"Pas pour moi" was the Swiss

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 entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest 1986

Eurovision Song Contest 1986

The Eurovision Song Contest 1986 was the 31st Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 3 May 1986 in the Grieg Hall in Bergen, Norway. It was the first occasion on which Norway played host to the contest...

 in Bergen

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, Norway

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. It was sung by Daniela Simmons and performed in French

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On the night of the final, the song performed in the tenth position (following Spain

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's Cadillac

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 singing "Valentino" and preceding Israel

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's Moti Giladi & Sarai Tzuriel with "Yavo Yom

Yavo Yom

"Yavo Yom" was the Israeli entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, performed in Hebrew by Moti Giladi & Sarai Tzuriel....

"), and at the close of the voting had received 140 points, placing 2nd in a field of 20.

In the song, Simmons sings about how she desires "love written in capital letters" from a man, and laments as to why this is not happening for her. She decries one-night stands and men treating women as if they are only "tricks coming from the disco," which caused a minor stir in French-speaking nations as Simmons uses mildly vulgar contemporary slang to describe such acts. The "pas pour moi" referenced in the song is Simmons telling the listener that she feels young people living a hedonistic existence with many sexual partners is "not for her." Throughout most of the song, Simmons plays the underlying melody herself on the piano.

It was succeeded as Swiss representative at the 1987 contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1987

The Eurovision Song Contest 1987 was the 32nd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1987 in Brussels, Belgium after Sandra Kim's win the previous year. The presenter was Viktor Lazlo. Johnny Logan was the winner for Ireland with the song "Hold Me Now"...

 by Carol Rich

Carol Rich

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 with "Moitié, moitié

Moitié, moitié

"Moitié, moitié" was the Swiss entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, held in Brussels, Belgium, and was performed in French.The song was performed by Carol Rich and composed by Jean-Jacques Egli....

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