won it three times

Switzerland at Eurovision

Switzerland first sang at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956, at the very first one, and has entered 66 contests. It has won three times: in 1956, 1988 and 2024. The contest has been held there three times, most recently in Basel in 2025.

66
contests: 3
wins: 3
hosted

first song: 1956
contests: 66 (67 songs: two in 1956)
wins: 3 — 1956, 1988, 2024
second place: 3 — 1958, 1963, 1986
last place: 5 — 1964, 1967, 1974, 1998, 2011
nul points: 1964, 1967, 1998
nul points in a semi-final: 2004
in the final: 10 of 22 tries since semi-finals began in 2004
sung in: French (25), English (19), German (12), Italian (11), Romansh (1)
hosted: Lugano 1956, Lausanne 1989, Basel 2025
not in the line-up: 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003

The three wins

1956, Lugano
“Refrain”

Lys Assia
1988, Dublin
“Ne partez pas sans moi”

Céline Dion · 137 points
2024, Malmö
“The Code”

Nemo · 591 points

Photos are stills from the contest’s own videos on YouTube. Each one opens that year’s story.

Every song

All 68 entries, newest first. The year opens the story of that contest; the name opens the artist.

Year	Artist	Song	Result	Points
2026 Vienna	Veronica Fusaro	“Alice” English	Out in semi-final 2 (11th of 15)	108
2025 Basel	Zoë Më	“Voyage” French	10th of 26	214
2024 Malmö	Nemo	“The Code” English	winner!	591
2023 Liverpool	Remo Forrer	“Watergun” English	20th of 26	92
2022 Turin	Marius Bear	“Boys Do Cry” English	17th of 25	78
2021 Rotterdam	Gjon's Tears	“Tout l'univers” French	3rd of 26	432
2020 Rotterdam	Gjon's Tears	“Répondez-moi” French	Contest cancelled	—
2019 Tel Aviv	Luca Hänni	“She Got Me” English	4th of 26	364
2018 Lisbon	Zibbz	“Stones” English	Out in semi-final 1 (13th of 19)	86
2017 Kyiv	Timebelle	“Apollo” English	Out in semi-final 2 (12th of 18)	97
2016 Stockholm	Rykka	“The Last of Our Kind” English	Out in semi-final 2 (18th of 18)	28
2015 Vienna	Mélanie René	“Time to Shine” English	Out in semi-final 2 (17th of 17)	4
2014 Copenhagen	Sebalter	“Hunter of Stars” English	13th of 26	64
2013 Malmö	Takasa	“You and Me” English	Out in semi-final 2 (13th of 17)	41
2012 Baku	Sinplus	“Unbreakable” English	Out in semi-final 1 (11th of 18)	45
2011 Düsseldorf	Anna Rossinelli	“In Love for a While” English	25th of 25	19
2010 Oslo	Michael von der Heide	“Il pleut de l'or” French	Out in semi-final 2 (17th of 17)	2
2009 Moscow	Lovebugs	“The Highest Heights” English	Out in semi-final 1 (14th of 18)	15
2008 Belgrade	Paolo Meneguzzi	“Era stupendo” Italian	Out in semi-final 2 (13th of 19)	47
2007 Helsinki	DJ BoBo	“Vampires Are Alive” English	Out in the semi-final (20th of 28)	40
2006 Athens	six4one	“If We All Give a Little” English	16th of 24	30
2005 Kyiv	Vanilla Ninja	“Cool Vibes” English	8th of 24	128
2004 Istanbul	Piero and the MusicStars	“Celebrate” English	Out in the semi-final (22nd of 22)	0
2002 Tallinn	Francine Jordi	“Dans le jardin de mon âme” French	22nd of 24	15
2000 Stockholm	Jane Bogaert	“La vita cos'è?” Italian	20th of 24	14
1998 Birmingham	Gunvor	“Lass ihn” German	25th of 25	0
1997 Dublin	Barbara Berta	“Dentro di me” Italian	22nd of 25	5
1996 Oslo	Kathy Leander	“Mon cœur l'aime” French	16th of 23	22
1994 Dublin	Duilio	“Sto pregando” Italian	19th of 25	15
1993 Millstreet	Annie Cotton	“Moi, tout simplement” French	3rd of 25	148
1992 Malmö	Daisy Auvray	“Mister Music Man” French	15th of 23	32
1991 Rome	Sandra Simó	“Canzone per te” Italian	5th of 22	118
1990 Zagreb	Egon Egemann	“Musik klingt in die Welt hinaus” German	11th of 22	51
1989 Lausanne	Furbaz	“Viver senza tei” Romansh	13th of 22	47
1988 Dublin	Céline Dion	“Ne partez pas sans moi” French	winner!	137
1987 Brussels	Carol Rich	“Moitié moitié” French	17th of 22	26
1986 Bergen	Daniela Simons	“Pas pour moi” French	2nd of 20	140
1985 Gothenburg	Mariella Farré and Pino Gasparini	“Piano, piano” German	12th of 19	39
1984 Luxembourg City	Rainy Day	“Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein” German	16th of 19	30
1983 Munich	Mariella Farré	“Io così non ci sto” Italian	15th of 20	28
1982 Harrogate	Arlette Zola	“Amour on t'aime” French	3rd of 18	97
1981 Dublin	Peter, Sue and Marc	“Io senza te” Italian	4th of 20	121
1980 The Hague	Paola	“Cinéma” French	4th of 19	104
1979 Jerusalem	Peter, Sue and Marc, Pfuri, Gorps and Kniri	“Trödler und Co.” German	10th of 19	60
1978 Paris	Carole Vinci	“Vivre” French	9th of 20	65
1977 London	Pepe Lienhard Band	“Swiss Lady” German	6th of 18	71
1976 The Hague	Peter, Sue and Marc	“Djambo Djambo” English	4th of 18	91
1975 Stockholm	Simone Drexel	“Mikado” German	6th of 19	77
1974 Brighton	Piera Martell	“Mein Ruf nach dir” German	14th of 17	3
1973 Luxembourg City	Patrick Juvet	“Je vais me marier, Marie” French	12th of 17	79
1972 Edinburgh	Véronique Müller	“C'est la chanson de mon amour” French	8th of 18	88
1971 Dublin	Peter, Sue and Marc	“Les Illusions de nos vingt ans” French	12th of 18	78
1970 Amsterdam	Henri Dès	“Retour” French	4th of 12	8
1969 Madrid	Paola	“Bonjour, Bonjour” German	5th of 16	13
1968 London	Gianni Mascolo	“Guardando il sole” Italian	13th of 17	2
1967 Vienna	Géraldine	“Quel cœur vas-tu briser ?” French	17th of 17	0
1966 Luxembourg City	Madeleine Pascal	“Ne vois-tu pas ?” French	6th of 18	12
1965 Naples	Yovanna	“Non, à jamais sans toi” French	8th of 18	8
1964 Copenhagen	Anita Traversi	“I miei pensieri” Italian	13th of 16	0
1963 London	Esther Ofarim	“T'en va pas” French	2nd of 16	40
1962 Luxembourg City	Jean Philippe	“Le Retour” French	10th of 16	2
1961 Cannes	Franca di Rienzo	“Nous aurons demain” French	3rd of 16	16
1960 London	Anita Traversi	“Cielo e terra” Italian	8th of 13	5
1959 Cannes	Christa Williams	“Irgendwoher” German	4th of 11	14
1958 Hilversum	Lys Assia	“Giorgio” German, Italian	2nd of 10	24
1957 Frankfurt	Lys Assia	“L'Enfant que j'étais” French	8th of 10	5
1956 Lugano	Lys Assia	“Das alte Karussell” German	Placing not published	—
1956 Lugano	Lys Assia	“Refrain” French	winner!	—

Points for a song that went out in a semi-final are its semi-final points. Before 2004 there were no semi-finals: every song sang on the one night.

Sent more than once

The six acts Switzerland has sent to more than one contest.

Peter, Sue and Marc 1971, 1976, 1979, 1981
Lys Assia 1956, 1957, 1958
Anita Traversi 1960, 1964
Paola del Medico 1969, 1980
Mariella Farré 1983, 1985
Gjon's Tears 2020 (cancelled), 2021

Hosting

The three contests held in Switzerland.

On air at home

The channels that carried the contest in Switzerland, year by year, and who commentated where our source names them. Newest first.

2026
- RSI La 1 Italian: Ellis Cavallini and Gian-Andrea Costa
- RTS 2 (semi-finals) French: Victoria Turrian and Nicolas Tanner
- RTS 1 (final) French: Victoria Turrian and Nicolas Tanner
- SRF zwei (semi-finals) German: Sven Epiney
- SRF 1 (final) German: Sven Epiney
2025
- RSI La 1 Italian: Ellis Cavallini and Gian-Andrea Costa
- RTS 1 (semi-finals) French: Jean-Marc Richard and Nicolas Tanner
- RTS 1 (final) French: Jean-Marc Richard, Nicolas Tanner and Victoria Turrian
- SRF 1 German: Sven Epiney
- SRF info Swiss-German Sign Language interpretation
- Play SRF (final) German: Patti Basler
- Play RTS Swiss-French Sign Language interpretation
- Radio SRF 3 (final) German: Céline Werdelis
- RTS Première (final) French: Claire Mudry
- RSI Rete Tre (final) Italian: Davide Gagliardi
- Radio RTR (final) Romansh: Elias Tsoutsaios
2024
- RSI La 2 (semi-finals) Italian: Ellis Cavallini and Gian-Andrea Costa
- RSI La 1 (final) Italian: Ellis Cavallini and Gian-Andrea Costa
- RTS 2 (semi-finals) French: Jean-Marc Richard and Nicolas Tanner
- RTS 1 (final) French: Jean-Marc Richard, Nicolas Tanner and Julie Berthollet
- SRF zwei (semi-finals) German: Sven Epiney
- SRF 1 (final) German: Sven Epiney
2023
- SRF zwei (semi‑finals) Sven Epiney
- SRF 1 (final) Sven Epiney
- RTS 2 (semi‑finals) Jean-Marc Richard, Nicolas Tanner and Priscilla Formaz
- RTS 1 (final) Jean-Marc Richard, Nicolas Tanner and Priscilla Formaz
- RSI La 2 (semi‑finals) Ellis Cavallini and Gian-Andrea Costa
- RSI La 1 (final) Ellis Cavallini and Gian-Andrea Costa
2022
- SRF zwei (semi-finals) Sven Epiney
- SRF info (semi-final 2) Sven Epiney
- SRF 1 (final) Sven Epiney
- RTS 2 (semi-finals) Jean-Marc Richard and Nicolas Tanner
- RTS 1 (final) Jean-Marc Richard and Gjon's Tears
- RSI La 2 (semi-final 1) Clarissa Tami and Francesca Margiotta
- RSI La 2 (semi-final 2) Clarissa Tami and Boris Piffaretti
- RSI La 1 (final) Clarissa Tami, Francesca Margiotta and Boris Piffaretti
2021
- SRF zwei (semi-finals) Sven Epiney
- SRF 1 (final) Sven Epiney
- RTS 2 (semi-finals) Jean-Marc Richard and Nicolas Tanner
- RTS 1 (final) Jean-Marc Richard, Nicolas Tanner and Joseph Gorgoni
- RSI La 2 (semi-final 2) Clarissa Tami
- RSI La 1 (final) Clarissa Tami and Sebalter
2019
- SRF zwei (semi-finals) Sven Epiney
- SRF 1 (final) Sven Epiney
- RTS Deux (semi-finals) Jean-Marc Richard and Nicolas Tanner
- RTS Un (final) Jean-Marc Richard, Nicolas Tanner and Bastian Baker
- RSI La 2 (semi-final 2) Clarissa Tami and Sebalter
- RSI La 1 (final) Clarissa Tami and Sebalter
2018
- SRF zwei (semi-finals) Sven Epiney
- SRF 1 (final) Sven Epiney
- RTS Deux (semi-final 2) Jean-Marc Richard and Nicolas Tanner
- RTS Un (final) Jean-Marc Richard and Nicolas Tanner
- RSI La 2 (semi-finals) Clarissa Tami
- RSI La 1 (final) Clarissa Tami
2017
- SRF zwei (semi-finals) Sven Epiney
- SRF 1 (final) Sven Epiney
- RTS Deux (semi-finals) Jean-Marc Richard and Nicolas Tanner
- RTS Un (final) Jean-Marc Richard and Nicolas Tanner
- RSI La 2 (semi-finals) Clarissa Tami and Sebalter
- RSI La 1 (final) Clarissa Tami and Sebalter
2016
- SRF zwei (semi-finals) Sven Epiney
- SRF 1 (final) Sven Epiney
- SRF 1, Radio SRF 3 (final) Peter Schneider and Gabriel Vetter
- RTS Deux (semi-final 2 and final) Jean-Marc Richard and Nicolas Tanner
- RSI La 2 (semi-final 2) Clarissa Tami
- RSI La 1 (final) Clarissa Tami and Michele "Cerno" Carobbio
2015
- SRF zwei (semi-finals) Sven Epiney
- SRF 1 (final) Sven Epiney
- SRF 1, Radio SRF 3 (final) Peter Schneider and Gabriel Vetter
- srf.ch (online) (final) Sign language performers
- rts.ch (online) (semi-final 1) Jean-Marc Richard and Nicolas Tanner
- RTS Deux (semi-final 2) Jean-Marc Richard and Nicolas Tanner
- RTS Un (final) Jean-Marc Richard and Nicolas Tanner
- RSI La 2 (semi-final 2) Clarissa Tami and Paolo Meneguzzi
- RSI La 1 (final) Clarissa Tami and Paolo Meneguzzi
2014
- SRF zwei (semi-finals) Sven Epiney
- SRF 1 (final) Sven Epiney
- RTS Deux (semi-final 2) Jean-Marc Richard and Valérie Ogier
- RTS Un (final) Jean-Marc Richard and Valérie Ogier
- RSI La 2 (semi-final 2) Sandy Altermatt and Alessandro Bertoglio
- RSI La 1 (final) Sandy Altermatt and Alessandro Bertoglio
2013
- SRF zwei (semi-final 2) Sven Epiney
- SRF 1 (final) Sven Epiney
- RTS Deux (semi-final 2 and final) Jean-Marc Richard and Nicolas Tanner
- RSI La 2 (semi-final 2) Alessandro Bertoglio
- RSI La 1 (final) Alessandro Bertoglio
2012
- SF zwei (semi-final 1 and final) Sven Epiney
- RTS Deux (semi-final 1 and final) Jean-Marc Richard and Nicolas Tanner
- RSI La 2 (semi-final 1) Clarissa Tami and Paolo Meneguzzi
- RSI La 1 (final) Clarissa Tami and Paolo Meneguzzi
2011
- SF zwei (semi-final 1 and final) Sven Epiney
- TSR 2 (semi-final 1) Jean-Marc Richard and Henri Dès
- TSR 2 (final) Jean-Marc Richard and Nicolas Tanner
2010
- SF zwei (semi-final 2 and final)
- TSR 2 (semi-final 2 and final)
- RSI La 2 (semi-final 2)
- RSI La 1 (final)
2009
- SF zwei (semi-final 1 and final) Sven Epiney
- TSR 2 (semi-final 1 and final) Jean-Marc Richard
- TSR 2 (final) Nicolas Tanner
- RSI La 2 (semi-final 1) Sandy Altermatt
- RSI La 1 (final) Sandy Altermatt
2008
- SF zwei (semi-final 2 and final) Sven Epiney
- HD suisse (final) Sven Epiney
- TSR 2 (semi-final 2 and final) Jean-Marc Richard and Nicolas Tanner
- TSI 2 (semi-final 2) Sandy Altermatt
- TSI 1 (final) Sandy Altermatt
2007
- SF 2 (semi-final)
- SF 1 (final) Bernard Thurnheer
- TSR 2 (semi-final) Jean-Marc Richard and Nicolas Tanner
- TSR 2 (final) Jean-Marc Richard and Henri Dès
- TSI 2 (semi-final)
- TSI 1 (final)
2006
- SF 2 (semi-final) Sandra Studer
- SF 1 (final) Sandra Studer
- TSR 2 (semi-final) Jean-Marc Richard and Alain Morisod
- TSR 1 (final) Jean-Marc Richard and Alain Morisod
- TSI 2 (semi-final)
- TSI 1 (final)
2005
- SF 2 (semi-final) Sandra Studer
- SF 1 (final) Sandra Studer
- TSR 2 (semi-final) Jean-Marc Richard and Marie-Thérèse Porchet
- TSR 1 (final) Jean-Marc Richard and Marie-Thérèse Porchet
- TSI 2 (semi-final) Daniela Tami and Claudio Lazzarino
- TSI 1 (final) Daniela Tami and Claudio Lazzarino
2004
- SF 2 (semi-final) Marco Fritsche
- SF 1 (final) Sandra Studer
- TSR 2 (semi-final) Jean-Marc Richard and Alain Morisod
- TSR 1 (final) Jean-Marc Richard and Alain Morisod
- TSI 1
2003
- SF 2 Roman Kilchsperger
- TSR 1 Jean-Marc Richard and Alain Morisod
- TSI 1 Daniele Rauseo
2002
- SF 2 Sandra Studer
- TSR 1 Phil Mundwiller
- TSI 1 Jonathan Tedesco
2001
- SF 2 Sandra Studer
- TSR 1 Phil Mundwiller
- TSI 1
2000
- SF 2 Sandra Studer
- TSR 1 Jean-Marc Richard
- TSI 1 Jonathan Tedesco
1999
- SF 2 Sandra Studer
- TSR 1 Jean-Marc Richard
- TSI 2
- DRS 1
1998
- SF 2
- TSR 1 Jean-Marc Richard
- TSI 1 Jonathan Tedesco
- Radio 24
1997
- Schweiz 4 Sandra Studer
- TSR Pierre Grandjean
- TSI
1996
- Schweiz 4 Sandra Studer
- TSR Pierre Grandjean
- Radio Z
1995
- Schweiz 4 Heinz Margot
- Suisse 4 Jean-Marc Richard
1994
- SF DRS Bernard Thurnheer
- TSR Chaîne nationale Jean-Marc Richard
- TSI Canale nazionale
1993
- SF DRS Bernard Thurnheer
- TSR Chaîne nationale Jean-Marc Richard
- TSI Canale nazionale Emanuela Gaggini
1992
- TV DRS Mariano Tschuor
- TSR Chaîne nationale Ivan Frésard
- TSI Canale nazionale
1991
- TV DRS Bernard Thurnheer
- TSR Chaîne nationale Lolita Morena
- TSI Canale nationale
1990
- SRG Sportkette Bernard Thurnheer
- SSR Chaîne Sportive
- SSR Canale Sportivo
1989
- TV DRS Bernard Thurnheer
- TSR Thierry Masselot
- TSI Giovanni Bertini
- La Première
- Radio Zürisee
1988
- SRG Sportkette Bernard Thurnheer
- SSR Chaîne Sportive Serge Moisson
- SSR Canale Sportivo Giovanni Bertini
1987
- SRG Sportkette Bernard Thurnheer
- SSR Chaîne Sportive Serge Moisson
- SSR Canale Sportivo
- Radio 24
1986
- TV DRS Bernard Thurnheer
- TSR Serge Moisson
- TSI
1985
- TV DRS Bernard Thurnheer
- TSR Serge Moisson
- TSI
1984
- TV DRS Bernard Thurnheer
- TSR Serge Moisson
- TSI
1983
- TV DRS Theodor Haller
- TSR Georges Hardy
- TSI Giovanni Bertini
1982
- TV DRS Theodor Haller
- TSR Georges Hardy
- TSI Giovanni Bertini
1981
- TV DRS Theodor Haller
- TSR Georges Hardy
- TSI Giovanni Bertini
1980
- TV DRS Theodor Haller
- TSR Georges Hardy
- TSI
1979
- TV DRS Max Rüeger
- TSR Georges Hardy
- TSI
- RSI 1
1978
- TV DRS Theodor Haller
- TSR Georges Hardy
- TSI
- RSR 1 Robert Burnier
1977
- TV DRS Theodor Haller
- TSR Georges Hardy
- TSI
- RSR 2 Robert Burnier
- RSI 2
1976
- TV DRS Theodor Haller
- TSR Georges Hardy
- TSI
- RSI 1
1975
- TV DRS
- TSR Georges Hardy
- TSI
- RSR 1 Robert Burnier
1974
- TV DRS Theodor Haller
- TSR Georges Hardy
- TSI
- DRS 1 Max Rüeger
- RSR 1 Robert Burnier
- Radio Monte Ceneri
1973
- TV DRS Theodor Haller
- TSR Georges Hardy
- TSI
- DRS 1
- RSR 1 Robert Burnier
- Radio Monte Ceneri
1972
- TV DRS Theodor Haller
- TSR Georges Hardy
- TSI
- DRS 1
- RSR 2 Robert Burnier
1971
- TV DRS Theodor Haller
- TSR Georges Hardy
- TSI
- Radio Beromünster
1970
- TV DRS
- TSR Georges Hardy
- TSI
- Radio Beromünster Albert Werner
- Radio Genève Robert Burnier
1969
- TV DRS
- TSR Georges Hardy
- TSI
1968
- TV DRS Theodor Haller
- TSR Georges Hardy
- TSI
- Radio Beromünster Albert Werner
1967
- TV DRS
- TSR, Radio Genève Robert Burnier
- TSI
- Radio Bern
1966
- TV DRS Hans-Joachim Rauschenbach
- TSR, Radio Sottens
- TSI
1965
- TV DRS
- TSR Jean Charles
- TSI, Radio Monte Ceneri
- Radio Sottens
1964
- TV DRS
- TSR Robert Burnier
- TSI
- Radio Beromünster
- Radio Sottens
- Radio Monte Ceneri
1963
- TV DRS Theodor Haller
- TSR Georges Hardy
- TSI Renato Tagliani
- Radio Beromünster
- Radio Sottens
- Radio Monte Ceneri
1962
- TV DRS
- TSR Pierre Tchernia
- TSI Giovanni Bertini
- Radio Genève
- Radio Monte Ceneri
1961
- TV DRS, Radio Bern
- TSR Robert Beauvais
- TSI, Radio Monte Ceneri
- Radio Sottens
1960
- TV DRS, Radio Beromünster Theodor Haller
- TSR, Radio Sottens
- TSI, Radio Monte Ceneri
1959
- TV DRS, Radio Bern
- TSR, Radio Genève
- TSI, Radio Monte Ceneri
1958
- TV DRS, Radio Bern
- TSR, Radio Genève Georges Hardy
- Radio Monte Ceneri
1957
- SRG, Radio Beromünster
- TSR Robert Beauvais
- Radio Sottens
- Radio Monte Ceneri
1956
- SRG Fritz Schäuffele
- TSR Raymond Colbert
- Radio Beromünster
- Radio Sottens
- Radio Monte Ceneri

In our contest stories

Lines about Switzerland from our story of each contest. Follow a link for the rest of that night.

1956 Where the idea came from
Switzerland offered to host, which suited everyone.
1956 Fourteen songs
Seven broadcasters entered: Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
1957 Why Frankfurt
Switzerland had hosted the first contest and won it, and did not want to stage it twice running.
1957 Ten countries
Lys Assia, the reigning winner, sang for Switzerland again.
1958 Who was there
Lys Assia sang for Switzerland for the third contest in a row, and Corry Brokken, the reigning champion, did the same for the Netherlands.
1964 Who was missing, and who was new
Switzerland's Anita Traversi had been here in 1960.
1964 The man with the banner
Switzerland had just finished singing when a man walked onto the stage holding up a banner.
1967 The result
Switzerland was last with nothing.
1988 The last three juries
With three countries still to vote, the United Kingdom's Scott Fitzgerald was fifteen points ahead of Switzerland.
1988 The last three juries
Six of them went to Switzerland, which put it one point in front — but with the big scores still to come, that looked like nowhere near enough, and the director cut to Céline Dion in the green room, looking beaten.
1989
Switzerland had hosted the first contest in 1956 and had waited 33 years to host another.
1989
Jacques Deschenaux, a sports journalist, and Lolita Morena, a former Miss Switzerland, presented.
1998 The result
Switzerland, at the other end, scored nothing.
2011 The result
Switzerland finished last.
2024 The result
Switzerland won for the third time.
2025
Switzerland held the first contest, in 1956.

Results as published by the European Broadcasting Union. “Not in the line-up” means no song from Switzerland was in that year’s contest, whatever the reason. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we’ll fix it.