Switzerland was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 with the song "L'enfant que j'étais", composed by Géo Voumard , with lyrics by Émile Gardaz , and performed by Lys Assia . The Swiss participating broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), selected its entry through a national final. Assia had already represented Switzerland at the previous contest performing both Swiss entries, and winning with "Refrain ".
Before Eurovision
Eurovision: Saint-Moritz Finale suisse du concours europeen de la chanson 1957 The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) held a national final on 11 February 1957 in Badrutt's Palace Hotel , St. Moritz . The presenters were Heidi Abel and Giuseppe Albertini, and Fernando Paggi served as the musical director and conducted all of the participating entries.
SRG SSR received 109 song submissions, and internally selected eleven songs to compete in the selection. Six of these songs were in French , three were in Italian , and two were in German . Three artists competed to represent Switzerland: Lys Assia ; who won the previous Eurovision Song Contest , Jo Roland; who participated at the national final of 1956, and Gianni Ferraresi.
The voting consisted 4 regional juries from Basel , Geneva , Lugano , and St. Moritz , which consisted of 10 members each, who each voted their desired song. The jury members from St. Mortiz were present within Badrutt's Palace Hotel , while the remaining juries delivered their votes in their respective cities.
Following the voting, three songs tied for first place with 8 points; "La vie" and "Avec vingt sous" by Jo Roland and "L'enfant que j'étais" by Lys Assia . After all three songs performed once more, a revote among the tying acts took place to decide the winner. This event is notable for being the earliest known instance of a tiebreaker in a Eurovision Song Contest national final.
The winner was Lys Assia for the second time, with the song "L'enfant que j'étais", written by Émile Gardaz and composed by Géo Voumard , the same duo who wrote the previous year's Swiss entry and Eurovision winner "Refrain ".
Final – 11 February 1957
R/O
Artist
Song
Songwriter(s)
Total
Place
1
Jo Roland
"La vie"
Pierre Gisin
8
1
2
Lys Assia
"L'enfant que j'étais"
Émile Gardaz • Géo Voumard
8
1
3
Gianni Ferraresi
"Lasciami tranquillo"
Renato Ranzanici
0
9
4
Lys Assia
"Derrière la cathedrale"
Achille Scott • Dominique Roland
2
6
5
Gianni Ferraresi
"Nel mio carnet"
Giovanni Pelli • Mario Robbiani
0
9
6
Gianni Ferraresi
"Bellissima"
Giovanni Pelli • Mario Robbiani
7
4
7
Jo Roland
"Avec vingt sous"
Dominique Rolland
8
1
8
Lys Assia
"Musst du schon geh'n?"
Jürg Amstein • Tibor Kasics [de ]
0
9
9
Jo Roland
"Quand je rêve"
Émile Gardaz • Géo Voumard
1
8
10
Lys Assia
"Ein trautes Lied vom turm herab"
Franz Hutter
4
5
11
Lys Assia
"Ça n'epechera pas"
André Bühlmann
2
6
Final – Detailed jury voting results
R/O
Song
Basel
Geneva
Lugano
St. Moritz
Total
1
"La vie"
4
2
2
8
2
"L'enfant que j'étais"
4
1
3
8
3
"Lasciami tranquillo"
0
4
"Derrière la cathedrale"
2
2
5
"Nel mio carnet"
0
6
"Bellissima"
6
1
7
7
"Avec vingt sous"
3
4
1
8
8
"Musst du schon geh'n?"
0
9
"Quand je rêve"
1
1
10
"Ein trautes Lied vom turm herab"
2
2
4
11
"Ça n'epechera pas"
1
1
2
Final (Tiebreaker) – 11 February 1957
R/O
Artist
Song
Total
Place
1
Jo Roland
"La vie"
14
2
2
Lys Assia
"L'enfant que j'étais"
17
1
3
Jo Roland
"Avec vingt sous"
9
3
Final (Tiebreaker) – Detailed jury voting results
R/O
Song
Basel
Geneva
Lugano
St. Moritz
Total
1
"La vie"
6
5
3
14
2
"L'enfant que j'étais"
7
5
5
17
3
"Avec vingt sous"
4
3
2
9
At Eurovision
At the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 in Frankfurt , the Swiss entry was the last of the night following Denmark . The Swiss entry was conducted at the contest by the event's musical director Willy Berking . At the close of voting, Switzerland had received five points in total; the country finished shared eight among the ten 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
2 points
Denmark
1 point
References
"Per una canzone «nazionale»" [For a "national" song]. Giornale del Popolo Lugano , Switzerland. 12 February 1957. p. 2. Retrieved 22 January 2025 – via Sistema bibliotecario ticinese [it ].^ Marino (13 February 1957). ""L'enfant que j'étais" ha vinto a St. Moritz il Festival della canzone svizzera" ["L'enfant que j'étais" wins the Swiss Song Festival in St. Moritz]. Libera Stampa (in Italian). Lugano , Switzerland. p. 2. Retrieved 22 January 2025 – via Sistema bibliotecario ticinese [it ].
^ "Quelques instants avec Émile Gardaz et Géo Voumard" [A few moments with Émile Gardaz and Géo Voumard]. Radio Je vois tout . 21 February 1957. Retrieved 22 October 2024 – via Scriptorium .
^ "Sarà scelta lunedi la più bella canzone svizzera" [The most beautiful Swiss song will be chosen on Monday]. Eco di Locarno (in Italian). Locarno , Switzerland. 9 February 1957. p. 3. Retrieved 22 January 2025 – via Sistema bibliotecario ticinese [it ].
^ "«L'enfant que j'étais» canzone svizzera 1957" ["L'enfant que j'étais" Swiss song 1957]. 14 February 1957. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
"Schweizer Ausscheidung - Finale Suisse - Finale Svizzera 1957" . Vorstadt Music & Records . Retrieved 22 January 2025.^ "Results of the Final of Frankfurt 1957" . Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 27 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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.
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