Switzerland

Paola (1969/80)

Despite Ireland's protestations, Switzerland is the home of Eurovision (it was hatched in 1956 on the edge of lake Lugano), and Switzerland is arguably, alongside Ireland, the most conservative Eurovision nation. They won the very first contest and were major players in the early days, and settled into a pattern of very positive results through the 60s and 70s.

In the 80s they tended to veer between great and awful. Like many of the old-timers, the 90s and new millennium saw a slow but steady decline in their fortunes with four relegations. In 2004 they managed to score "nul points" in the pre-selection, even with 33 countries voting, which must be some sort of record!.

Their 2005 recovery was due to importing an Estonian girl group with an established following. A multi-national "supergroup" failed miserably the next year, and even favourite status did not prevent them failing to make the final in 2007. Their Eastern European immigrant population currently has more impact on Eurovision than their own entries.

1956	Das Alte Karussel	Lys Assia	????
1956	Refrain	Lys Assia	01/07	€€€€€€€€€€
1957	L'Enfant Que J'Étais	Lys Assia	08/10	€€
1958	Giorgio	Lys Assia	02/10	€€€€€€€€
1959	Irgendwoher	Christa Williams	04/11	€€€€€€€
1960	Cielo E Terra	Anita Traversi	08/13	€€€€
1961	Nous Aurons Demain	Franca Di Rienzo	03/16	€€€€€€€€€
1962	Le Retour	Jean Philippe	10/16	€€€€
1963	T'en Vas Pas	Esther Ofarim	02/16	€€€€€€€€€
1964	I Miei Pensieri	Anita Traversi	13/16	€€
1965	Non À Jamais Sans Toi	Yovanna	08/18	€€€€€€
1966	Ne Vois-Tu Pas	Madeleine Pascal	06/18	€€€€€€€
1967	Quel Cœur Vas Tu Briser	Géraldine	17/17	€
1968	Guardando Il Sole	Gianni Mascolo	13/17	€€€
1969	Bonjour Bonjour	Paola	05/16	€€€€€€€
1970	Retour	Henri Dès	04/12	€€€€€€€
1971	Les Illusions De Nos Vingt Ans	Peter, Sue & Marc	12/18	€€€€
1972	C'est La Chanson De Mon Amour	Véronique Muller	08/18	€€€€€€
1973	Je Vais Me Marier Marie	Patrick Juvet	12/17	€€€
1974	Mein Ruf Nach Dir	Piera Martell	14/17	€€
1975	Mikado	Simone Drexel	06/19	€€€€€€€
1976	Djambo Djambo	Peter, Sue & Marc	04/18	€€€€€€€€
1977	Swiss Lady	Pepe Lienhard Band	06/18	€€€€€€€
1978	Vivre	Carole Vinci	09/20	€€€€€€
1979	Trödler Und Co	Peter, Sue & Marc, Pfuri, Gorps Kniri	10/19	€€€€€
1980	Cinéma	Paola	04/19	€€€€€€€€
1981	Io Senza Te	Peter, Sue & Marc	04/20	€€€€€€€€
1982	Amour On T'Aime	Arlette Zola	03/18	€€€€€€€€€
1983	Io Così Non Ci Sto	Marriella Farré	15/20	€€€
1984	Welche Farbe H D Sonnenschein	Rainy Day	16/19	€€
1985	Piano, Piano	Marielle Farré & Pino Gasparini	12/19	€€€€
1986	Pas Pour Moi	Daniela Simons	02/20	€€€€€€€€€
1987	Moitié Moitié	Carol Rich	17/22	€€€
1988	Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi	Céline Dion	01/21	€€€€€€€€€€
1989	Viver Senza Tei	Furbaz	13/22	€€€€€
1990	Musik Klingt In Die Welt Hinaus	Egon Egemann	11/22	€€€€€
1991	Canzone Per Te	Sandra Simó	05/22	€€€€€€€€
1992	Mr Music Man	Daisy Auvray	15/23	€€€€
1993	Moi Tout Simplement	Annie Cotton	03/25	€€€€€€€€€
1994	Sto Pregando	Duilio	19/25	€€€
1995
1996	Mon Cœur L'Aime	Kathy Leander	16/23	€€€€
1997	Dentro Di Me	Barbara Berta	21/25	€€
1998	Lass' Ihn	Gunvor	25/25	€
1999
2000	La Vita Cos'e	Jane Bogaert	20/24	€€
2001
2002	Dans Le Jardin De Mon Ame	Francine Jordi	22/24	€
2003
2004	Celebrate	Piero Esteriore & The Musicstars	DNQ
2005	Cool Vibes	Vanilla Ninja	08/24	€€€€€€€
2006	If We All Give A Little	Six4One	17/24	€€€
2007	Vampires Are Alive	DJ Bobo	DNQ
2008	Era Stupendo	Paolo Menoguzzi	DNQ

Peter, Sue and Marc competed four times for Switzerland, in 1979 they had some odd friends.