Year: | 1993 |
Broadcaster: | Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) |
Country: | Switzerland |
Preselection: | National final |
Preselection Date: | 6 February 1993 |
Entrant: | Annie Cotton |
Song: | French: Moi, tout simplement|i=no |
Final Result: | 3rd, 148 points |
Switzerland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "French: Moi, tout simplement|i=no", composed by Christophe Duc, with lyrics by Jean-Jacques Egli, and performed by Canadian singer Annie Cotton. The Swiss participating broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), selected its entry through a national final.
Swiss German and Romansh broadcaster German: [[Schweizer Fernsehen|Schweizer Fernsehen der deutschen und rätoromanischen Schweiz]]|i=no (SF DRS) held the national final on 6 February 1993 at its television studios in Zürich, hosted by Sandra Simó. The winner was chosen by the votes of 3 regional juries plus a jury of "experts" and journalists.[1]
Draw | Artist | Song | Regional Juries | Expert &<br>Press Jury | Total | Place | |||
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DRS | TSR | TSI | |||||||
1 | Chris Lorens | "Zwei Leben im Strom der Zeit" | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 4 | |
2 | Annie Cotton | "Moi, tout simplement" | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 1 | |
3 | Mary | "Non siamo angeli" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
4 | Natasha | "Pour toujours" | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | |
5 | Diaspro | "Riflesso" | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 2 | |
6 | Jürg Stein | "Antarctica" | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 4 | |
7 | Scarlet | "Donner" | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 3 |
Cotton performed 4th on the night of the contest, following and preceding . At the close of the voting the song had received 148 points, placing 3rd of 25, behind winner and runner-up .[2]
The Swiss conductor at the contest was Marc Sorrentino.