Switzerland: SRF to air the special show “Switzerland at the ESC – dramas, victories, emotions”

Switzerland: SRF to air the special show “Switzerland at the ESC – dramas, victories, emotions”
Friday, 01 May 2020

  • Following this year's unprecedent Eurovision cancellation, the participating national broadcasters one after another are unveiling their special program to replace the cancelled Eurovision 2020 shows. 

    In addtion to the special show “Eurovision: Europe shine a light”, inspired by the 1997 winning entry , that a total of broadcasters have confirmed to air , in order to honour this year’s 41 contestants, the  Swiss viewers, will have the chance to watch the alternative program  “Switzerland at the ESC – dramas, victories, emotions”.

     

    A jounrey in Eurovision history

    The Swiss-German broadcaster, will be making a flashback in the country’s history in the contest. A total of 61 entries, among which  the winning songs of 1956 and 1988, with Lys Assia and Celine Dion respectively, will be spotlighted on the show. The show will feature past Swiss representatives, such as Paola Felix (1969), Sandra Studer (1991), Peter Reber (1971, 1976, 1979 and 1981 along with band Peter, Sue & Marc), Sven Epiney (The presenter of the Entscheidungsshow ) and Gjon’s Tears (2020 and 2021) that will give a hand in unwinding the country’s history in Eurovision.

    The show will review the contest from a different angle shairing with the audience stories from the backstage and the acts’ preparations.  The special show will highlight the Swiss Eurovision 2020 act,  Gjon’s Tears  and shed some light on Gjon’s Tears’ plans for Eurovision 2021.

    SRF’s The special show will air on Saturday 16 May 2020 at 20:10 CEST on SRF 1.

    This year Gjon’s Tears was selected to represent Switzerland with the song Répondez-moi .