Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979

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Eurovision Song Contest 1979
Country  Switzerland
National selection
Selection processConcours Eurovision 1979
Selection date(s)27 January 1979
Selected entrantPeter, Sue and Marc, Pfuri, Gorps and Kniri
Selected song"Trödler und Co"
Selected songwriter(s)Peter Reber
Finals performance
Final result10th, 60 points
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1978 1979 1980►

Switzerland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 in Israel. Peter, Sue and Marc and Pfuri, Gorps and Kniri represented Switzerland with the song "Trödler und Co". They finished on 10th place with 60 points.

Before Eurovision

Concours Eurovision 1979

The final took place on 27 January 1979 and was held at the studios of DRS in Genève, hosted by Christian Heeb. The winner was chosen by 3 regional juries (DRS, TSR, TSI), a press jury, and a jury of experts.

Final – 27 January 1979
Draw Artist Song Regional Juries Press
Jury
Expert
Jury
Total Place
DRS TSR TSI
1 Biggi Bachmann "Musik musik" 4 4 4 1 2 15 6
2 Rita Pavone "Dieci cuori" 3 3 5 4 6 21 4
3 Groupe Atlas "Moi je viens d'un pays" 5 8 3 2 5 23 2
4 Salvo Ingrassia "Senza te" 1 1 2 3 4 11 7
5 Peter, Sue and Marc, Pfuri, Gorps and Kniri "Trödler und Co" 8 5 8 8 8 37 1
6 Ruby Manila "Shake Hands" 6 7 1 6 3 22 3
7 Sandro Caroli "La nostra favola" 2 2 6 5 1 16 5

At Eurovision

Switzerland performed 8th in the night, following Greece and preceding Germany. Group scored 60 points placing Switzerland 10th out of 19 entries.[1]

The Swiss conductor at the contest was Rolf Zuckowski.

Voting

References

  1. ^ "Final of Jerusalem 1979". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Jerusalem 1979". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.