries | Regional Juries | Regional Juries | Press Jury | Expert Jury | Total | Place |
| R/O | Artist(s) | Song | DRS | TSR | TSI | Press Jury | Expert Jury | Total | Place |
| 1 | Marc Olivier | "L'enfant de Kairouan" | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 7 |
| 2 | Sandro Caroli | "Tu sarai la mia croce" | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 |
| 3 | Rainy Day [de] | "El Dorado" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 3 |
| 4 | Ireen Indra | "Kinderlachen" | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 |
| 5 | Ray & Corry Knobel | "Johnny Saxophon" | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 4 |
| 6 | Salvo Ingrassia [de] | "Tu resterai un sogno" | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 6 |
| 7 | Leana | "Moi" | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 2 |
| 8 | Ba'rock | "Ba'rock" | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 4 |
| 9 | Arlette Zola | "Amour on t'aime" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 45 | 1 |

## At Eurovision

At the Eurovision Song Contest 1981, held at the Harrogate International Centre in Harrogate, the Swiss entry was the seventh entry of the night following Finland and preceding Cyprus. The Swiss conductor at the contest was Joan Amils. At the close of voting, Switzerland had received 97 points in total; finishing in third place out of eighteen countries, making this the first time Switzerland reached the top 3 since 1963, where they played 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.