Viver senza tei
"Viver senza tei" ("To live without you") was the Swiss entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1989, performed by Furbaz in the Romansh language, the first (and to date only) time the language was used at Eurovision.
 "Viver senza tei" | |
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1989 entry | |
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| Composer(s) | Marie Louise Werth |
| Lyricist(s) | Marie Louise Werth |
| Conductor | Benoît Kaufman |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 13th |
| Final points | 47 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Ne partez pas sans moi" (1988) | |
| "Musik klingt in die Welt hinaus" (1990) ► | |
The song was composed by band member Marie Louise Werth and was inspired by her boyfriend at the time, Hubert John.[1]
Furbaz performed 18th on the night of the contest, following Cyprus' Fani Polymeri and Giannis Savvidakis singing "Apopse As Vrethume" and preceding Greece's Mariana Efstratiou singing "To Dhiko Su Asteri". The song received 47 points, placing 13th in a field of 22.
The song was succeeded as Swiss representative at the 1990 contest by Egon Egemann singing "Musik klingt in die Welt hinaus".
References
- "Liebeslied aus Zermatt". Blick für die Frau. Ringier AG. 24 February 1989.
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