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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.

Lys

One last refrain – a tribute to Lys Assia

At the age of 94, Lys Assia has passed in Zurich’s Zollikerberg Hospital. She won the very first Eurovision Song Contest, and remained a loyal ambassador...

13 March – Turn off the search light

Do you like it when we see people from outside Europe (or, since 2015, Australia), taking part in our favourite TV show? Do you...

Nick’s Eurovision Countdown 2021 – Switzerland

SWITZERLAND - Gjon's Tears - Tout L'Univers One of my earliest, and still favourite, contests is the 1986 running. Right from Terry Wogan's opening comments,...

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Switzerland

Luca is about to give the Swiss their best result in years. It's not a big ask. The trite lyric tries way too hard and...

Switzerland – Is he more Torvill or Dean?

I tend to look at this in the same way I would an ice skating tournement (I'm gay, bear with me here). This has lots...

29 June – The dawn is fading behind a field of...

As we know, past performance is no guarantee of future performance. As saw in Torino/Turin, a certain country who were runners-up in 2021 finished...

Shitzerland – Back to form….

I’m writing this after being stunned by Rykka aka poor man’s Halle Berry. She’s wearing a mop of hair that looks like it’s had...
Marius Bear

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 38 – Switzerland

Marius Bear – Boys Do Cry Ooh look, a variation on a theme. (That might be too clever for some of you – or too British!) Instead...

18 April – Yours, yours, yours

We love vintage here. There is more to Eurovision than someone clucking in ultra high definition. There were days when we had nothing more...

More tunes for you!

Romania You know that phrase about the kitchen sink. Well I think Romania have got one of them as well, although it was difficult to...