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Peter, Sue and Marc
Peter, Sue and Marc sang at four Eurovision Song Contests, in 1971, 1976, 1979 and 1981, for Switzerland. The best result was 4th place in 1976, with “Djambo Djambo”.
- what
- Swiss band
- contests
- 1971, 1976, 1979, 1981
- best result
- 4th, 1976
- music
- pop
- active
- 1968 to 1981
- members
- Peter Reber, Sue Schell, Marc Dietrich past and present
- sang for
- Switzerland
Biography
Peter, Sue and Marc were a Swiss group from Bern: Peter Reber, Sue Schell and Marc Dietrich. The trio sang for Switzerland four times, in four languages: “Les Illusions de nos vingt ans” finished twelfth in Dublin in 1971, “Djambo Djambo” fourth in The Hague in 1976, “Trödler und Co.”, with Pfuri, Gorps and Kniri, tenth in Jerusalem in 1979, and “Io senza te” fourth in Dublin in 1981.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Peter, Sue and Marc”.
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At Eurovision
Four songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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1971 Dublin
“Les Illusions de nos vingt ans”
12th of 18 Finished 12th of 18, with 78 points.
- Sung in
- French
- Written by
- Peter Reber, Maurice Tézé
- Conductor
- Hardy Schneiders
- Running order
- 4th of 18
- Won that year
- Monaco: Séverine, “Un banc, un arbre, une rue”
The story of Eurovision 1971: Pickets outside, jurors on the stage
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1976 The Hague
“Djambo Djambo”
4th of 18 Finished 4th of 18, with 91 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Peter Reber
- Conductor
- Mario Robbiani
- Running order
- 2nd of 18
- Won that year
- United Kingdom: Brotherhood of Man, “Save Your Kisses for Me”
The story of Eurovision 1976: A waiver for the Greek singer, and four points France forgot
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1979 Jerusalem
“Trödler und Co.”
10th of 19 Finished 10th of 19, with 60 points.
- Billed as
- Peter, Sue and Marc, Pfuri, Gorps and Kniri
- Sung in
- German
- Written by
- Peter Reber
- Conductor
- Rolf Zuckowski
- Running order
- 8th of 19
- Won that year
- Israel: Milk and Honey, “Hallelujah (הללויה)”
The story of Eurovision 1979: Jerusalem, and a win handed over by the last jury
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1981 Dublin
“Io senza te”
4th of 20 Finished 4th of 20, with 121 points.
- Sung in
- Italian
- Written by
- Nella Martinetti, Peter Reber
- Conductor
- Rolf Zuckowski
- Running order
- 19th of 20
- Won that year
- United Kingdom: Bucks Fizz, “Making Your Mind Up”
The story of Eurovision 1981: Bucks Fizz, a bomb scare and a first glimpse of Riverdance
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In our contest stories
What we wrote about Peter, Sue and Marc, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1979 Familiar faces
Anne-Marie David, who had won for Luxembourg in 1973, came back to sing for France. The Swiss trio Peter, Sue and Marc appeared for the third time, with reinforcements, and so, under a new stage name, did the Dutch singer Sandra Reemer.
- 1981 Old hands
The Swiss trio Peter, Sue and Marc appeared for the fourth time and set a record nobody has matched. They had sung in French in 1971, in English in 1976 and in German in 1979. In Dublin they sang in Italian, and finished fourth.
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