Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957

Finals performanceFinal result8th, 5 pointsSwitzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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After their win in 1956, Switzerland continued with their format of a national final to select their entry for the 1957 contest.

Before Eurovision

National final

The final was held on 11 February 1957 in St. Moritz. Three artists competed to represent Switzerland: last year's winner Lys Assia; Jo Roland, who participated at the national final of 1956; and Gianni Ferraresi, and the winning song was chosen by the votes of 4 regional juries. The winner was Lys Assia for the second year, with the song "L'enfant que j'étais".[1]

The winning title was written by Émile Gardaz and composed by Géo Voumard, the same duo who wrote the previous year's Swiss entry and Eurovision winner "Refrain".

Final – 11 February 1957
Draw Artist Song
1 Jo Roland "La vie"
2 Lys Assia "L'enfant que j'étais"
3 Gianni Ferraresi "Lasciami tranquillo"
4 Lys Assia "Derrière la cathedrale"
5 Gianni Ferraresi "Nel mio carnet"
6 Gianni Ferraresi "Bellissima"
7 Jo Roland "Avec vingt sous"
8 Lys Assia "Musst du schon geh'n"
9 Jo Roland "Quand je rêve"
10 Lys Assia "Ein trautes Lied vom turm herab"
11 Lys Assia "Ça n'epechera pas"

At Eurovision

At the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 in Frankfurt, the Swiss entry was the last of the night following Denmark with "Skibet skal sejle i nat". At the close of voting, Switzerland had received five points in total; the country finished shared eight among the ten participants. The Switzerland jury gave seven points, to the winning country, the Netherlands.

The Swiss entry was conducted at the contest by the musical director Willy Berking.

Voting

Every country had a jury of ten people. Every jury member could give one point to his or her favourite song.

Points awarded to Switzerland[2]
Score Country
2 points  Denmark
1 point
Points awarded by Switzerland[2]
Score Country
7 points  Netherlands
2 points  United Kingdom
1 point  Belgium

References

  1. ^ "SWISS NATIONAL FINAL 1957".
  2. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Frankfurt 1957". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 27 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

External links

  • Swiss National Final page
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Participation
ArtistsSongs
  • "Das alte Karussell"
  • "Amour on t'aime"
  • "Apollo"
  • "Bonjour, Bonjour"
  • "Boys Do Cry"
  • "Canzone per te"
  • "Celebrate"
  • "C'est la chanson de mon amour"
  • "Cielo e terra"
  • "Cinéma"
  • "The Code"
  • "Cool Vibes"
  • "Dans le jardin de mon âme"
  • "Dentro di me"
  • "Djambo, Djambo"
  • "L'Enfant que j'étais"
  • "Era stupendo"
  • "Giorgio"
  • "Guardando il sole"
  • "The Highest Heights"
  • "Hunter of Stars"
  • "I miei pensieri"
  • "If We All Give a Little"
  • "Il pleut de l'or"
  • "In Love for a While"
  • "Io così non ci sto"
  • "Io senza te"
  • "Les Illusions de nos vingt ans"
  • "Irgendwoher"
  • "Je vais me marier, Marie"
  • "Lass ihn"
  • "The Last of Our Kind"
  • "Mikado"
  • "Mein Ruf nach dir"
  • "Mister Music Man"
  • "Moi, tout simplement"
  • "Moitié, moitié"
  • "Mon cœur l'aime"
  • "Musik klingt in die Welt hinaus"
  • "Ne partez pas sans moi"
  • "Ne vois-tu pas ?"
  • "Non, à jamais sans toi"
  • "Nous aurons demain"
  • "Pas pour moi"
  • "Piano, piano"
  • "Quel cœur vas-tu briser ?"
  • "Refrain"
  • "Répondez-moi"
  • "Retour"
  • "Le Retour"
  • "She Got Me"
  • "Sto pregando"
  • "Stones"
  • "Swiss Lady"
  • "T'en va pas"
  • "Time to Shine"
  • "Tout l'univers"
  • "Trödler und Co"
  • "Unbreakable"
  • "Vampires Are Alive"
  • "La vita cos'è?"
  • "Viver senza tei"
  • "Vivre"
  • "Watergun
  • "Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein?"
  • "You and Me"
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where Switzerland did not compete
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Countries
Artists
Songs
  • "All"
  • "Amours mortes (tant de peine)"
  • "La Belle amour"
  • "Corde della mia chitarra"
  • "L'Enfant que j'étais"
  • "Net als toen"
  • "Skibet skal sejle i nat"
  • "Straatdeuntje"
  • "Telefon, Telefon"
  • "Wohin, kleines Pony?"