1984 SWITZERLAND EUROVISION SELECTION

Date - February 2, 1984

Official name - Concorso Eurovisione della Canzone 1984 - Finale Svizzera

Organising broadcasters - RTSI

Venue - TSI Studios, Lugano

Hosts - Natascha Giller / Ezio Guidi

Director - Sandro Pedrazzetti

Stage designer - Mario Del Don

Producer - Francesco Marchesi

Musical director - Mario Robbiani

Orchestra - Orchestra di Musica Leggera della Radiotelevisione della Svizzera Italiana

Opening sequence - instrumental arrangement of 'Refrain' (Géo Voumard / arr. Mario Robbiani) & playback performance by Corinne Hermès 'Si la vie est cadeau'

Interval act - The Day Throat Five / Rolf, Gaston & Pipo

Number of entries - 9

Winning entry - 'Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein' Rainy Day

Winning songwriter - Günter Loose

Winning orchestrator - Gerry Braukmann

Mario Robbiani conducting the orchestra during the 1984 Swiss Eurovision pre-selection

PARTICIPATING ENTRIES

Song 1

Title – "Liberi"

Rendition – Nando Morandi & Mauro Monti

Lyrics – Nando Morandi / Mauro Monti

Composition – Nando Morandi / Mauro Monti

Studio arrangement – Corry Knobel

Live orchestration – none

Score – 5th place (17 votes)

Song 2

Title – "Musica"

Rendition – Andy L.

Lyrics – Andy Lütolf / Peter Reber

Composition – Andy Lütolf / Peter Reber

Studio arrangement – unknown

Live orchestration – none

Score – 6th place (15 votes)

Song 3

Title – "Piccola Sara"

Rendition – Milo & Pina

Lyrics – Olivia Gray

Composition – Corry Knobel

Studio arrangement – Corry Knobel

Live orchestration – none

Score – 9th place (5 votes)

Song 4

Title – "Vivre d'amour"

Rendition – Martin Richard Trio

Lyrics – Martin Richard / Philip Martin

Composition – Martin Richard / Philip Martin

Studio arrangement – none

Live orchestration – none

Score – 9th place (8 votes)

Song 5

Title – "Tokyo boy"

Rendition – Carol Rich

Lyrics – Jean-Jacques Egli

Composition – Jean-Jacques Egli

Studio arrangement – Jean-Jacques Egli

Live orchestration – none

Score – 7th place (13 votes)

 

Song 6

Song title – "Wo die Lieder sind"

Rendition – Manuela Felice

Lyrics – Manuela Felice / Claudia Felice

Composition – Peter Sigrist

Studio arrangement – none

Live orchestration – unknown

Score – 3rd place (18 votes) 

Song 7

Title – "Per te"

Rendition – Krypton

Lyrics – Daniel Stöhr / Urban Meier

Composition – Daniel Stöhr / Urban Meier

Studio arrangement – none

Live orchestration – unknown

Score – 2nd place (20 votes)

Song 8

Title – "Emporte-moi"

Rendition – Arlette Zola

Lyrics – Pierre Alain

Composition – Alain Morisod

Studio arrangement – none

Live orchestration – unknown

Score – 3rd place (18 votes)

Song 9

Title – "Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein"

Rendition – Rainy Day

Lyrics – Günter Loose

Composition – Günter Loose

Studio arrangement – Gerry Braukmann 

Live orchestration – Gerry Braukmann

Score – 1st place (24 votes)