Concours Eurovision


Concours Eurovision is the Swiss Eurovision national selection. This has been held on an irregular basis since 1956. During the 1980s, the contest tended to have ten participating songs - three in French, three in German, three in Italian and one in Romansch.
A number of Swiss entrants have made multiple appearances in the contest, such as Mariella Farré 1981,83,85, Daniela Simmons in 1983,85, 86 and Arlette Zola in 1982,84 and 85. The legendary Peter, Sue & Marc appeared on six occasions - 1973,74,75,76,79 and 81. Céline Dion won the 1988 final by just seven points over her nearest rivals, Furbaz.
In 2005 the show was indefinitely cancelled when SRG SSR started to stage internal selection contests. For the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 a new open selection format called Die grosse Entscheidungs Show was established. This new show is being held annually since then.
The following table lists those entries which finished fifth or higher at Eurovision:
YearSongArtistPositionPoints
1956"Refrain"Lys Assia1stN/A
1959"Irgendwoher"Christa Williams14
1961"Nous aurons demain"Franca Di Rienzo3rd16
1963"T'en va pas"Esther Ofarim2nd40
1969"Bonjour, Bonjour"Paola del Medico5th13
1970"Retour"Henri Dès4th8
1976"Djambo, Djambo"Peter, Sue and Marc4th91
1980"Cinéma"Paola4th104
1981"Io senza te"Peter, Sue and Marc4th121
1982"Amour on t'aime"Arlette Zola3rd97
1986"Pas pour moi"Daniela Simmons2nd140
1988"Ne partez pas sans moi"Céline Dion1st137
1991"Canzone per te"Sandra Simó5th118
1993"Moi, tout simplement"Annie Cotton3rd148