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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.
| 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 | ||||
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Before Eurovision
editNational final
editThe 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 the channel TV5 Québec Canada, in 14 May.[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Regional Juries | Press Jury |
Expert Jury |
Total | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editSimó 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.