Year: | 1991 |
Country: | Switzerland |
Preselection: | National final |
Preselection Date: | 23 February 1991 |
Entrant: | Sandra Simó |
Song: | Canzone per te |
Final Result: | 5th, 118 points |
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.
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 |
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.