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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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3rd May 2017 at 09:38 Michael Outerson

EBU to force commentators to use their countries preferred names [april’s fool]

1st April 2017 at 17:47 Michael Outerson

Eurovision 2017: The artists and the songs selected

7th March 2017 at 13:06 Charlotte Jensen

Switzerland 2017: Timebelle with Apollo for Kyiv

5th February 2017 at 21:47 Josef Štaif

Eurovision 2017 allocation draw result

31st January 2017 at 12:18 Charlotte Jensen

Switzerland 2017: 6 finalists announced

5th December 2016 at 10:49 Ashleigh Kobevko

Lidia Isac through to Swiss Live Check

29th November 2016 at 00:56 Sadie Trent

Switzerland presents expert jury

18th November 2016 at 12:32 Sadie Trent

Can Switzerland find a winner from 160 submissions?

2nd November 2016 at 13:16 Ashleigh Kobevko

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14th May 2016 at 20:12 Charlotte Jensen

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14th May 2016 at 16:31 Giannis Argyriou

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14th May 2016 at 14:13 David Robichaud

Eurovision 2016: The first dress rehearsal of Semi Final 2

11th May 2016 at 21:03 Doğukan Güvener

Videos: Watch the videos for semi-final 2

11th May 2016 at 19:03 Charlotte Jensen

Postcards from the second semi final of Eurovision 2016

11th May 2016 at 18:51 Michael Outerson

Eurovision Song Contest 2016: The red carpet in pictures

9th May 2016 at 12:39 Tommy Engström

Eurovision Song Contest 2016: Second rehearsal – Switzerland

7th May 2016 at 15:56 Tommy Engström

Videos: Watch full rehearsals from semi-final 2 finalists

7th May 2016 at 13:53 Charlotte Jensen

Eurovision 2016 Day 6: Second rehearsals from Latvia, Poland, Switzerland, Israel, Belarus and Serbia

7th May 2016 at 13:01 Michael Outerson

Rykka, Eneda Tarifa and Argo at Eurovision Village Stockholm 2016

7th May 2016 at 10:06 Lauren Outerson

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6th May 2016 at 19:19 Lauren Outerson

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4th May 2016 at 10:53 Michael Outerson
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23rd April 2016 at 21:56 David Robichaud

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