Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1957 | ||||
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| Country |  Switzerland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 11 February 1957 | |||
| Selected entrant | Lys Assia | |||
| Selected song | "L'enfant que j'étais" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | ||||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 8th, 5 points | |||
| Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Switzerland was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 with the song "L'enfant que j'étais", composed by Géo Voumard, with lyrics by Émile Gardaz, and performed by Lys Assia. The Swiss participating broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), selected its entry through a national final. Assia had already represented Switzerland at the previous contest performing both Swiss entries, and winning with "Refrain".
Before Eurovision
[edit]National final
[edit]The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) held a national final on 11 February 1957 in St. Moritz. Three artists competed to represent Switzerland: previous 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".
| 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
[edit]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 event's musical director Willy Berking.
Voting
[edit]Each participating broadcaster assembled a ten-member jury panel. Every jury member could give one point to his or her favourite song.
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References
[edit]- ^ "SWISS NATIONAL FINAL 1957".
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Frankfurt 1957". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 27 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.