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Eurovision Song Contest 1961
Participating broadcasterSwiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR)
Country  Switzerland
National selection
Selection processFinale suisse du Concours Européen de la Chanson
Selection date(s)6 February 1961
Selected artist(s)Franca di Rienzo
Selected song"Nous aurons demain"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result3rd, 16 points
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1960 • 1961 • 1962►

Switzerland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961 with the song "Nous aurons demain", composed by Géo Voumard, with lyrics by Émile Gardaz, and performed by Franca di Rienzo. The Swiss participating broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

Finale suisse du Concours Européen de la Chanson

The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) held a national final on 6 February 1961 in Lugano. The broadcaster received 157 submitted songs, nine of which were chosen by juries to participate in the selection. Four of these songs were in Italian, three were in French, and two were in German.

The national final was presented by Heidi Abel and Dario Bertoni. Fernando Paggi served as the musical director and conductor for all of the songs. Five artists competed to represent Switzerland: Carla Boni, Franca di Rienzo, Jo Roland; who previously participated at multiple other Swiss national finals, Ines Taddio, and Anita Traversi; who previously represented Switzerland in 1960, and would repeat this in 1964. The winning song was chosen by a ten-member "expert" jury, whose members gave one vote each to their desired song.

The winner was Franca di Rienzo, with the song "Nous aurons demain", which was written by Émile Gardaz and composed by Géo Voumard, the same duo who wrote the 1956 and 1957 Swiss entries, Eurovision winner "Refrain" and "L'enfant que j'étais", both performed by Lys Assia. From 25-27 August, Jo Roland participated in the Sopot International Song Festival with the song, "Nous deux," and won the inaugural edition of that contest.

Final – 6 February 1961
R/O Artist Song Total Place
1 Carla Boni "Voglio baciarti ancora" 0 3
2 Jo Roland "Nous deux" 3 2
3 Jo Roland "Stop" 0 3
4 Anita Traversi "Finalmente" 0 3
5 Franca di Rienzo "Fermé pour la vie" 0 3
6 Anita Traversi "L'ingresso nei sogni" 0 3
7 Ines Taddio "Eine kleine melodie" 0 3
8 Carla Boni "Addio parole d'amore" 0 3
9 Franca di Rienzo "Nous aurons demain" 7 1

At Eurovision

At the Eurovision Song Contest 1961 in Cannes, the Swiss entry was the tenth song of the night following France and preceding Belgium. The Swiss entry was conducted by Fernando Paggi, who previously conducted multiple songs in the 1956 contest, where he served as the musical director. At the close of voting, Switzerland had received sixteen points in total; the country finished third among the sixteen participants.

Voting

Each participating broadcaster assembled a ten-member jury panel. Every jury member could give one point to their favourite song.

Points awarded to Switzerland
Score Country
4 points  Sweden
2 points
1 point
Points awarded by Switzerland
Score Country
7 points  United Kingdom
1 point

References

  1. Cevey, J.-J. (9 February 1961). "Musique de Géo Voumard, texte d'Emile Gardaz..." [Music by Géo Voumard, lyrics by Emile Gardaz...]. Journal de Montreux (in French). Montreux, Switzerland. p. 2. Retrieved 20 January 2025 – via Scriptorium.
  2. "Stasera al Conza una canzone per Cannes" [Tonight at the Conza a song for Cannes]. Giornale del Popolo (in Italian). Lugano, Switzerland. 6 February 1961. p. 2. Retrieved 20 January 2024 – via Sistema bibliotecario ticinese [it].
  3. "TV". Radio TV – Je vois tout (in French). No. 5. Lausanne, Switzerland. 2 February 1961. p. 22. Retrieved 20 January 2025 – via Scriptorium.
  4. ^ Ranznici, Renato (18 March 1961). "Gèo Voumard al primo e secondo posto" [Gèo Voumard in first and second place]. Libera Stampa (in Italian). Lugano, Switzerland. p. 2. Retrieved 20 January 2025 – via Sistema bibliotecario ticinese [it].
  5. ^ "Géo Voumard et Emile Gardaz" [Géo Voumard and Emile Gardaz]. Feuille d'avis de Lausanne (in French). Lausanne, Switzerland. 7 February 1961. p. 28. Retrieved 20 January 2025 – via Scriptorium.
  6. "Международный фестиваль польской песни «Сопот»" [International Polish Song Festival "Sopot"]. Pesnya Goda. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  7. "Swiss National Final 1961". natfinals.50webs.com. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Results of the Final of Cannes 1961". Eurovision Song Contest. Retrieved 20 January 2025.

External links

Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation
Artists
Songs
  • "Das alte Karussell"
  • "Amour on t'aime"
  • "Apollo"
  • "Bonjour, Bonjour"
  • "Boys Do Cry"
  • "Canzone per te"
  • "Celebrate"
  • "C'est la chanson de mon amour"
  • "Cielo e terra"
  • "Cinéma"
  • "The Code"
  • "Cool Vibes"
  • "Dans le jardin de mon âme"
  • "Dentro di me"
  • "Djambo, Djambo"
  • "L'Enfant que j'étais"
  • "Era stupendo"
  • "Giorgio"
  • "Guardando il sole"
  • "The Highest Heights"
  • "Hunter of Stars"
  • "I miei pensieri"
  • "If We All Give a Little"
  • "Il pleut de l'or"
  • "In Love for a While"
  • "Io così non ci sto"
  • "Io senza te"
  • "Les Illusions de nos vingt ans"
  • "Irgendwoher"
  • "Je vais me marier, Marie"
  • "Lass ihn"
  • "The Last of Our Kind"
  • "Mikado"
  • "Mein Ruf nach dir"
  • "Mister Music Man"
  • "Moi, tout simplement"
  • "Moitié, moitié"
  • "Mon cœur l'aime"
  • "Musik klingt in die Welt hinaus"
  • "Ne partez pas sans moi"
  • "Ne vois-tu pas ?"
  • "Non, à jamais sans toi"
  • "Nous aurons demain"
  • "Pas pour moi"
  • "Piano, piano"
  • "Quel cœur vas-tu briser ?"
  • "Refrain"
  • "Répondez-moi"
  • "Retour"
  • "Le Retour"
  • "She Got Me"
  • "Sto pregando"
  • "Stones"
  • "Swiss Lady"
  • "T'en va pas"
  • "Time to Shine"
  • "Tout l'univers"
  • "Trödler und Co"
  • "Unbreakable"
  • "Vampires Are Alive"
  • "La vita cos'è?"
  • "Viver senza tei"
  • "Vivre"
  • "Watergun
  • "Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein?"
  • "You and Me"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Switzerland did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.
Eurovision Song Contest 1961
Countries
Artists
Songs
  • "Al di là"
  • "Allons, allons les enfants"
  • "Angelique"
  • "April, april"
  • "Are You Sure?"
  • "Einmal sehen wir uns wieder"
  • "Estando contigo"
  • "Neke davne zvezde"
  • "Nous aurons demain"
  • "Nous les amoureux"
  • "Printemps, avril carillonne"
  • "Sehnsucht"
  • "September, gouden roos"
  • "Sommer i Palma"
  • "Valoa ikkunassa"
  • "Wat een dag"
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