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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.

Switzerland – the last (place) of our kind

Switzerland. Rykka’s sporting a blue rinse and curls, like a cross between Mrs Slocombe and Shirley Temple. You can do your own jokes about...

The Swiss do nice chocolate

Nick: It's annoying me. It's a sequence of fleeting moments of sounds-a-bit-like-something-elseness, never quite long enough for me to get a proper grip and...
Gossip

Eurovision Babylon – Scalping, scams and suspect behaviour

Dirty dancing Confidence in your song is essential at Eurovision. Over-confidence tends to go down like a cup of cold sick. Swiss singer Luca Hänni...

Takasa……… for the memories…..

So after Georgia have ripped your soul out for being mind numbingly boring and formulaic, The not-allowed-to-be-called-Sally-Ann-but-we-are-anyway-army, complete with their older than Lys Assassin...
Eurovision mix tape

Eurovision: Take 2 – Alternative versions of 2021 songs

By now, you'll surely have tired of hearing the same old songs in the same old way, so why not dip your toe into...

22 March – I feel extremely good with you

It must he tough when you perform at a Eurovision Song Contest, knowing the guest of honour is there watching you. Not only that,...

23 August – You’re looking forward for the night to come

  Imagine how you'd feel. You're on the Eurovision stage, you're giving it everything, and things don't go quite as well as expected. This is all...

Another drive-by…

Switzerland the next to catch my beady gaze, and well... Sinplus are like little Duracell bunnies, aren't they? They've just been doing exactly the...

On a wingnut and a prayer

Switzerland have had a very poor record in this contest since Annie Cotton's third place back in 1993. They managed a top ten finish...

9 December – I can’t stand advances anywhere be it at...

Our friends in Switzerland were the first winners of our favourite TV show - no, it wasn't L*r**n after all. And their span of...