Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957

After their win in 1956, Switzerland continued with their format of a national final to select their entry for the 1957 contest.

Eurovision Song Contest 1957
Country  Switzerland
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)11 February 1957
Selected entrantLys Assia
Selected song"L'enfant que j'étais"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result8th, 5 points
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1956 • 1957 • 1958►

Before Eurovision

National final

The final was held on 11 February 1957 in St. Moritz. Three artists competed to represent Switzerland: last year's winner Lys Assia; Jo Roland, who participated at the national final of 1956; and Gianni Ferraresi, and the winning song was chosen by the votes of 4 regional juries. The winner was Lys Assia for the second year, with the song "L'enfant que j'étais".[1]

The winning title was written by Émile Gardaz and composed by Géo Voumard, the same duo who wrote the previous year's Swiss entry and Eurovision winner "Refrain".

Final – 11 February 1957
Draw Artist Song
1 Jo Roland "La vie"
2 Lys Assia "L'enfant que j'étais"
3 Gianni Ferraresi "Lasciami tranquillo"
4 Lys Assia "Derrière la cathedrale"
5 Gianni Ferraresi "Nel mio carnet"
6 Gianni Ferraresi "Bellissima"
7 Jo Roland "Avec vingt sous"
8 Lys Assia "Musst du schon geh'n"
9 Jo Roland "Quand je rêve"
10 Lys Assia "Ein trautes Lied vom turm herab"
11 Lys Assia "Ça n'epechera pas"

At Eurovision

At the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 in Frankfurt, the Swiss entry was the last of the night following Denmark with "Skibet skal sejle i nat". At the close of voting, Switzerland had received five points in total; the country finished shared eight among the ten participants. The Switzerland jury gave seven points, to the winning country, the Netherlands.

The Swiss entry was conducted at the contest by the musical director Willy Berking.

Voting

Every country had a jury of ten people. Every jury member could give one point to his or her favourite song.

References
  1. "SWISS NATIONAL FINAL 1957".
  2. "Results of the Final of Frankfurt 1957". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 27 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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