Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest

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Switzerland

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Member station SF DRS
National selection events Concours Eurovision
Appearances 48
First appearance 1956
Best result 1st, 1956,1988
Worst result Last, 1964, 1967, 1998, SF 2004
External links
DRS page
Switzerland's page at Eurovision.tv
DJ BoBo at Helsinki (2007)
DJ BoBo at Helsinki (2007)
Paolo Meneguzzi at Belgrade (2008)
Paolo Meneguzzi at Belgrade (2008)

Switzerland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest every year since it began, except 1995, 1999, 2001, and 2003. Switzerland hosted the first contest in 1956, and won it themselves.

Although most of the Swiss representatives are national acts not known outside of the country, two internationally successful artists have represented the country. In 1988 Céline Dion won the contest for Switzerland, in 1993 Annie Cotton finished third, and in 2005 the girl band Vanilla Ninja finished 8th.

[edit] Contestants

Year Artist Title Final Points Semi Points
1956 Lys Assia Das alte Karussell N/K N/A
1956 Lys Assia Refrain 1 N/A
1957 Lys Assia L'enfant que j'étais 8 5
1958 Lys Assia Giorgio 2 24
1959 Christa Williams Irgendwoher 4 14
1960 Anita Traversi Cielo e Terra 8 5
1961 Franca Di Rienzo Nous Aurons Demain 3 16
1962 Jean Philippe Le Retour 10 2
1963 Esther Ofarim T'en Va Pas 2 40
1964 Anita Traversi I Miei Pensieri 13 0
1965 Yovanna Non - à jamais sans toi 8 8
1966 Madeleine Pascal Ne vois-tu pas? 6 12
1967 Géraldine Quel coeur vas-tu briser? 17 0
1968 Gianna Mascoio Guardando Il Sole 13 2
1969 Paola del Medico Bonjour, Bonjour 5 13
1970 Henri Des Retour 4 8
1971 Peter, Sue and Marc Les Illusion De Nos Vingt Ans 12 78
1972 Veronique Mueller C'est La Chanson De Mon Amour 8 88
1973 Patrick Juvet Je Vais Me Marier, Marie 12 79
1974 Piera Martell Mein Ruf Nach Dir 14 3
1975 Simone Drexel Mikado 6 77
1976 Peter, Sue and Marc Djambo, Djambo 4 91
1977 Pepe Lienhard Band Swiss Lady 6 71
1978 Carole Vinci Vivre 9 65
1979 Peter, Sue, Marc, Pfuri, Gorps and Kniri Trödler Und Co 10 60
1980 Paola Cinema 4 104
1981 Peter, Sue and Marc Io Senza Te 4 121
1982 Arlette Zola Amour On T'aime 3 97
1983 Mariella Farré Io Così Non Ci Sto 15 28
1984 Rainy Day Welche Farbe Hat Der Sonnenschein 16 30
1985 Mariella Farré and Pino Gasparini Piano Piano 12 39
1986 Daniela Simons Pas Pour Moi 2 140
1987 Carol Rich Moitie, Moitie 17 26
1988 Céline Dion Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi 1 137
1989 Furbaz Viver Senza Tei 13 47
1990 Egon Egemann Musik Klingt In Die Welt Hinaus 11 51
1991 Sandra Simo Canzone Per Te 5 118
1992 Daisy Auvray Mister Music Man 15 32
1993 Annie Cotton Moi, Tout Simplement 3 148
1994 Duilio Sto Pregando 19 15
1996 Kathy Leander Mon Coeur L'aime 16 22
1997 Barbara Berta Dentro Di Me 22 5
1998 Gunvor Lass'ihn 25 0
2000 Jane Bogaert La Vita Cos'è 20 14
2002 Francine Jordi Dans le jardin de mon âme 22 15
2004 Piero and the Musicstars Celebrate X X 22 0
2005 Vanilla Ninja Cool Vibes 8 128 8 114
2006 Six4one If We All Give A Little 16 30 X X
2007 DJ BoBo Vampires Are Alive X X 20 40
2008 Paolo Meneguzzi Era stupendo X X 13 47

[edit] Hostings

Year City Venue Presenter
Eurovision Song Contest 1956 Flag of Switzerland Lugano Teatro Kursaal Lohengrin Filipello
Eurovision Song Contest 1989 Flag of Switzerland Lausanne Palais de Beaulieu Jacques Deshenaux and Lolita Morena

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