Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979
| Eurovision Song Contest 1979 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participating broadcaster | Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) | |||
| Country |  Switzerland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Concours Eurovision 1979 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 27 January 1979 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Peter, Sue, Marc, Pfuri, Gorps, and Kniri | |||
| Selected song | "Trödler und Co." | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Peter Reber | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 10th, 60 points | |||
| Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Switzerland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 with the song "Trödler und Co.", written by Peter Reber, and performed by Peter, Sue, Marc, Pfuri, Gorps, and Kniri. The Swiss participating broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), selected its entry for the contest through a national final. Peter, Sue, and Marc had already represented Switzerland in 1971 and 1976. The entry finished on 10th place with 60 points at the contest.
Before Eurovision
[edit]Concours Eurovision 1979
[edit]Swiss German and Romansh broadcaster Schweizer Fernsehen der deutschen und rätoromanischen Schweiz (SF DRS) was in charge of staging and broadcasting the selection of the Swiss entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1979. It held the national final on 27 January 1979 at its studios in Geneva, hosted by Christian Heeb. The winner was chosen by three regional juries (DRS, TSR, TSI: German, French and Italian speaking, respectively), a press jury, and a jury of experts.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Regional Juries | Press Jury |
Expert Jury |
Total | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRS | TSR | TSI | |||||||
| 1 | Biggi Bachmann | "Musik musik" | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 |
| 2 | Rita Pavone | "Dieci cuori" | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 4 |
| 3 | Groupe Atlas | "Moi je viens d'un pays" | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 2 |
| 4 | Salvo Ingrassia | "Senza te" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 7 |
| 5 | Peter, Sue, Marc, Pfuri, Gorps, and Kniri | "Trödler und Co" | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 1 |
| 6 | Ruby Manila | "Shake Hands" | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 3 |
| 7 | Sandro Caroli | "La nostra favola" | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 5 |
At Eurovision
[edit]Switzerland was the 8th in sequence to perform on the night, following Greece and preceding Germany. The group scored 60 points, placing Switzerland 10th out of 19 entries.[1]
The Swiss conductor at the contest was Rolf Zuckowski.
Voting
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References
[edit]- ^ "Final of Jerusalem 1979". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Jerusalem 1979". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.