Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998

Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Country	Switzerland
National selection
Selection process	National final
Selection date(s)	18 December 1997
Selected entrant	Gunvor
Selected song	"Lass ihn"
Selected songwriter(s)	Gunvor Guggisberg; Egon Egemann;
Finals performance
Final result	25th, 0 points
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Switzerland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 in Birmingham. Gunvor represented Switzerland with the song "Lass ihn". They finished in last place with 0 points.

Before Eurovision[]

National final[]

The final was held at DRS TV Studios in Zürich on 18 December 1997, and was hosted by Sandra Studer. The winner was chosen by regional televoting.^[1]

Draw	Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)	Points	Place
1	Susan Orús	"L'enfant des étoiles"	Rébecca Jonckheere, Benoît Kaufmann	19	3
2	Filippo Trojani	"Amerò di più"	Filippo Trojani	17	5
3	Anne Francoeur	"Le rêve d'Alice"	Régis Mounir	5	6
4	Gunvor	"Lass ihn"	Egon Egemann, Gunvor Guggisberg	34	1
5	Talk About Girls	"Qualcosa di te"	Nella Martinetti, Thomas Marin, Berni Staub	26	2
6	Vanessa Jüdt	"Trouver ma place"	Rébecca Jonckheere, Benoît Kaufmann	19	3

Detailed Regional Televoting Results
Draw	Song	Bern	Zürich	Chur & Mobiles	Geneva	Lugano	Total
1	"L'enfant des étoiles"	3	6	4	3	3	19
2	"Amerò di più"	2	3	2	2	8	17
3	"Le rêve d'Alice"	1	1	1	1	1	5
4	"Lass ihn"	8	8	8	6	4	34
5	"Qualcosa di te"	6	4	6	4	6	26
6	"Trouver ma place"	4	2	3	8	2	19

At Eurovision[]

Voting[]

Switzerland did not receive any points at the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest.^[2]

Points awarded by Switzerland^[2]
Score	Country
12 points	Germany
10 points	Israel
8 points	Malta
7 points	Netherlands
6 points	Spain
5 points	Croatia
4 points	Belgium
3 points	United Kingdom
2 points	Ireland
1 point	Norway

References[]

^ "Swiss National Final 1998".
^ ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Birmingham 1998". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

[1] "Swiss National Final 1998".

[1998detailed-2] "Results of the Final of Birmingham 1998". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

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