| Year: | 1989 |
| Broadcaster: | Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Preselection: | French: Concours Eurovision 1989 |
| Preselection Date: | 18 February 1989 |
| Entrant: | Furbaz |
| Song: | Romansh: Viver senza tei|i=no |
| Final Result: | 13th, 47 points |
Switzerland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 with the song "Romansh: Viver senza tei|i=no", written by Marie Louise Werth, and performed by Furbaz. The Swiss participating broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), selected its entry through a national final. In addition, French: [[Télévision Suisse Romande|Télévision suisse romande]]|i=no (TSR), on behalf of the SRG SSR, was the host broadcaster and staged the event at the French: [[Palais de Beaulieu]]|i=no in Lausanne, after their win at the with the song "French: [[Ne partez pas sans moi]]|i=unset" by Céline Dion. This was the first-ever entry performed in Romansh in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Swiss German and Romansh broadcaster German: [[Schweizer Fernsehen|Schweizer Fernsehen der deutschen und rätoromanischen Schweiz]]|i=no (SF DRS) was in charge of staging 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 three regional juries representing each linguistic region of Switzerland (one from each SRG SSR broadcaster: DRS, TSR, TSI), a jury consisting of members of the press, and a jury consisting of music professionals.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Regional Juries | Press Jury | Expert Jury | Total | Place | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRS | TSR | TSI | ||||||||
| 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 | "Romansh: Viver senza tei|i=no" | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 60 | 1 | |
On the night Furbaz performed 18th in the running order, following and preceding . At the close of voting, "Romansh: Viver senza tei|i=no" had picked up 47 points, placing Switzerland in 13th place out of 22 entries.[1] As of 2024, "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.