Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 explained

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.

Before Eurovision

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]

Final – 6 February 1993
DrawArtistSongRegional JuriesExpert &<br>Press JuryTotalPlace
DRSTSRTSI
1Chris Lorens"Zwei Leben im Strom der Zeit"4253144
2Annie Cotton"Moi, tout simplement"8868301
3Mary"Non siamo angeli"112157
4Natasha"Pour toujours"231286
5Diaspro"Riflesso"5586242
6Jürg Stein"Antarctica"3434144
7Scarlet"Donner"6645213

At Eurovision

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.

Voting

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SWISS NATIONAL FINAL 1993.
  2. Web site: Final of Millstreet 1993 . European Broadcasting Union . 17 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417180232/https://eurovision.tv/event/millstreet-1993/final . 17 April 2021 . live.
  3. Web site: Results of the Final of Millstreet 1993 . European Broadcasting Union . 17 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417192401/https://eurovision.tv/event/millstreet-1993/final/results/switzerland . 17 April 2021 . live.