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Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Switzerland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 63 times since making its debut at the first contest in 1956, missing only four contests, in 1995, 1999, 2001 and 2003. Switzerland hosted the first contest in 1956 in Lugano, and won it. Switzerland won the contest again in 1988 and 2024.

Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participating broadcasterSwiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR)
Participation summary
Appearances63 (53 finals)
First appearance1956
Highest placement1st: 1956, 1988, 2024
Host1956, 1989, 2025
Participation history
    • 1963
    • 1964
    • 1965
    • 1966
    • 1967
    • 1968
    • 1969
    • 1970
    • 1971
    • 1972
    • 1973
    • 1974
    • 1975
    • 1976
External links
  • SRF page
  • RTS page
  • RSI page
Switzerland's page at Eurovision.tv
For the most recent participation see
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024

Lys Assia won the first contest in 1956 with the song "Refrain". She returned to place second in 1958. Switzerland went on to finish second with Esther Ofarim (1963) and Daniela Simmons (1986) and third with Franca di Rienzo (1961) and Arlette Zola (1982), before winning the contest for the second time in 1988 with Céline Dion and the song "Ne partez pas sans moi". Annie Cotton gave the country its 15th top five result in 1993, when she placed third.

Since the introduction of the qualifying round in 1993, Switzerland has entered the top ten only four times. Since the introduction of the semi-final round in 2004, Switzerland have failed to reach the final in 11 of 19 contests, including finishing in last place in the semi-final on four occasions. Switzerland returned to the top five for the first time in 26 years when Luca Hänni gave the country its 16th top five result by finishing fourth in 2019, followed by its 17th top five finish, when Gjon's Tears placed third in 2021. The country won the contest for a third time in 2024, with Nemo and the song "The Code". It has also finished in last place in the semi-finals four times since their introduction in 2004, with Piero and the MusicStars (2004), Michael von der Heide (2010), Mélanie René (2015) and Rykka (2016).

Absences edit

Switzerland had been absent from Eurovision four times since their participation began in the first contest. These absences, in 1995, 1999, 2001 and 2003 were caused by poor results in previous contests that led to relegation.[1][2][3][4]

National selections edit

A mix of different selection processes have been used to determine Switzerland's entry in each year's contest. Since 2019, SRG SSR has used an internal selection process, although televised national finals were used in previous years, held under various names including Concours Eurovision from the 1950s to 2000s, and Die Grosse Entscheidungsshow between 2011 and 2018. In the 1980s, the Swiss national finals tended to have ten participating songs each year: three in French, three in German, three in Italian and one in Romansch.

Participation overview edit

Switzerland has four official languages, French, German, Italian, and Romansh. For decades, the song requirements stated that the song had to be performed in a national language, which gave Switzerland leeway as they could perform in any of the four languages. Out of their 60 appearances in the contest, Switzerland has sent 61 songs, 24 of which were in French, 12 in German, 15 in English, 10 in Italian and 1 in Romansh. The first two of Switzerland's winning songs were sung in French, with the third being sung in English.

Table key
1 First place
2 Second place
3 Third place
Last place
X Entry selected but did not compete
Upcoming event
Year Artist Song Language Final Points Semi Points
1956 Lys Assia "Das alte Karussell" German [a] [a] No semi-finals
"Refrain" French 1
1957 Lys Assia "L'Enfant que j'étais" French 8 5
1958 Lys Assia "Giorgio" German, Italian 2 24
1959 Christa Williams "Irgendwoher" German 4 14
1960 Anita Traversi "Cielo e terra" Italian 8 5
1961 Franca di Rienzo "Nous aurons demain" French 3 16
1962 Jean Philippe "Le Retour" French 10 2
1963 Esther Ofarim "T'en va pas" French 2 40
1964 Anita Traversi "I miei pensieri" Italian 13 ◁ 0
1965 Yovanna "Non, à jamais sans toi" French 8 8
1966 Madeleine Pascal "Ne vois-tu pas ?" French 6 12
1967 Géraldine "Quel cœur vas-tu briser ?" French 17 ◁ 0
1968 Gianni Mascolo "Guardando il sole" Italian 13 2
1969 Paola "Bonjour, bonjour" German 5 13
1970 Henri Dès "Retour" French 4 8
1971 Peter, Sue and Marc "Les Illusions de nos vingt ans" French 12 78
1972 Véronique Müller "C'est la chanson de mon amour" French 8 88
1973 Patrick Juvet "Je vais me marier, Marie" French 12 79
1974 Piera Martell "Mein Ruf nach dir" German 14 ◁ 3
1975 Simone Drexel "Mikado" German 6 77
1976 Peter, Sue and Marc "Djambo Djambo" English 4 91
1977 Pepe Lienhard Band "Swiss Lady" German 6 71
1978 Carole Vinci "Vivre" French 9 65
1979 Peter, Sue and Marc, Pfuri, Gorps and Kniri "Trödler und Co." German 10 60
1980 Paola "Cinéma" French 4 104
1981 Peter, Sue and Marc "Io senza te" Italian 4 121
1982 Arlette Zola "Amour on t'aime" French 3 97
1983 Mariella Farré "Io così non ci sto" Italian 15 28
1984 Rainy Day "Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein" German 16 30
1985 Mariella Farré and Pino Gasparini "Piano, piano" German 12 39
1986 Daniela Simons "Pas pour moi" French 2 140
1987 Carol Rich "Moitié moitié" French 17 26
1988 Céline Dion "Ne partez pas sans moi" French 1 137
1989 Furbaz "Viver senza tei" Romansh 13 47
1990 Egon Egemann "Musik klingt in die Welt hinaus" German 11 51
1991 Sandra Simó "Canzone per te" Italian 5 118
1992 Daisy Auvray "Mister Music Man" French 15 32
1993 Annie Cotton "Moi, tout simplement" French 3 148 Kvalifikacija za Millstreet
1994 Duilio "Sto pregando" Italian 19 15 No semi-finals
1996 Kathy Leander "Mon cœur l'aime" French 16 22 8 67
1997 Barbara Berta "Dentro di me" Italian 22 5 No semi-finals
1998 Gunvor "Lass ihn" German 25 ◁ 0
2000 Jane Bogaert "La vita cos'è?" Italian 20 14
2002 Francine Jordi "Dans le jardin de mon âme" French 22 15
2004 Piero and the MusicStars "Celebrate" English Failed to qualify 22 ◁ 0
2005 Vanilla Ninja "Cool Vibes" English 8 128 8 114
2006 six4one "If We All Give a Little" English 16 30 Top 11 in 2005 final[b]
2007 DJ BoBo "Vampires Are Alive" English Failed to qualify 20 40
2008 Paolo Meneguzzi "Era stupendo" Italian 13 47
2009 Lovebugs "The Highest Heights" English 14 15
2010 Michael von der Heide "Il pleut de l'or" French 17 ◁ 2
2011 Anna Rossinelli "In Love for a While" English 25 ◁ 19 10 55
2012 Sinplus "Unbreakable" English Failed to qualify 11 45
2013 Takasa "You and Me" English 13 41
2014 Sebalter "Hunter of Stars" English 13 64 4 92
2015 Mélanie René "Time to Shine" English Failed to qualify 17 ◁ 4
2016 Rykka "The Last of Our Kind" English 18 ◁ 28
2017 Timebelle "Apollo" English 12 97
2018 Zibbz "Stones" English 13 86
2019 Luca Hänni "She Got Me" English 4 364 4 232
2020 Gjon's Tears "Répondez-moi" French Contest cancelled[c] X
2021 Gjon's Tears "Tout l'univers" French 3 432 1 291
2022 Marius Bear "Boys Do Cry" English 17 78 9 118
2023 Remo Forrer "Watergun" English 20 92 7 97
2024 Nemo "The Code" English 1 591 4 132
2025 Confirmed intention to participate [5] Host country

Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest edit

Artist Song Language At Congratulations At Eurovision
Final Points Semi Points Year Place Points
Céline Dion "Ne partez pas sans moi" French Failed to qualify 10 98 1988 1 137

Hostings edit

Awards edit

Marcel Bezençon Awards edit

Year Category Song Composer(s)
lyrics (l) / music (m)
Performer Final Points Host city Ref.
2021 Composer Award "Tout l'univers" Gjon Muharremaj, Xavier Michel, Wouter Hardy & Nina Sampermans (m & l) Gjon's Tears 3 432   Rotterdam
2024 Press Award
Artistic Award[d]
"The Code" Benjamin Alasu, Lasse Midtsian Nymann, Linda Dale, Nemo Mettler (m&l) Nemo 1 591   Malmö

Related involvement edit

Conductors edit

Year Conductor[e] Musical director Notes Ref.
1956 Fernando Paggi [f] [8]
1957   Willy Berking N/A [g]
1958 Paul Burkhard
1959   Franck Pourcel [h]
1960 Cédric Dumont
1961 Fernando Paggi
1962 Cédric Dumont
1963   Eric Robinson [i]
1964 Fernando Paggi
1965 Mario Robbiani
1966   Jean Roderes [j]
1967 Hans Moeckel
1968 Mario Robbiani
1969   Henry Mayer
1970   Bernard Gérard [9]
1971 Hardy Schneiders
1972   Jean-Pierre Festi
1973   Hervé Roy
1974   Pepe Ederer
1975 Peter Jacques
1976 Mario Robbiani
1977 Peter Jacques
1978   Daniel Janin
1979   Rolf Zuckowski
1980 Peter Reber [10]
1981   Rolf Zuckowski
1982   Joan Amils
1983 Robert Weber [k]
1984 Mario Robbiani
1985 Anita Kerr
1986     Atilla Şereftuğ
1987 No conductor
1988     Atilla Şereftuğ
1989   Benoît Kaufman [l]
1990 Bela Balint N/A
1991   Flaviano Cuffari
1992 Roby Seidel
1993 Marc Sorrentino
1994   Valeriano Chiaravalle
1996     Rui dos Reis
1997   Pietro Damiani
1998 No conductor

Heads of delegation edit

Year Head of delegation Ref.
20162021 Reto Peritz
2022 Yves Schifferle

Commentators and spokespersons edit

Over the years Switzerland has broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest on three television stations, SRF (German language), RTS (French language) and RSI (Italian language).

Year Commentator Spokesperson Ref.
SRF RTS RSI
1956 Fritz Schäuffele [de][15] Raymond Colbert [fr][16] No broadcast No spokesperson
1957 No broadcast Commentary via RTF France Mäni Weber
1958 Theodor Haller
1959 Boris Acquadro
1960
1961
1962 Commentary via RAI Italy Alexandre Burger
1963 Georges Hardy
1964 Robert Burnier
1965 Jean Charles
1966 Georges Hardy Giovanni Bertini
1967 Robert Burnier
1968 Georges Hardy
1969
1970
1971 No spokesperson
1972
1973
1974 Michel Stocker
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979 Max Rüeger
1980 Theodor Haller
1981
1982
1983
1984 Bernard Thurnheer Serge Moisson Ezio Guidi
1985
1986
1987 Wilma Gilardi
1988 Ezio Guidi
1989 Thierry Masselot Giovanni Bertini
1990 Emanuela Gaggini
1991 Lolita Morena
1992 Mariano Tschuor Ivan Frésard
1993 Bernard Thurnheer Jean-Marc Richard
1994 Wilma Gilardi Sandra Studer
1995 Heinz Margot Joanne Holder Did not participate
1996 Sandra Studer Pierre Grandjean Yves Ménestrier
1997 Heinz Margot, Roman Kilchsperger Jonathan Tedesco Sandy Altermatt
1998 Jean-Marc Richard Regula Elsener
1999 Sandra Studer Did not participate
2000 Astrid Von Stockar
2001 Phil Mundwiller Did not participate
2002 Jonathan Tedesco, Claudio Lazzarino Diana Jörg
2003 Roman Kilchsperger Jean-Marc Richard, Alain Morisod Daniele Rauseo, Claudio Lazzarino Did not participate
2004 Marco Fritsche Daniela Tami, Claudio Lazzarino Emel Aykanat
2005 Sandra Studer Jean-Marc Richard, Marie-Thérèse Porchet Cécile Bähler
2006 Jean-Marc Richard, Alain Morisod Sandy Altermatt, Claudio Lazzarino Jubaira Bachmann
2007 Bernard Thurnheer Jean-Marc Richard (all), Henri Dès (final),
Nicolas Tanner (semi-final)
Sven Epiney
2008 Sven Epiney Jean-Marc Richard, Nicolas Tanner Sandy Altermatt Cécile Bähler
2009
2010 Christa Rigozzi
2011 Jonathan Tedesco Cécile Bähler
2012 Clarissa Tami, Paolo Meneguzzi Sara Hildebrand
2013 Alessandro Bertoglio Mélanie Freymond
2014 Sven Epiney, Peter Schneider, Gabriel Vetter Alessandro Bertoglio, Sandy Altermatt Kurt Aeschbacher
2015 Clarissa Tami, Paolo Meneguzzi Laetitia Guarino
2016 Clarissa Tami, Michele Carobbio Sebalter
2017 Sven Epiney (all); Stefan Büsser, Micky Beisenherz (final) Clarissa Tami (all); Sebalter (final) Luca Hänni
2018 Sven Epiney Clarissa Tami, Sebalter Letícia Carvalho
2019 Jean-Marc Richard, Nicolas Tanner (all);
Bastian Baker (final)
Sinplus
2021 Jean-Marc Richard, Nicolas Tanner (all);
Joseph Gorgoni (final)
Clarissa Tami (2nd semi-final and final);
Sebalter (final)
Angélique Beldner
2022 Jean-Marc Richard (all);
Nicolas Tanner (semi-finals)
Gjon's Tears (final)
Clarissa Tami (all);
Francesca Marigiotta (1st semi-final and final)
Boris Piffaretti (2nd semi-final and final)
Julie Berthollet
2023 Jean-Marc Richard, Nicolas Tanner, Priscilla Formaz Ellis Cavallini and Gian-Andrea Costa Chiara Dubey
2024 Jean-Marc Richard (all), Nicolas Tanner (all), Julie Berthollet (final) Jennifer Bosshard

Gallery edit

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b The 1956 contest had secret voting and, apart from the winner, no results were released.
  2. ^ According to the then-Eurovision rules, the top ten non-Big Four countries from the previous year along with the Big Four automatically qualified for the grand final without having to compete in semi-finals. For example, if Germany and France placed inside the top ten, the 11th and 12th spots were advanced to the next year's grand final along with all countries ranked in the top ten.
  3. ^ The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  4. ^ Voted by the national commentators.
  5. ^ All conductors are of Swiss nationality unless otherwise noted.
  6. ^ Also conducted the Dutch and German entries.
  7. ^ Host conductor
  8. ^ Host conductor
  9. ^ Host conductor
  10. ^ Host conductor
  11. ^ Conducted at the national final by Hans Moeckel
  12. ^ Also conducted the Luxembourgish entry and half of the Danish entry.

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External links edit

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message For the most recent participation see Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Switzerland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 63 times since making its debut at the first contest in 1956 missing only four contests in 1995 1999 2001 and 2003 Switzerland hosted the first contest in 1956 in Lugano and won it Switzerland won the contest again in 1988 and 2024 Switzerland in the Eurovision Song ContestParticipating broadcasterSwiss Broadcasting Corporation SRG SSR Participation summaryAppearances63 53 finals First appearance1956Highest placement1st 1956 1988 2024Host1956 1989 2025Participation history 195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024External linksSRF pageRTS pageRSI pageSwitzerland s page at Eurovision tvFor the most recent participation seeSwitzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Lys Assia won the first contest in 1956 with the song Refrain She returned to place second in 1958 Switzerland went on to finish second with Esther Ofarim 1963 and Daniela Simmons 1986 and third with Franca di Rienzo 1961 and Arlette Zola 1982 before winning the contest for the second time in 1988 with Celine Dion and the song Ne partez pas sans moi Annie Cotton gave the country its 15th top five result in 1993 when she placed third Since the introduction of the qualifying round in 1993 Switzerland has entered the top ten only four times Since the introduction of the semi final round in 2004 Switzerland have failed to reach the final in 11 of 19 contests including finishing in last place in the semi final on four occasions Switzerland returned to the top five for the first time in 26 years when Luca Hanni gave the country its 16th top five result by finishing fourth in 2019 followed by its 17th top five finish when Gjon s Tears placed third in 2021 The country won the contest for a third time in 2024 with Nemo and the song The Code It has also finished in last place in the semi finals four times since their introduction in 2004 with Piero and the MusicStars 2004 Michael von der Heide 2010 Melanie Rene 2015 and Rykka 2016 Contents 1 Absences 2 National selections 3 Participation overview 3 1 Congratulations 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest 4 Hostings 5 Awards 5 1 Marcel Bezencon Awards 6 Related involvement 6 1 Conductors 6 2 Heads of delegation 6 3 Commentators and spokespersons 7 Gallery 8 See also 9 Notes 10 References 11 External linksAbsences editSwitzerland had been absent from Eurovision four times since their participation began in the first contest These absences in 1995 1999 2001 and 2003 were caused by poor results in previous contests that led to relegation 1 2 3 4 National selections editSee also National selections for the Eurovision Song Contest A mix of different selection processes have been used to determine Switzerland s entry in each year s contest Since 2019 SRG SSR has used an internal selection process although televised national finals were used in previous years held under various names including Concours Eurovision from the 1950s to 2000s and Die Grosse Entscheidungsshow between 2011 and 2018 In the 1980s the Swiss national finals tended to have ten participating songs each year three in French three in German three in Italian and one in Romansch Participation overview editSwitzerland has four official languages French German Italian and Romansh For decades the song requirements stated that the song had to be performed in a national language which gave Switzerland leeway as they could perform in any of the four languages Out of their 60 appearances in the contest Switzerland has sent 61 songs 24 of which were in French 12 in German 15 in English 10 in Italian and 1 in Romansh The first two of Switzerland s winning songs were sung in French with the third being sung in English Table key 1 First place 2 Second place 3 Third place Last place X Entry selected but did not compete Upcoming event Year Artist Song Language Final Points Semi Points 1956 Lys Assia Das alte Karussell German a a No semi finals Refrain French 1 1957 Lys Assia L Enfant que j etais French 8 5 1958 Lys Assia Giorgio German Italian 2 24 1959 Christa Williams Irgendwoher German 4 14 1960 Anita Traversi Cielo e terra Italian 8 5 1961 Franca di Rienzo Nous aurons demain French 3 16 1962 Jean Philippe Le Retour French 10 2 1963 Esther Ofarim T en va pas French 2 40 1964 Anita Traversi I miei pensieri Italian 13 0 1965 Yovanna Non a jamais sans toi French 8 8 1966 Madeleine Pascal Ne vois tu pas French 6 12 1967 Geraldine Quel cœur vas tu briser French 17 0 1968 Gianni Mascolo Guardando il sole Italian 13 2 1969 Paola Bonjour bonjour German 5 13 1970 Henri Des Retour French 4 8 1971 Peter Sue and Marc Les Illusions de nos vingt ans French 12 78 1972 Veronique Muller C est la chanson de mon amour French 8 88 1973 Patrick Juvet Je vais me marier Marie French 12 79 1974 Piera Martell Mein Ruf nach dir German 14 3 1975 Simone Drexel Mikado German 6 77 1976 Peter Sue and Marc Djambo Djambo English 4 91 1977 Pepe Lienhard Band Swiss Lady German 6 71 1978 Carole Vinci Vivre French 9 65 1979 Peter Sue and Marc Pfuri Gorps and Kniri Trodler und Co German 10 60 1980 Paola Cinema French 4 104 1981 Peter Sue and Marc Io senza te Italian 4 121 1982 Arlette Zola Amour on t aime French 3 97 1983 Mariella Farre Io cosi non ci sto Italian 15 28 1984 Rainy Day Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein German 16 30 1985 Mariella Farre and Pino Gasparini Piano piano German 12 39 1986 Daniela Simons Pas pour moi French 2 140 1987 Carol Rich Moitie moitie French 17 26 1988 Celine Dion Ne partez pas sans moi French 1 137 1989 Furbaz Viver senza tei Romansh 13 47 1990 Egon Egemann Musik klingt in die Welt hinaus German 11 51 1991 Sandra Simo Canzone per te Italian 5 118 1992 Daisy Auvray Mister Music Man French 15 32 1993 Annie Cotton Moi tout simplement French 3 148 Kvalifikacija za Millstreet 1994 Duilio Sto pregando Italian 19 15 No semi finals 1996 Kathy Leander Mon cœur l aime French 16 22 8 67 1997 Barbara Berta Dentro di me Italian 22 5 No semi finals 1998 Gunvor Lass ihn German 25 0 2000 Jane Bogaert La vita cos e Italian 20 14 2002 Francine Jordi Dans le jardin de mon ame French 22 15 2004 Piero and the MusicStars Celebrate English Failed to qualify 22 0 2005 Vanilla Ninja Cool Vibes English 8 128 8 114 2006 six4one If We All Give a Little English 16 30 Top 11 in 2005 final b 2007 DJ BoBo Vampires Are Alive English Failed to qualify 20 40 2008 Paolo Meneguzzi Era stupendo Italian 13 47 2009 Lovebugs The Highest Heights English 14 15 2010 Michael von der Heide Il pleut de l or French 17 2 2011 Anna Rossinelli In Love for a While English 25 19 10 55 2012 Sinplus Unbreakable English Failed to qualify 11 45 2013 Takasa You and Me English 13 41 2014 Sebalter Hunter of Stars English 13 64 4 92 2015 Melanie Rene Time to Shine English Failed to qualify 17 4 2016 Rykka The Last of Our Kind English 18 28 2017 Timebelle Apollo English 12 97 2018 Zibbz Stones English 13 86 2019 Luca Hanni She Got Me English 4 364 4 232 2020 Gjon s Tears Repondez moi French Contest cancelled c X 2021 Gjon s Tears Tout l univers French 3 432 1 291 2022 Marius Bear Boys Do Cry English 17 78 9 118 2023 Remo Forrer Watergun English 20 92 7 97 2024 Nemo The Code English 1 591 4 132 2025 Confirmed intention to participate 5 Host country Congratulations 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest edit Further information Congratulations 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest Artist Song Language At Congratulations At Eurovision Final Points Semi Points Year Place Points Celine Dion Ne partez pas sans moi French Failed to qualify 10 98 1988 1 137Hostings editYear Location Venue Presenter s 1956 Lugano Teatro Kursaal Lohengrin Filipello 1989 Lausanne Palais de Beaulieu Lolita Morena and Jacques Deschenaux 2025 TBA Awards editMarcel Bezencon Awards edit Further information Marcel Bezencon Awards Year Category Song Composer s lyrics l music m Performer Final Points Host city Ref 2021 Composer Award Tout l univers Gjon Muharremaj Xavier Michel Wouter Hardy amp Nina Sampermans m amp l Gjon s Tears 3 432 nbsp Rotterdam 6 2024 Press AwardArtistic Award d The Code Benjamin Alasu Lasse Midtsian Nymann Linda Dale Nemo Mettler m amp l Nemo 1 591 nbsp Malmo 7 Related involvement editConductors edit Year Conductor e Musical director Notes Ref 1956 Fernando Paggi f 8 1957 nbsp Willy Berking N A g 1958 Paul Burkhard 1959 nbsp Franck Pourcel h 1960 Cedric Dumont 1961 Fernando Paggi 1962 Cedric Dumont 1963 nbsp Eric Robinson i 1964 Fernando Paggi 1965 Mario Robbiani 1966 nbsp Jean Roderes j 1967 Hans Moeckel 1968 Mario Robbiani 1969 nbsp Henry Mayer 1970 nbsp Bernard Gerard 9 1971 Hardy Schneiders 1972 nbsp Jean Pierre Festi 1973 nbsp Herve Roy 1974 nbsp Pepe Ederer 1975 Peter Jacques 1976 Mario Robbiani 1977 Peter Jacques 1978 nbsp Daniel Janin 1979 nbsp Rolf Zuckowski 1980 Peter Reber 10 1981 nbsp Rolf Zuckowski 1982 nbsp Joan Amils 1983 Robert Weber k 1984 Mario Robbiani 1985 Anita Kerr 1986 nbsp nbsp Atilla Sereftug 1987 No conductor 1988 nbsp nbsp Atilla Sereftug 1989 nbsp Benoit Kaufman l 1990 Bela Balint N A 1991 nbsp Flaviano Cuffari 1992 Roby Seidel 1993 Marc Sorrentino 1994 nbsp Valeriano Chiaravalle 1996 nbsp nbsp Rui dos Reis 1997 nbsp Pietro Damiani 1998 No conductor Heads of delegation edit Year Head of delegation Ref 2016 2021 Reto Peritz 11 12 2022 Yves Schifferle 13 14 Commentators and spokespersons edit This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed February 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message Over the years Switzerland has broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest on three television stations SRF German language RTS French language and RSI Italian language Year Commentator Spokesperson Ref SRF RTS RSI 1956 Fritz Schauffele de 15 Raymond Colbert fr 16 No broadcast No spokesperson 1957 No broadcast Commentary via RTF France Mani Weber 1958 Theodor Haller 1959 Boris Acquadro 1960 1961 1962 Commentary via RAI Italy Alexandre Burger 1963 Georges Hardy 1964 Robert Burnier 1965 Jean Charles 1966 Georges Hardy Giovanni Bertini 1967 Robert Burnier 1968 Georges Hardy 1969 1970 1971 No spokesperson 1972 1973 1974 Michel Stocker 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Max Rueger 1980 Theodor Haller 1981 1982 1983 1984 Bernard Thurnheer Serge Moisson Ezio Guidi 1985 1986 1987 Wilma Gilardi 1988 Ezio Guidi 1989 Thierry Masselot Giovanni Bertini 1990 Emanuela Gaggini 1991 Lolita Morena 1992 Mariano Tschuor Ivan Fresard 1993 Bernard Thurnheer Jean Marc Richard 1994 Wilma Gilardi Sandra Studer 1995 Heinz Margot Joanne Holder Did not participate 1996 Sandra Studer Pierre Grandjean Yves Menestrier 1997 Heinz Margot Roman Kilchsperger Jonathan Tedesco Sandy Altermatt 1998 Jean Marc Richard Regula Elsener 1999 Sandra Studer Did not participate 2000 Astrid Von Stockar 2001 Phil Mundwiller Did not participate 2002 Jonathan Tedesco Claudio Lazzarino Diana Jorg 2003 Roman Kilchsperger Jean Marc Richard Alain Morisod Daniele Rauseo Claudio Lazzarino Did not participate 2004 Marco Fritsche Daniela Tami Claudio Lazzarino Emel Aykanat 2005 Sandra Studer Jean Marc Richard Marie Therese Porchet Cecile Bahler 2006 Jean Marc Richard Alain Morisod Sandy Altermatt Claudio Lazzarino Jubaira Bachmann 2007 Bernard Thurnheer Jean Marc Richard all Henri Des final Nicolas Tanner semi final Sven Epiney 2008 Sven Epiney Jean Marc Richard Nicolas Tanner Sandy Altermatt Cecile Bahler 2009 2010 Christa Rigozzi 2011 Jonathan Tedesco Cecile Bahler 2012 Clarissa Tami Paolo Meneguzzi Sara Hildebrand 2013 Alessandro Bertoglio Melanie Freymond 2014 Sven Epiney Peter Schneider Gabriel Vetter Alessandro Bertoglio Sandy Altermatt Kurt Aeschbacher 2015 Clarissa Tami Paolo Meneguzzi Laetitia Guarino 2016 Clarissa Tami Michele Carobbio Sebalter 2017 Sven Epiney all Stefan Busser Micky Beisenherz final Clarissa Tami all Sebalter final Luca Hanni 17 18 19 2018 Sven Epiney Clarissa Tami Sebalter Leticia Carvalho 20 21 22 23 2019 Jean Marc Richard Nicolas Tanner all Bastian Baker final Sinplus 24 25 26 27 2021 Jean Marc Richard Nicolas Tanner all Joseph Gorgoni final Clarissa Tami 2nd semi final and final Sebalter final Angelique Beldner 28 29 30 31 32 2022 Jean Marc Richard all Nicolas Tanner semi finals Gjon s Tears final Clarissa Tami all Francesca Marigiotta 1st semi final and final Boris Piffaretti 2nd semi final and final Julie Berthollet 33 34 2023 Jean Marc Richard Nicolas Tanner Priscilla Formaz Ellis Cavallini and Gian Andrea Costa Chiara Dubey 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 2024 Jean Marc Richard all Nicolas Tanner all Julie Berthollet final Jennifer Bosshard 44 45 46 47 Gallery edit nbsp Jean Philippe in Luxembourg 1962 nbsp Yovanna in Naples 1965 nbsp Henri Des in Amsterdam 1970 nbsp Peter Sue and Marc in The Hague 1976 nbsp Piero and the MusicStars in Istanbul 2004 nbsp Six4one during a press conference in Athens 2006 nbsp DJ BoBo in Helsinki 2007 nbsp Paolo Meneguzzi in Belgrade 2008 nbsp Michael von der Heide in Oslo 2010 nbsp Anna Rossinelli in Dusseldorf 2011 nbsp Takasa in Malmo 2013 nbsp Sebalter in Copenhagen 2014 nbsp Melanie Rene in Vienna 2015 nbsp Rykka in Stockholm 2016 nbsp Timebelle in Kyiv 2017 nbsp Zibbz in Lisbon 2018 nbsp Luca Hanni in Tel Aviv 2019 nbsp Gjon s Tears in Rotterdam 2021 nbsp Marius Bear in Turin 2022 nbsp Remo Forrer in Liverpool 2023 nbsp Nemo in Malmo 2024 See also editSwitzerland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest Junior version of the Eurovision Song Contest Switzerland in the Eurovision Dance Contest Dance version of the Eurovision Song Contest Switzerland in the Eurovision Young Dancers A competition organised by the EBU for younger dancers aged between 16 and 21 Switzerland in the Eurovision Young Musicians A competition organised by the EBU for musicians aged 17 years and younger Notes edit a b The 1956 contest had secret voting and apart from the winner no results were released According to the then Eurovision rules the top ten non Big Four countries from the previous year along with the Big Four automatically qualified for the grand final without having to compete in semi finals For example if Germany and France placed inside the top ten the 11th and 12th spots were advanced to the next year s grand final along with all countries ranked in the top ten The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic Voted by the national commentators All conductors are of Swiss nationality unless otherwise noted Also conducted the Dutch and German entries Host conductor Host conductor Host conductor Host conductor Conducted at the national final by Hans Moeckel Also conducted the Luxembourgish entry and half of the Danish entry References edit History by Year Eurovision Song Contest 1995 EBU Archived from the original on 2010 12 31 Retrieved 2009 04 15 History by Year Eurovision Song Contest 1999 EBU Archived from the original on 2010 12 31 Retrieved 2009 04 15 History by Year Eurovision Song Contest 2001 EBU Archived from the original on 2011 06 05 Retrieved 2009 04 15 History by Year Eurovision Song Contest 2003 EBU Archived from the original on 2011 06 05 Retrieved 2009 04 15 Switzerland wins 68th eurovision while Ireland takes sixth place NewsTalk 2024 05 11 The Marcel Bezencon Award 22 May 2021 https ogaegreece com eurovision 2024 winners of marcel bezencon awards 2024 Roxburgh Gordon 2012 Songs for Europe The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest Vol One The 1950s and 1960s Prestatyn Telos Publishing pp 93 101 ISBN 978 1 84583 065 6 Roxburgh Gordon 2014 Songs for Europe The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest Vol Two The 1970s Prestatyn Telos Publishing pp 142 168 ISBN 978 1 84583 093 9 Roxburgh Gordon 2016 Songs for Europe The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest Vol Three The 1980s Prestatyn Telos Publishing ISBN 978 1 84583 118 9 Interview mit Reto Peritz Head of Delegation Switzerland Eurovision Song Contest in Swiss High German douzepoints ch 2016 05 16 Retrieved 2023 12 22 via YouTube Casellini Stefano 2020 12 31 Switzerland The new song for Gjon s Tears is ready ESCToday Retrieved 2023 12 22 Arth Rick 2022 05 27 Host city speculation Could Eurovision 2023 be held in Switzerland Wiwibloggs Retrieved 2023 12 22 Stephenson James 2023 12 22 Switzerland Eurovision Song Won t Be Male Ballad Eurovoix Retrieved 2023 12 22 Do 24 Mai Bild Funk in German No 21 1956 20 May 1956 p 43 OCLC 643528928 Avec la television romande La Liberte in French 2 June 1956 p 31 OCLC 632871126 Retrieved 8 November 2023 ESC 2017 Satirischer Kommentar mit Stefan Busser und Aeschbacher Spezial aus Kiew ESC 2017 Satirical commentary with Stefan Busser and Aeschbacher Special from Kyiv SRF in German Retrieved 27 February 2020 Eurovision Song Contest 2017 RSI in Italian Archived from the original on 7 May 2017 Retrieved 27 February 2017 Davies Megan 1 May 2017 Switzerland Luca Hanni Announced As Spokesperson Eurovoix Retrieved 27 February 2020 Granger Anthony 16 April 2018 Switzerland Sven Epiney Returns to the Commentary Booth Eurovoix Retrieved 26 February 2020 Eurosong TV Play RTS RTS in French Retrieved 26 February 2020 Eurovision Song Contest 2018 RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera RSI in Italian 7 May 2018 Retrieved 26 February 2020 Granger Anthony 19 April 2018 Switzerland Leticia Carvalho Revealed as Spokesperson Eurovoix Retrieved 26 February 2020 Granger Anthony 16 April 2019 Switzerland Sven Epiney Confirmed as SRF s Eurovision Commentator Eurovoix Retrieved 26 February 2020 Brown Alistair 3 May 2019 Switzerland Bastian Baker Announced As Commentator For Grand Final Eurovoix Retrieved 26 February 2020 Dal 3 giugno addio al Digitale Terrestre in Svizzera niente piu Eurovision sulla RSI per gli italiani Farewell to DTT in Switzerland from 3 June no more Eurovision on CSR for Italians eurofestivalnews com in Italian 6 May 2019 Retrieved 26 February 2020 Herbert Emily 24 April 2019 Switzerland Sinplus Revealed as Eurovision 2019 Spokespersons Eurovoix Retrieved 26 February 2020 TV Programm in German Swiss Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved 2021 05 10 Eurovision 2021 scarica la Guida completa all evento anche in versione eBook Eurofestival in Italian 10 May 2021 Retrieved 2021 05 11 Programme TV in French Radio Television Suisse Retrieved 2021 05 10 Granger Anthony 2021 04 12 Switzerland Sven Epiney Confirmed as SRF s Eurovision 2021 Commentator Eurovoix Retrieved 2021 04 12 Granger Anthony 2021 04 27 Switzerland Angelique Beldner Revealed as Spokesperson For Eurovision 2021 Eurovoix Retrieved 2021 04 27 Switzerland Eurovision 2022 Commentators for RSI Revealed 8 May 2022 Switzerland Julie Berthollet Spokesperson for Eurovision 2022 7 May 2022 Sie war 2018 in der Vorauswahl Chiara Dubey verteilt die ESC Punkte fur die Schweiz srf ch in German SRF 2023 04 25 Retrieved 2023 04 26 Remo Forrer mit Watergun fur die Schweiz am Eurovision Song Contest 2023 Medienportal in German Retrieved 2023 03 07 ESC 2023 Svizra prenda part cun Watergun rtr ch in Romansh Radiotelevisiun Svizra Rumantscha 7 March 2023 Retrieved 2023 03 07 TV Programm 09 05 2023 Play SRF in German Retrieved 2023 04 05 TV Programm 11 05 2023 Play SRF in German Retrieved 2023 04 05 TV Programm 13 05 2023 Play SRF in German Retrieved 2023 04 06 Granger Anthony 2023 04 11 Switzerland Sven Epiney Confirmed as SRF s Eurovision 2023 Commentator Eurovoix Retrieved 2023 04 11 Watergun Remo Forrer fait son entree dans l Eurovision avec force rts ch in Swiss French Radio Television Suisse 7 March 2023 Retrieved 2023 03 07 Eurovision Song Contest 2023 Remo Forrer in gara per la Svizzera con Watergun rsi ch in Italian Radiotelevisione svizzera Retrieved 2023 03 07 11 Mai 2024 Play SRF in Swiss High German SRG SSR Retrieved 12 April 2024 Granger Anthony 27 March 2024 Switzerland Jennifer Bosshard Spokesperson for Eurovision 2024 Eurovoix Retrieved 27 March 2024 9 Mai 2024 Play SRF in Swiss High German SRF Retrieved 12 April 2024 1ere demi finale internationale Play RTS in Swiss French SRG SSR Retrieved 9 May 2024 External links editPoints to and from Switzerland eurovisioncovers co uk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest amp oldid 1223991295, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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