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Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Switzerland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 65 times since its debut in 1956. SRG SSR is the Swiss broadcaster.

Switzerland in the
Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
Switzerland
Participating broadcasterSwiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR)
Participation summary
Appearances65 (54 finals)
First appearance1956
Highest placement1st: 1956, 1988, 2024
Host1956, 1989, 2025
External links
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Song contest current event.png For the most recent participation see
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025

Switzerland's three victories was achieved with the following songs:

Switzerland had missed only four contests: 1995, 1999, 2001 and 2003.

Participation overview

Year Artist Song Language Final Points Semi Points
1956 Lys Assia "Das alte Karussell" German N/A[a] N/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 [fr] "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 [fr] "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 [fr] "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 [de] "Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein" German 16 30
1985 Mariella Farré and Pino Gasparini [de] "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 [fr] "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 [de] "Dentro di me" Italian 22 5 No semi-finals
1998 Gunvor [de] "Lass ihn" German 25 ◁ 0
2000 Jane Bogaert [it] "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 Zoë Më "Voyage" French 10 214 Host country
2026 Confirmed intention to participate †[1]

Hostings

Switzerland has hosted the contest three times, one time in Lugano (1956), one time in Lausanne (1989) and one time in Basel (2025).

Year Location Venue References
1956 Lugano Teatro Kursaal [2]
1989 Lausanne Palais de Beaulieu [3]
2025 Basel St. Jakobshalle [4]

Switzerland In The Eurovision Song Contest Media

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The 1956 contest had secret voting and, apart from the winner, no results were released.
  2. ↑ The Eurovision Song Contest rules allowed the top ten non-Big Four countries and the Big Four to advance to the Grand Final without semi-finals.
  3. ↑ The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

  1. ↑ Jiandani, Sanjay (2025-06-02). "Switzerland: SRG-SSR confirms participation at Eurovision 2026". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 2025-06-03. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
  2. ↑ Eurovision Song Contest Lugano 1956. https://eurovision.tv/event/lugano-1956. Retrieved 2025-07-16. 
  3. ↑ Eurovision Song Contest Lausanne 1989. https://eurovision.tv/event/lausanne-1989. Retrieved 2025-07-16. 
  4. ↑ "Basel 2025". Eurovision Song Contest. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
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