Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998
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Eurovision Song Contest 1998 | ||||
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Country | Switzerland | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | National final | |||
Selection date(s) | 18 December 1997 | |||
Selected entrant | Gunvor | |||
Selected song | "Lass ihn" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 25th, 0 points | |||
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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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 |
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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 | |||||||
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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]
Score | Country |
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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.
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- Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
- Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998
- 1998 in Switzerland