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Eurovision Song Contest 1991
Eurovision Song Contest 1991
Participating broadcaster	Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR)
Country	Switzerland
National selection
Selection process	National final
Selection date(s)	23 February 1991
Selected artist(s)	Sandra Simó
Selected song	"Canzone per te"
Selected songwriter(s)	Renato Mascetti
Finals performance
Final result	5th, 118 points
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Switzerland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 with the song "Canzone per te", written by Renato Mascetti, and performed by Sandra Simó. The Swiss participating broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

National final

The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) held the national final on 23 February 1991 at the Casino du Rivage in Vevey, hosted by Lolita Morena. The winner was decided by the votes of 3 regional juries, a press jury and an expert jury. The final was also aired on TV5 Europe in 9 April and on TV5 Québec Canada, in 14 May.^[1]^[2]

Final – 23 February 1991
Draw	Artist	Song	Regional Juries			Press Jury	Expert Jury	Total	Place
Draw	Artist	Song	DRS	TSI	TSR	Press Jury	Expert Jury	Total	Place
1	Marco, Daria and Mattia Zappa	"La nave va"	4	7	2	1	8	22	5
2	Christine Nachbauer	"Segel im Wind"	2	2	4	3	2	13	8
3	Claude Lander	"Laissez-le vivre"	1	3	1	5	1	11	9
4	R.C.O.	"Ruhelos"	6	4	5	2	3	20	6
5	Daniela Simons	"Come finirà?"	8	8	8	7	7	38	2
6	Suisse Home	"Home Suisse Home"	3	1	3	4	4	15	7
7	Sandra Simó	"Canzone per te"	10	10	10	10	10	50	1
8	Chris Lorens	"Ein ganzes Leben lang"	7	6	7	8	6	34	3
9	Carol Rich	"Donner la main"	5	5	6	6	5	27	4

At Eurovision

Simó performed 5th on the night of the contest, following Greece and preceding Austria. At the close of the voting the song had received 118 points, placing 5th of 22.^[3]

The Swiss conductor at the contest was Flaviano Cuffari.

Voting

Points awarded to Switzerland^[4]
Score	Country
12 points	Belgium Luxembourg
10 points
8 points	Austria Cyprus Israel Sweden United Kingdom
7 points	Greece
6 points	Germany Portugal
5 points	Denmark Finland Iceland Yugoslavia
4 points	France Italy
3 points	Norway
2 points	Ireland Turkey
1 point

Points awarded by Switzerland^[4]
Score	Country
12 points	Spain
10 points	Sweden
8 points	Israel
7 points	France
6 points	Malta
5 points	United Kingdom
4 points	Iceland
3 points	Ireland
2 points	Italy
1 point	Portugal

References

^ "Dienstag, 9. April | Mardi, 9 avril" [Saturday 6 May]. Télé-Revue (in French, German, and Luxembourgish). No. 14. 6–12 April 1991. pp. 22–25. Retrieved 4 December 2024 – via National Library of Luxembourg.
^ "Votre soirée de télévision" [Your evening of television]. La Presse. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 14 May 1991. p. C–6. Retrieved 23 June 2024 – via National Library and Archives of Quebec.
^ "Final of Rome 1991". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Rome 1991". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.

External links

Swiss National Final 1991

[1] "Dienstag, 9. April | Mardi, 9 avril" [Saturday 6 May]. Télé-Revue (in French, German, and Luxembourgish). No. 14. 6–12 April 1991. pp. 22–25. Retrieved 4 December 2024 – via National Library of Luxembourg.

[2] "Votre soirée de télévision" [Your evening of television]. La Presse. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 14 May 1991. p. C–6. Retrieved 23 June 2024 – via National Library and Archives of Quebec.

[3] "Final of Rome 1991". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.

[1991detailed-4] "Results of the Final of Rome 1991". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.

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