Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1991 | ||||
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| Country |  Switzerland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 23 February 1991 | |||
| Selected entrant | 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 | ||||
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Switzerland competed at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, held in Rome, Italy. The Swiss entry was Sandra Simó with the Italian song "Canzone per te", composed by Renato Mascetti.
Before Eurovision
[edit]National final
[edit]The final was held 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 the channel TV5 Québec Canada, in 14 May.[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Regional Juries | Press Jury |
Expert Jury |
Total | Place | ||
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| DRS | TSI | TSR | |||||||
| 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
[edit]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.[2]
The Swiss conductor at the contest was Flaviano Cuffari.
Voting
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References
[edit]- ^ "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.
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