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Revision as of 00:44, 24 December 2012
| Schweiz | |
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| Participating broadcaster | SRG SSR |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 53 |
| First appearance | 1956 |
| Highest placement | 1st: 1956, 1988 |
| External links | |
| SF page | |
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. Switzerland won the contest again in 1988. A third victory in 1963 could have been possibly had Katie Boyle not recalled the Norwegian for their votes again. [citation needed]
Although most of the Swiss representatives are national acts not known outside of the country, many 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. Esther Ofarim's 1963 second-place finish helped establish her as an international success.
Despite a fourth consecutive semi-final failure, as well as increasing pressure to withdraw from the Contest SRG SSR has confirmed that they have no current plans to withdraw from the contest, claiming that "the Eurovision Song Contest costs the broadcaster less than some entertainment shows".[1] However, the country eventually qualified again for the final in the 2011 contest, with only one more point than Malta and Armenia.
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 relegated Switzerland from the contest.[2][3][4][5]
Contestants
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 51 appearances in the Contest, Switzerland has sent 52 songs, 24 of which were in French, 12 in German, nine in Italian, six in English, and one in Romansh. Both of Switzerland's winning songs have been sung in French.
In the table below, wins are highlighted with a gold background colour, 2nd places with silver, and 3rd places with bronze. Last placements are in red.
- XX on Semi Finals denotes auto-qualification. This could be due to two reasons. If a country won the previous year, they did not have to compete in Semi Finals, or back in the early 2005-2007 era, countries who done well did not have to compete in Semi Finals the following year. The top ten non-Big four along with the Big four countries automatically qualified, for example, if Germany and France placed inside the top 10, the 11th and 12th spots were advanced to next year's Grand Final along with everyone within the top 10.
- XX on Finals denotes an unsuccessful attempt to qualify to the final.
Voting history (1975-2012)
Switzerland has given the most points to...
| Rank | Land | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Irland
|
156 |
| 2 |  Frankreich
|
145 |
| 3 |  Spanien
|
141 |
| 4 |  Vereinigtes Königreich
|
140 |
| 5 |  Israel
|
122 |
Switzerland has received the most points from...
| Rank | Land | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vereinigtes Königreich
|
122 |
| 2 |  Niederlande
|
99 |
| 3 |  Belgien
|
98 |
| = |  Finnland
|
98 |
| 4 |  Österreich
|
90 |
| 5 |  Norwegen
|
88 |
NOTE: The totals in the above tables include only points awarded in Eurovision finals, and not the semi-finals since 2004.
Since introducing the semi-finals in 2004 until 2012
Switzerland has given the most points to...
| Rank | Land | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Albanien
|
79 |
| 2 |  Türkei
|
69 |
| 3 |  Portugal
|
65 |
| 4 |  Bosnien und Herzegowina
|
61 |
| 5 |  Serbien
|
58 |
| 6 |  Deutschland
|
50 |
| 7 |  Kroatien
|
40 |
| 8 |  Mazedonien
|
39 |
| 9 |  Griechenland
|
37 |
| 10 | Spanien
|
33 |
Since introducing the semi-finals in 2004 until 2012
Switzerland has received the most points from...
| Rank | Land | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Malta
|
35 |
| 2 |  Lettland
|
23 |
| 3 | Finnland
|
21 |
| 4 |  Zypern
|
19 |
| 5 | Deutschland
|
14 |
 Estland
|
14 | |
 Litauen
|
14 | |
 Monaco
|
14 |
NOTE: The tables with points from 2004 include points awarded in both finals and semi-finals where the highest point from the final/semi-final is picked.
Hostings
| Year | Standort | Venue | Presenters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 |  Lugano
|
Teatro Kursaal | Lohengrin Filipello |
| 1989 | Lausanne
|
Palais de Beaulieu | Lolita Morena and Jacques Deschenaux |
Commentators and Spokespeople
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Over the years Switzerland has broadcasted the Eurovision Song Contest on three television stations, SRF (German language), RTS (French language) and RSI (Italian language).
| Year(s) | Swiss German Commentator | Swiss French Commentator | Swiss Italian Commentator | Spokesperson | Dual Swiss German Commentator | Dual Swiss French Commentator | Dual Swiss Italian Commentator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | No broadcast | Georges Hardy | No broadcast | No Spokesperson | No Dual Commentator | No Dual Commentator | No Dual Commentator |
| 1957 | Mäni Weber | ||||||
| 1958 | Theodor Haller | ||||||
| 1959 | Boris Acquadro | ||||||
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| 1962 | Giovanni Bertini | ||||||
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| 1964 | Alexandre Burger | ||||||
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| 1971 | No Spokesperson | ||||||
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| 1974 | Alexandre Burger | ||||||
| 1975 | Michel Stocker | ||||||
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| 1984 | Bernard Thurnheer | Serge Moisson | Ezio Guidi | ||||
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| 1988 | |||||||
| 1989 | Unknown | ||||||
| 1990 | Emanuela Gaggini | ||||||
| 1991 | Lolita Morena | ||||||
| 1992 | Mariano Tschuor | Ivan Frésard | |||||
| 1993 | Bernard Thurnheer | Jean-Marc Richard | |||||
| 1994 | Wilma Gilardi | Sandra Simo | |||||
| 1995 | Heinz Margot | Joanne Holder | Did not participate | ||||
| 1996 | Sandra Studer | Pierre Grandjean | Yves Ménestrier | ||||
| 1997 | Heinz Margot | Jonathan Tedesco | Sandy Altermatt | Roman Kilchsperger | |||
| 1998 | Jean-Marc Richard | Regula Elsener | |||||
| 1999 | Sandra Studer | Did not participate | No Dual Commentator | ||||
| 2000 | Astrid Von Stockar | ||||||
| 2001 | Did not participate | ||||||
| 2002 | Phil Mundwiller | Diana Jörg | Claudio Lazzarino | ||||
| 2003 | Roman Kilchsperger | Jean-Marc Richard | Daniele Rauseo | Did not participate | No Dual Commentator | ||
| 2004 | Sandra Studer | Emel Aykanat | Claudio Lazzarino | ||||
| 2005 | Cécile Bähler | Marie-Thérèse Porchet | |||||
| 2006 | Sandy Altermatt | Jubaira Bachmann | Alain Morisod | ||||
| 2007 | Bernard Thurnheer | Sven Epiney | Henri Dès | ||||
| 2008 | Sven Epiney | Cécile Bähler | Nicolas Tanner | No Dual Commentator | |||
| 2009 | |||||||
| 2010 | Christa Rigozzi | ||||||
| 2011 | Jonathan Tedesco | Cécile Bähler | |||||
| 2012 | Clarissa Tami | Sara Hildebrand | Paolo Meneguzzi |
Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest
| Artist | Titel | Place | Points | Year | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celine Dion | "Ne partez pas sans moi" | 10 | 98 | 1988 | 1 | 161 |
References
- ^ "Die Teilnahme kostest uns nicht viel" (in German). 20 Minuten. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "History by Year: Eurovision Song Contest 1995". EBU. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "History by Year: Eurovision Song Contest 1999". EBU. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "History by Year: Eurovision Song Contest 2001". EBU. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "History by Year: Eurovision Song Contest 2003". EBU. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Barclay, Simon (June 17, 2010). The Complete and Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. Silverthorn Press. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-4457-8415-1.
External links
- Points to and from Switzerland eurovisioncovers.co.uk
