Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 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 Celine Dion's victory for Switzerland the previous year. Furbaz was the winner of the Swiss national final for the contest, held on 18 February. 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
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 a 55-person jury who gave each song a mark out of 6. Joling performed 7th on the night of the contest, following Spain and preceding Israel. His song received 70 points, placing 9th of 22 competing countries. The Dutch conductor at the contest was Harry van Hoof. Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 The Netherlands participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, held in Dublin, Ireland. After coming 5th at the 1987 contest with "Rechtop in de wind", Dutch broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) internally selected Gerard Joling to sing for the Netherlands at the upcoming contest in Dublin.