When Switzerland on the 10th of December pick its participant for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest it will be from a line-up consisting of 14 entries. One of those are the very first Eurovision Song Contest winner Lys Assia who will try to make it back to the international contest 56 years after her victory.
A couple of days ago Swiss Italian broadcaster RSI held a national final to pick its two participants for the national final. Since then the other broadcasters have announced their chosen ones as well making the line-up complete.
The 14 songs to participate in the Swiss final on the 10th of December are:
1. Lys Assia – C’était Ma Vie (Broadcaster: SF)
2. Emel – She (Broadcaster: SF)
3. Ivo – Peace & Freedom (Broadcaster: SF)
4. I Quattro – Fragile (Broadcaster: SF)
5. Raphael Jeger – The Song In My Head (Broadcaster: SF)
6. Macy – Shining (Broadcaster: SF)
7. Atomic Angels – Black Symphony (Broadcaster: DRS 3)
8. Patric Scott feat. Fabienne Louves – Real Love (Broadcaster: DRS 3)
9. Guillermo Sorya – Baby Baby Baby (Broadcaster: DRS 3)
10. Chiara Dubey – Anima Nuova (Broadcaster: RSI)
11. Sinplus – Unbreakable (Broadcaster: RSI)
12. Sosofluo – Quand Je Ferme Les Yeux (Broadcaster: RTS)
13. Katherine St-Laurent – Wrong To Let You Go (Broadcaster: RTS)
14. Ze Flying Zézettes Orchestra – L’autre (Broadcaster: RTS)
All 14 songs can be heard on SF’s website. The winner will participate for Switzerland at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in May in Baku, Azerbaijan. Last year Switzerland qualified for the final for the first time since 2006, although Anna Rossinelli ended last in the final with the song In Love For A While, which you can see below.