Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein?

"Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein?" (Swiss Standard German: [ˈvɛlçə ˈfarbə hat dɛr ˈsɔnənʃaɪn]; "What colour is the sunshine?") was the Swiss entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, performed in German by Rainy Day.

"Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein?"
Eurovision Song Contest 1984 entry
Country
Artist(s)
  • Rose Rengel
  • Frank Müller
  • Gerry Braukmann
As
Rainy Day
Language
Composer(s)
Günther Loose
Lyricist(s)
Günther Loose
Conductor
Mario Robbiani
Finals performance
Final result
16th
Final points
30
Entry chronology
◄ "Io così non ci sto" (1983)
"Piano, piano" (1985) ►

The song was performed seventeenth on the night, following Finland's Kirka with "Hengaillaan" and preceding Italy's Alice and Battiato with "I treni di Tozeur". At the close of voting, it had received 30 points, placing 16th in a field of 19.

In the song a questions are asked: "what colour is the sunshine?", "how to paint it?". They say that there are many colours, and the way we see the world depends on our feelings. It was the last song by German composer Günther Loose.

It was succeeded as Swiss representative at the 1985 contest by Mariella Farré and Pino Gasparini with "Piano, piano".

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