Switzerland: SRF confirms Eurovision 2023 participation

Switzerland: SRF confirms Eurovision 2023 participation
Tuesday, 12 July 2022

  • The Swiss German speaking broadcaster, SRF, has confirmed that the country will be taking part in the 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023.

    SRF has confirmed that Switzerland will be present at Eurovision 2023 marking the country's 63rd participation in the contest. All four Swiss national broadcasters (SRF, RSI, RTS and RTR) will be contributing to the Eurovision 2023 preparations and the selection process. 

    Along with the confirmation of participation SRF has released the terms and rules of the national selection which will unfold over a few stages. The selection will be based on two juries that will assess the candidate entries. The first jury will be formed by 100 Swiss television viewers while the second jury will consist of 20 international music experts, who have experience being members of ESC juries in their countries. The outcome will be influenced 50% by each jury. 

    The submission window will open on August 25 will remain open up to September 8, 2022 (22:00 CET). While there are no restrictions on the nationality, in case of tie the acts from Switzerland will have the advantage. 

     

    Switzerland in Eurovision

     

    Switzerland made its debut in the first  Eurovision Song Contest back in 1956 and won the same year with Lys Assia. It was not until 1988  when the country was crowned winner for the 2nd time with Celine Dion leaving in second place behind the United Kingdom only by a narrow margin of 1 point.

    In 2018 reached its 4th year of non qualifying results with the duo Zibbz and their song Stones. However in 2019 Luca Hänni made the difference for Switzerland as his entry “She Got me” not only managed to reach the grand final but achieved a 4th placing, the best result since 1993.

    In 2020 Gjon's Tears was set to represent the country with “Répondez-moi” but saw his Eurovision journey stay finish early as the contest was cancelled due to the covid-19 pandemic. Next year Gjon's Tears was invited back to repesent the country in Rotterdam with his entry “Tout L’Univers” which he performed in the second semi final on May 20, 2021 qualifying to the Grand final. The Swiss hopeful topped the jury voting scoreboard and finished eventually in the honorable 3rd place in the overall score with 432 points.

    This year, Marius Bear, represented the country with his song 'Boys do cry' which finished in the 17th place with 78 points.

     

    News Source:  SRF 

    Image: Sarah Louise Bennett

     

     

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  • Angelos D.

    Angelos D.

    Loyal follower of the Eurovision Song Contest since 1987, I've made the competition one of the stories of my life. After attending as accredited press the event for 13 consecutive years along with the 2017-2024 JESC editions, I also enjoy the last three years sharing more Eurovision music through the Eurofans radio's project.