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Switzerland

The Swiss entry is chosen by one of the four main broadcasters in turn. The Swiss took part in (and won) the first ever contest in 1956. Overall Switzerland has won twice.

The Football Association Challenge Cup

... or Switzerland as I believe the country is really called. Same performance as on Tuesday with lots of Gold and a rather good...

On a wingnut and a prayer

Switzerland have had a very poor record in this contest since Annie Cotton's third place back in 1993. They managed a top ten finish...

Agents of moo moo – La Swiss

Franko: This does everything it says on the tin. Well known rock band performing a safe song as though they were in a gig...

Filling in the gaps of love

Right then, so I've had a quick check up of the vids of other tunes, and this is the things I discover. They weren't half...

One Man and his Werewolf

"Vampires all over Europe, get alive! Or come alive! Or just come on! I'm not sure! Hi, I'm TV's Troy McClure, and you may...

Switzerland – Oh dear lordi

People who watch this thing that is happening a week today (shit!) will point at this and say: "Haven't Lordi opened the show?" or...

The Swiss do nice chocolate

Nick: It's annoying me. It's a sequence of fleeting moments of sounds-a-bit-like-something-elseness, never quite long enough for me to get a proper grip and...

We’re a little bit…

The welcome party was very loud last night. Very little socialising with elegant people, and lots of P6 shouting that he couldn't do any...

Siegle and Meinunger’s bastard love child

I hereby officially blame Nick for making me do Switzerland at this point - but it wasn't worth it. It does look like everything...

Arsenium to the new millennium!

God, but I wish I was joking. Let's start with 551 for 6 declared. They surprised me really quite a lot by putting together a...