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Switzerland

When the Eurovision Song Contest started in 1956, Switzerland was one of the founding countries - and with now late Lys Assia they won the very first edition. The country won again in 1988 with Canadian super star Celine Dion and the song Ne partez Pas Sans Moi.

As semi-finals were introduced in 2004, things started to get tough for Switzerland. They have missed the final ten times, and with the four songs that did make it, only once did the country score a top 10 result. That came when Vanilla Ninja represented them with the song Cool Vibes in 2005 and came eight.

In Copenhagen, Denmark in 2014, Sebalter's Hunter Of Stars scored a 13th place. The following three years, Switzerland didn't manage to reach the final.

Capital cityBern
BroadcasterSRG SSR
Population8,2 million

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8th May 2018 at 13:37 Jens Erik Møller

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7th May 2018 at 22:46 Charlotte Jensen

Eurovision 2018: Postcards for semi-final 1

7th May 2018 at 17:05 Pedro Santos

Eurovision 2018: 43 participants at Blue Carpet in Lisbon

7th May 2018 at 16:59 Charlotte Jensen

Switzerland: Zibbz – Stones (First and second rehearsals, interview, video and gallery)

30th April 2018 at 16:27 Team Lisbon 2018

30 years today: Congratulations to Celine Dion

30th April 2018 at 10:58 Jens Erik Møller

Six countries hoping to break their bad Eurovision curse this year

20th April 2018 at 19:16 Charlotte Jensen

Watch the high quality videos from Eurovision In Concert 2018

16th April 2018 at 17:00 Charlotte Jensen

Eurovision 2018: Full running order for semi-finals

3rd April 2018 at 13:07 Charlotte Jensen

Eurovision’s First Lady Lys Assia passed away

24th March 2018 at 19:46 Charlotte Jensen

Zibbz to represent Switzerland at Eurovision 2018 with the song Stones

4th February 2018 at 22:47 Álvaro Aragonez

2018 Eurovision Song Contest Semi-final Allocation Draw

29th January 2018 at 13:40 Charlotte Jensen

2018 Allocation pots – what has changed?

12th January 2018 at 15:59 Charlotte Jensen

Switzerland reveals their potential entries for Eurovision 2018

9th January 2018 at 10:03 Michael Outerson

Portugal throws “all-time” Eurovision party and celebrates victory

16th September 2017 at 11:33 Pedro Santos

Eurovision acts heading for Portugal’s Eurovision Live Concert

15th August 2017 at 16:59 Pedro Santos

Innocent broadcasters taken hostage by desperate EBU

7th August 2017 at 14:09 Charlotte Jensen

Eurovision 2017 views decrease by 49% on YouTube

27th July 2017 at 13:38 Pedro Santos

Switzerland to put the song in focus and prioritise their own citizens

14th July 2017 at 11:19 Pedro Santos

5 Canadian contributions to the Eurovision Song Contest

1st July 2017 at 16:25 David Robichaud

Back to the beginning: At the red carpet opening of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest

13th May 2017 at 09:35 Wouter van Vliet

Watch live: The 2017 Eurovision Song Contest – Semi-Final 2

11th May 2017 at 20:30 Wouter van Vliet

Gallery: The second Semi-Final of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in pictures

11th May 2017 at 11:04 Charlotte Jensen

Jury final for the Second Semi-Final of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest (With predictions)

10th May 2017 at 22:39 Charlotte Jensen

The postcards from the second semi final revealed

10th May 2017 at 15:44 Michael Outerson

4K: Watch the rehearsal videos from Croatia, Norway, Switzerland and Belarus

6th May 2017 at 12:25 Michael Outerson

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