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"Das alte Karussell"Country Artist(s) Language Composer(s) Georg Benz Stahl
Lyricist(s) Georg Benz Stahl
Conductor Fernando Paggi
Final result 2nd
Final points -
"Refrain" (1956) ►
"Das alte Karussell" ("The old Carousel") was the first Swiss entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 .
It was performed in German by Lys Assia .
It is unknown what position the song finished, as only the winning song was announced.
1956 was the only year the Contest allowed two entries per country.
The song was performed second in the contest, following the Netherlands ' Jetty Paerl with "De vogels van Holland " and preceding Belgium 's Fud Leclerc with "Messieurs les noyés de la Seine ".
The song was accompanied at the 1956 contest by Assia with "Refrain " and was succeeded as Swiss representative at the 1957 contest by Assia with "L'enfant que j'étais ".
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Countries Artists Songs
"Amami se vuoi "
"Das alte Karussell "
"Les Amants de minuit "
"Aprite le finestre "
"Il est là "
"Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück "
"Messieurs les noyés de la Seine "
"Ne crois pas "
"Le Plus beau jour de ma vie "
"Refrain "
"So geht das jede Nacht "
"Le Temps perdu "
"De vogels van Holland "
"Voorgoed voorbij "
Participation Artists Songs
"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