Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019

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Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Country  Switzerland
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)7 March 2019
Selected entrantLuca Hänni
Selected song"She Got Me"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Laurell Barker
  • Frazer Mac
  • Luca Hänni
  • Jon Hällgren
  • Lukas Hällgren
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (4th, 232 points)
Final result4th, 364 points
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Switzerland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) organised an internal selection in order to select the Swiss entry for the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Background[]

Main article: Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 2019 Contest, Switzerland had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-nine times since their first entry in 1956.[1] Switzerland is noted for having won the first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Refrain" performed by Lys Assia. Their second and, to this point, most recent victory was achieved in 1988 when Canadian singer Céline Dion won the contest with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi". Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004, Switzerland had managed to participate in the final four times up to this point. In 2005, the internal selection of Estonian girl band Vanilla Ninja, performing the song "Cool Vibes", qualified Switzerland to the final where they placed 8th. Due to their successful result in 2005, Switzerland was pre-qualified to compete directly in the final in 2006. Between 2007 and 2010, the nation failed to qualify to the final after a string of internal selections. Since opting to organize a national final from 2011 onwards, Switzerland has managed to qualify to the final twice. In 2018, Switzerland failed to qualify to the final, placing 13th in the semi-final with the song "Stones" performed by Zibbz. The last time they had qualified was in 2014.

The Swiss national broadcaster, Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), broadcasts the event within Switzerland and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. SRG SSR confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest on 15 May 2018.[2] Along with their participation confirmation, the broadcaster also announced that the Die Entscheidungsshow, which had been used to select the Swiss entry since 2011, was dropped as part of austerity measures, and would therefore opt for an internal selection to select their entry for 2019. The last time Switzerland internally selected their entry was in 2010.

Before Eurovision[]

Internal selection[]

SRG SSR opened a submission period between 1 September 2018 until 1 October 2018 for interested artists and composers to submit their entries. In addition to the public submissions, the four broadcasters in Switzerland: SRF, RSI, RTS and RTR were also able to add wildcard entries to the selection.[3][4] The RTS wildcard selection involved interested artists submitting their entries to the broadcaster starting on 10 July 2018, while RSI opened a submission period between 27 July 2018 and 30 August 2018 for interested artists and composers to submit their entries for the wildcard selection.[5] Thirteen entries were shortlisted by RSI from the entry submissions received and an online internet voting platform was involved where users were able to vote for their favourite entries between 10 and 28 September 2018. The top six entries were announced during a live webcast and the three wildcard entries were ultimately selected: "Mama (I Walk Alone)" performed by Julie Meletta, "Carry the Light" performed by Sebalter and "Playground" performed by Scilla Hess.[6][7] 420 entries were submitted following the submission deadline.

On 16 November 2018, SRF announced that five songs were shortlisted from the submissions received and would be tested by their music producers with various artists.[8] The combination of votes of a 100-member public panel (50%) and a 21-member international expert jury (50%) selected the winner. The members of the public panel were put together from 6,100 applications according to selected criteria in cooperation with Digame, while the international jury consisted of members who had been national juries for their respective countries at the Eurovision Song Contest.[6]

On 8 March 2019, "She Got Me" performed by Luca Hänni was announced as the Swiss entry for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest via the release of the official music video, directed by India Rischko and Traviez The Director, on the official Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel. Hänni previously participated in ninth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar where he was the winner. The song was written and composed by Luca Hänni himself along with Laurell Barker, Frazer Mac, Jon Hällgren and Lukas Hällgren.[9]

At Eurovision[]

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 28 January 2019, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Switzerland was placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 16 May 2019, and was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show.[10]

Once all the competing songs for the 2019 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Switzerland was set to perform in position 4, following the entry from Moldova and preceding the entry from Latvia.[11]

Semi-final[]

Switzerland performed fourth in the second semi-final, following the entry from Moldova and preceding the entry from Latvia. At the end of the show, Switzerland was announced as having finished in the top 10 and subsequently qualifying for the grand final. It was later revealed that Switzerland placed fourth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 232 points: 137 points from the televoting and 95 points from the juries.

Voting[]

Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results will be released shortly after the grand final.[12]

Points awarded to Switzerland[]

Points awarded by Switzerland[]

Detailed voting results[]

The following members comprised the Swiss jury:[12]

  • Cyrill Camenzind (jury chairperson) – studio manager, producer
  • Leticia Ribeiro de Carvalho – singer
  • Eliane Müller – musician, producer
  • Rocco Casella – musician, teacher
  • Willy Dezelu – singer, represented Music programme responsible La Première
Detailed voting results from Switzerland (Semi-final 2)[13]
Draw Country Jury Televote
L.R. de Carvalho C. Camenzind E. Müller R. Casella W. Dezelu Average Rank Points Rank Points
01  Armenia 15 17 8 13 14 15 15
02  Ireland 10 14 17 12 11 14 17
03  Moldova 5 12 5 5 5 6 5 13
04   Switzerland
05  Latvia 8 5 6 7 1 4 7 16
06  Romania 14 11 9 14 16 13 11
07  Denmark 9 7 16 8 7 9 2 9 2
08  Sweden 1 4 3 1 3 2 10 3 8
09  Austria 17 9 10 11 15 11 12
10  Croatia 7 16 12 17 17 12 6 5
11  Malta 6 6 14 9 8 7 4 14
12  Lithuania 4 8 13 10 10 8 3 10 1
13  Russia 13 10 7 6 12 10 1 8 3
14  Albania 11 15 15 16 9 16 1 12
15  Norway 12 3 4 4 6 5 6 2 10
16  Netherlands 2 1 1 3 2 1 12 5 6
17  North Macedonia 3 2 2 2 4 3 8 4 7
18  Azerbaijan 16 13 11 15 13 17 7 4
Detailed voting results from Switzerland (Final)[14]
Draw Country Jury Televote
L.R. de Carvalho C. Camenzind E. Müller R. Casella W. Dezelu Average Rank Points Rank Points
01  Malta 11 11 20 8 15 15 20
02  Albania 17 20 19 21 7 17 2 10
03  Czech Republic 12 9 8 9 14 11 19
04  Germany 4 5 7 18 9 5 6 11
05  Russia 14 12 5 5 13 8 3 14
06  Denmark 18 13 22 7 8 13 10 1
07  San Marino 24 25 25 22 24 24 25
08  North Macedonia 1 2 3 2 1 1 12 9 2
09  Sweden 2 3 1 1 10 3 8 7 4
10  Slovenia 23 21 21 19 18 22 16
11  Cyprus 15 10 16 20 23 19 21
12  Netherlands 3 1 2 4 3 2 10 5 6
13  Greece 25 24 24 25 25 25 23
14  Israel 19 19 14 24 22 21 18
15  Norway 5 6 4 3 5 4 7 3 8
16  United Kingdom 7 14 6 10 16 10 1 22
17  Iceland 21 8 18 14 11 16 17
18  Estonia 20 15 11 17 17 20 15
19  Belarus 10 7 15 13 21 14 24
20  Azerbaijan 16 4 13 16 12 12 12
21  France 6 17 9 12 6 9 2 8 3
22  Italy 8 18 17 11 2 6 5 1 12
23  Serbia 13 16 10 15 20 18 4 7
24   Switzerland
25  Australia 9 22 12 6 4 7 4 13
26  Spain 22 23 23 23 19 23 6 5

References[]

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