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Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest

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Switzerland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 63 times since its debut at the first contest in 1956, missing only four contests: 1995, 1999, 2001, and 2003. Switzerland hosted the first contest in 1956 in Lugano, where it also won. The country claimed its second victory in 1988, 32 years after the first, and its third in 2024, 36 years after the second win.

Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
Switzerland
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
Switzerland's page at Eurovision.tv Edit this at Wikidata
For the most recent participation see
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024

Lys Assia won the inaugural contest in 1956 with the song "Refrain" and returned to place second in 1958. Switzerland achieved second place with Esther Ofarim (1963) and Daniela Simmons (1986), and third place with Franca di Rienzo (1961) and Arlette Zola (1982). The country won for the second time in 1988 with Céline Dion and the song "Ne partez pas sans moi". Annie Cotton secured Switzerland's 15th top-five finish by placing third in 1993.

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

Absences

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

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

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
1First place
2Second place
3Third place
◁Last place
XEntry selected but did not compete
†Upcoming event
YearArtistSongLanguageFinalPointsSemiPoints
1956Lys Assia"Das alte Karussell"German—[a]—[a]No semi-finals
"Refrain"French1
1957Lys Assia"L'Enfant que j'étais"French85
1958Lys Assia"Giorgio"German, Italian224
1959Christa Williams"Irgendwoher"German414
1960Anita Traversi"Cielo e terra"Italian85
1961Franca di Rienzo"Nous aurons demain"French316
1962Jean Philippe"Le Retour"French102
1963Esther Ofarim"T'en va pas"French240
1964Anita Traversi"I miei pensieri"Italian13 ◁0
1965Yovanna"Non, à jamais sans toi"French88
1966Madeleine Pascal"Ne vois-tu pas ?"French612
1967Géraldine"Quel cœur vas-tu briser ?"French17 ◁0
1968Gianni Mascolo"Guardando il sole"Italian132
1969Paola"Bonjour, bonjour"German513
1970Henri Dès"Retour"French48
1971Peter, Sue and Marc"Les Illusions de nos vingt ans"French1278
1972Véronique Müller"C'est la chanson de mon amour"French888
1973Patrick Juvet"Je vais me marier, Marie"French1279
1974Piera Martell"Mein Ruf nach dir"German14 ◁3
1975Simone Drexel"Mikado"German677
1976Peter, Sue and Marc"Djambo Djambo"English491
1977Pepe Lienhard Band"Swiss Lady"German671
1978Carole Vinci"Vivre"French965
1979Peter, Sue and Marc, Pfuri, Gorps and Kniri"Trödler und Co."German1060
1980Paola"Cinéma"French4104
1981Peter, Sue and Marc"Io senza te"Italian4121
1982Arlette Zola"Amour on t'aime"French397
1983Mariella Farré"Io così non ci sto"Italian1528
1984Rainy Day"Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein"German1630
1985Mariella Farré and Pino Gasparini"Piano, piano"German1239
1986Daniela Simons"Pas pour moi"French2140
1987Carol Rich"Moitié moitié"French1726
1988Céline Dion"Ne partez pas sans moi"French1137
1989Furbaz"Viver senza tei"Romansh1347
1990Egon Egemann"Musik klingt in die Welt hinaus"German1151
1991Sandra Simó"Canzone per te"Italian5118
1992Daisy Auvray"Mister Music Man"French1532
1993Annie Cotton"Moi, tout simplement"French3148Kvalifikacija za Millstreet
1994Duilio"Sto pregando"Italian1915No semi-finals
1996Kathy Leander"Mon cœur l'aime"French1622867
1997Barbara Berta"Dentro di me"Italian225No semi-finals
1998Gunvor"Lass ihn"German25 ◁0
2000Jane Bogaert"La vita cos'è?"Italian2014
2002Francine Jordi"Dans le jardin de mon âme"French2215
2004Piero and the MusicStars"Celebrate"EnglishFailed to qualify22 ◁0
2005Vanilla Ninja"Cool Vibes"English81288114
2006six4one"If We All Give a Little"English1630Top 11 in 2005 final[b]
2007DJ BoBo"Vampires Are Alive"EnglishFailed to qualify2040
2008Paolo Meneguzzi"Era stupendo"Italian1347
2009Lovebugs"The Highest Heights"English1415
2010Michael von der Heide"Il pleut de l'or"French17 ◁2
2011Anna Rossinelli"In Love for a While"English25 ◁191055
2012Sinplus"Unbreakable"EnglishFailed to qualify1145
2013Takasa"You and Me"English1341
2014Sebalter"Hunter of Stars"English1364492
2015Mélanie René"Time to Shine"EnglishFailed to qualify17 ◁4
2016Rykka"The Last of Our Kind"English18 ◁28
2017Timebelle"Apollo"English1297
2018Zibbz"Stones"English1386
2019Luca Hänni"She Got Me"English43644232
2020Gjon's Tears"Répondez-moi"FrenchContest cancelled[c] X
2021Gjon's Tears"Tout l'univers"French34321291
2022Marius Bear"Boys Do Cry"English17789118
2023Remo Forrer"Watergun"English2092797
2024Nemo"The Code"English15914132
2025Confirmed intention to participate †[5]Host country

Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest

ArtistSongLanguageAt CongratulationsAt Eurovision
FinalPointsSemiPointsYearPlacePoints
Céline Dion"Ne partez pas sans moi"FrenchFailed to qualify109819881137

Hostings

YearLocationVenuePresenter(s)
1956LuganoTeatro KursaalLohengrin Filipello
1989LausannePalais de BeaulieuLolita Morena and Jacques Deschenaux
2025TBA †

Awards

Marcel Bezençon Awards

YearCategorySongComposer(s)
lyrics (l) / music (m)		PerformerFinalPointsHost cityRef.
2021Composer Award"Tout l'univers"Gjon Muharremaj, Xavier Michel, Wouter Hardy & Nina Sampermans (m & l)Gjon's Tears3432 Rotterdam
[6]
2024Composer Award
Artistic Award[d]		"The Code"Benjamin Alasu, Lasse Midtsian Nymann, Linda Dale, Nemo Mettler (m&l)Nemo1591 Malmö
[7]

Related involvement

Conductors

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

Heads of delegation

YearHead of delegationRef.
2016–2021Reto Peritz
[11][12]
2022–Yves Schifferle
[13][14]

Commentators and spokespersons

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

YearCommentatorSpokespersonRef.
SRFRTSRSI
1956Fritz Schäuffele [de][15]Raymond Colbert [fr][16]No broadcastNo spokesperson
1957No broadcastCommentary via RTF FranceMäni Weber
1958Theodor Haller
1959Boris Acquadro
1960
1961
1962Commentary via RAI ItalyAlexandre Burger
1963Georges Hardy
1964Robert Burnier
1965Jean Charles
1966Georges HardyGiovanni Bertini
1967Robert Burnier
1968Georges Hardy
1969
1970
1971No spokesperson
1972
1973
1974Michel Stocker
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979Max Rüeger
1980Theodor Haller
1981
1982
1983
1984Bernard ThurnheerSerge MoissonEzio Guidi
1985
1986
1987Wilma Gilardi
1988Ezio Guidi
1989Thierry MasselotGiovanni Bertini
1990Emanuela Gaggini
1991Lolita Morena
1992Mariano TschuorIvan Frésard
1993Bernard ThurnheerJean-Marc Richard
1994Wilma GilardiSandra Studer
1995Heinz MargotJoanne HolderDid not participate
1996Sandra StuderPierre GrandjeanYves Ménestrier
1997Heinz Margot, Roman KilchspergerJonathan TedescoSandy Altermatt
1998Jean-Marc RichardRegula Elsener
1999Sandra StuderDid not participate
2000Astrid Von Stockar
2001Phil MundwillerDid not participate
2002Jonathan Tedesco, Claudio LazzarinoDiana Jörg
2003Roman KilchspergerJean-Marc Richard, Alain MorisodDaniele Rauseo, Claudio LazzarinoDid not participate
2004Marco FritscheDaniela Tami, Claudio LazzarinoEmel Aykanat
2005Sandra StuderJean-Marc Richard, Marie-Thérèse PorchetCécile Bähler
2006Jean-Marc Richard, Alain MorisodSandy Altermatt, Claudio LazzarinoJubaira Bachmann
2007Bernard ThurnheerJean-Marc Richard (all), Henri Dès (final),
Nicolas Tanner (semi-final)		Sven Epiney
2008Sven EpineyJean-Marc Richard, Nicolas TannerSandy AltermattCécile Bähler
2009
2010Christa Rigozzi
2011Jonathan TedescoCécile Bähler
2012Clarissa Tami, Paolo MeneguzziSara Hildebrand
2013Alessandro BertoglioMélanie Freymond
2014Sven Epiney, Peter Schneider, Gabriel VetterAlessandro Bertoglio, Sandy AltermattKurt Aeschbacher
2015Clarissa Tami, Paolo MeneguzziLaetitia Guarino
2016Clarissa Tami, Michele CarobbioSebalter
2017Sven Epiney (all); Stefan Büsser, Micky Beisenherz (final)Clarissa Tami (all); Sebalter (final)Luca Hänni
[17][18][19]
2018Sven EpineyClarissa Tami, SebalterLetícia Carvalho
[20][21][22][23]
2019Jean-Marc Richard, Nicolas Tanner (all);
Bastian Baker (final)		Sinplus
[24][25][26][27]
2021Jean-Marc Richard, Nicolas Tanner (all);
Joseph Gorgoni (final)		Clarissa Tami (2nd semi-final and final);
Sebalter (final)		Angélique Beldner
[28][29][30][31][32]
2022Jean-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]
2023Jean-Marc Richard, Nicolas Tanner, Priscilla FormazEllis Cavallini and Gian-Andrea CostaChiara Dubey
[35][36][37]
[38][39][40][41][42][43]
2024Jean-Marc Richard (all), Nicolas Tanner (all), Julie Berthollet (final)Jennifer Bosshard
[44][45][46][47]

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See also

Notes

References

External links

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