Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979

Eurovision Song Contest 1979
Country	Switzerland
National selection
Selected entrant	Peter, Sue and Marc & Pfuri Gorps & Kniri
Selected song	"Trödler und Co"
Finals performance
Final result	10th, 60 points
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
1979 • 1981►

Switzerland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 in Israel,. Peter, Sue and Marc & Pfuri Gorps & Kniri represented Switzerland with the song "Trödler und Co". They finished on 10th place with 60 points.

At Eurovision

Switzerland performed 8th in the night, following Greece and preceding Germany. Group scored 60 points (highest maximal 12 from Austria?!) placing Switzerland 10th out of 19 entries. Swiss jury gave its 12 points to runner up Spain.

Points Awarded by Switzerland^[1]

12 points	Spain
10 points	France
8 points	Finland
7 points	Greece
6 points	Ireland
5 points	Israel
4 points	Portugal
3 points	Luxembourg
2 points	United Kingdom
1 point	Denmark

Points awarded to Switzerland

References

Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest   Participation 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015   Artists 1950s Lys Assia Lys Assia Lys Assia Christa Williams 1960s Anita Traversi Franca Di Rienzo Jean Philippe Esther Ofarim Anita Traversi Yovanna Madeleine Pascal Géraldine Gianni Mascolo Paola Del Medico 1970s Henri Des Peter, Sue and Marc Veronique Mueller Patrick Juvet Piera Martell Simone Drexel Peter, Sue and Marc Pepe Lienhard Band Carole Vinci Peter, Sue, Marc, Pfuri, Gorps and Kniri 1980s Paola Peter, Sue and Marc Arlette Zola Mariella Farré Rainy Day Mariella Farré and Pino Gasparini Daniela Simmons Carol Rich Céline Dion Furbaz 1990s Egon Egemann Sandra Simó Daisy Auvray Annie Cotton Duilio 1995 Kathy Leander Barbara Berta Gunvor 1999 2000s Jane Bogaert 2001 Francine Jordi 2003 Piero and the MusicStars Vanilla Ninja six4one DJ BoBo Paolo Meneguzzi Lovebugs 2010s Michael von der Heide Anna Rossinelli Sinplus Takasa Sebalter Mélanie René   Songs 1950s "Das alte Karussell" "Refrain" "L'enfant que j'étais" "Giorgio" "Irgendwoher" 1960s "Cielo e terra" "Nous aurons demain" "Le retour" "T'en va pas" "I miei pensieri" "Non, à jamais sans toi" "Ne vois-tu pas?" "Quel cœur vas-tu briser?" "Guardando il sole" "Bonjour, Bonjour" 1970s "Retour" "Les illusions de nos vingt ans" "C'est la chanson de mon amour" "Je vais me marier, Marie" "Mein Ruf nach dir" "Mikado" "Djambo, Djambo" "Swiss Lady" "Vivre" "Trödler und Co" 1980s "Cinéma" "Io senza te" "Amour on t'aime" "Io così non ci sto" "Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein?" "Piano, Piano" "Pas pour moi" "Moitié, moitié" "Ne partez pas sans moi" "Viver senza tei" 1990s "Musik klingt in die Welt hinaus" "Canzone per te" "Mister Music Man" "Moi, tout simplement" "Sto pregando" 1995 "Mon coeur l'aime" "Dentro di me" "Lass' ihn" 1999 2000s "La vita cos'è?" 2001 "Dans le jardin de mon âme" 2003 "Celebrate" "Cool Vibes" "If We All Give a Little" "Vampires Are Alive" "Era stupendo" "The Highest Heights" 2010s "Il pleut de l'or" "In Love for a While" "Unbreakable" "You and Me" "Hunter of Stars" "Time to Shine" (Note : Entries scored out are when Switzerland did not compete)

Eurovision Song Contest 1979   Countries Final (by final results) Israel (winner) Spain France Germany Ireland Denmark United Kingdom Greece Portugal Switzerland Norway Netherlands Luxembourg Finland Italy Monaco Sweden Belgium Austria Withdrawn Turkey   Artists Final (by final results) Gali Atari and Milk and Honey Betty Missiego Anne-Marie David Dschinghis Khan Cathal Dunne Tommy Seebach Black Lace Elpida Manuela Bravo Peter, Sue, Marc, Pfuri, Gorps and Kniri Anita Skorgan Xandra Jeane Manson Katri Helena Matia Bazar Laurent Vaguener Ted Gärdestad Micha Marah Christina Simon Withdrawn Maria Rita Epik and 21. Peron   Songs Final (by final results) "Hallelujah" "Su canción" "Je suis l'enfant soleil" "Dschinghis Khan" "Happy Man" "Disco Tango" "Mary Ann" "Sokrati" "Sobe, sobe, balão sobe" "Trödler und Co" "Oliver" "Colorado" "J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux" "Katson sineen taivaan" "Raggio di luna" "Notre vie c'est la musique" "Satellit" "Hey Nana" "Heute in Jerusalem" Withdrawn "Seviyorum" (Note: All information are in order of appearance)