Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 explained

Year:1992
Country:Switzerland
Preselection:National final
Preselection Date:23 February 1992
Entrant:Daisy Auvray
Song:Mister Music Man
Final Result:15th, 32 points

Switzerland entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with Daisy Auvray and the song "Mister Music Man". "Mister Music Man" was composed by Gordon Dent.

Before Eurovision

National final

The Swiss broadcaster, SRG SSR idée suisse, hosted a national final to select the Swiss entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, held in Malmö, Sweden.

The final was held at the Palazzo dei Congressi in Lugano on 23 February 1992, hosted by Alessandra Marchese. 10 songs competed, with the winner decided through the votes of 3 regional juries, an expert jury and a press jury.

The winner of the contest was Géraldine Olivier with the song "Soleil, soleil". However after the contest the song was disqualified after it was revealed that the song was inputted into the French-speaking broadcaster, Télévision Suisse Romande (TSR), for their selection for the contest with French lyrics and was rejected, before being entered into the German-speaking broadcaster, Schweizer Fernsehen (SF), and their selection for the contest with German lyrics and accepted. Therefore the song that came second, "Mister Music Man" by Daisy Auvray went to Malmö for Switzerland.

Final – 23 February 1992
DrawArtistSongRegional JuriesPress
Jury
Expert
Jury
TotalPlace
DRSTSRTSI
1Philippe Roussel"Immer gewinnen kannst du nicht"671084354
2K. Loren"Un monde sans musique"31167187
3Guido Bugmann"Heut' Nacht"22215129
4Renato Mascetti"Non sei più la mia bambina"43442178
5Daisy Auvray"Mister Music Man"10108512452
6Daniel Stein"Es geht uns alle an"143211110
7Mary"Vento da nord"566106335
8Michel Audrey"Marie-Blanche"885710383
9Mario D'Azzo"Apro le mani"75738306
10Géraldine Olivier"Soleil, soleil"121212123511

At Eurovision

Auvray performed 13th on the night of the contest, following Finland and preceding Luxembourg. She received 32 points, placing 15th in a field of 23.[1]

The Swiss conductor at the contest was Roby Seidel.

Voting

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Final of Malmö 1992 . European Broadcasting Union . 18 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210418073843/https://eurovision.tv/event/malmo-1992/final . 18 April 2021 . live.
  2. Web site: Results of the Final of Malmö 1992 . European Broadcasting Union . 18 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210418084115/https://eurovision.tv/event/malmo-1992/final/results/switzerland . 18 April 2021 . live.