title: Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989
text: # Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989
  
  Switzerland was represented by Furbaz, with the song "Viver senza tei", at the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 6 May in Lausanne, following Céline Dion's victory for Switzerland the previous year. Furbaz was the winner of the Swiss national final for the contest, held on 18 February.
  
  ## Before Eurovision
  
  ### National final
  
  The Swiss German broadcaster SF DRS was in charge of broadcasting the Swiss National final for the 1989 contest. The final was held at the Theater Casino in Zug, hosted by Raymond Fein. Ten songs were selected for the Swiss entry and the winner was selected by 3 regional juries representing each linguistic region of Switzerland (DRS, TSR, TSI), a jury consisting of members of the press, and a jury consisting of music professionals.
  
  Final – 18 February 1989 :
  
  | Draw | Artist | Song | Regional Juries | Regional Juries | Regional Juries | Press Jury | Expert Jury | Total | Place |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Draw | Artist | Song | DRS | TSR | TSI | Press Jury | Expert Jury | Total | Place |
  | 1 | Michel Villa | "Sur des musiques qui balancent" | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 4 |
  | 2 | Nadia Goj | "Una canzone per sognare" | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 3 |
  | 3 | Carl Nicolas | "Reisefieber" | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 5 |
  | 4 | Alexandra | "S'envoler pour ailleurs" | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 |
  | 5 | Chris Lorens | "Mutter Erde" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 46 | 2 |
  | 6 | Pierrette Dufaux | "Coup d'assommoir" | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 |
  | 7 | Silvana Rezzonico | "Déjà vu" | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
  | 8 | Ann Lomar | "Wege in der Nacht" | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 5 |
  | 9 | Renato Mascetti | "La voce del mare" | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 7 |
  | 10 | Furbaz | "Viver senza tei" | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 60 | 1 |
  
  ## At Eurovision
  
  On the night Furbaz performed 18th in the running order, following Cyprus and preceding Greece. At the close of voting, "Viver senza tei" had picked up 47 points, placing Switzerland in 13th place out of 22 entries. As of 2023, "Viver senza tei" has been the only Swiss song in the competition to be sung in the Romansh language. The Swiss jury awarded its 12 points to Greece.
  
  The Swiss entry was conducted at the contest by the musical director Benoît Kaufman.
  
  