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Eurovision Song Contest 1959
Eurovision Song Contest 1959
Country	Switzerland
National selection
Selection process	National final
Selection date(s)	22 February 1959
Selected entrant	Christa Williams
Selected song	"Irgendwoher"
Selected songwriter(s)	Lothar Löffler
Finals performance
Final result	4th, 14 points
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest

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Switzerland competed for the fourth time in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1959 and used a national final to select their entry after having used one previously in 1956 and 1957, but choosing to internally select in 1958.

Before Eurovision

Grand Prix Suisse de la Chanson Eurovision 1959

Format

Grand Prix Suisse de la Chanson Eurovision 1959 consisted of two semi-finals, each consisting of eight songs, and a final with nine songs. Each semi-final was voted on by a 40-member jury in Basel, Geneva, Lugano, and Zurich, which were a combination of representatives of the public and representatives from the music industry. In the final, four fifteen-member juries Basel, Lausanne, Lugano, and Zurich voted on the nine songs. The composers of the songs were kept anonymous until after the results of the final were announced.^[1]

Competing Entries

SSR received 262 submissions, from which 16 were chosen to compete in Grand Prix Suisse de la Chanson Eurovision 1959. Eight entries were sung in French, seven in German, and one in Italian.^[1]^[2]

First Semi-Final

The first semi-final of Grand Prix Suisse de la Chanson Eurovision 1959 was held on 15 December 1958 in Geneva, and hosted by Colette Jean, and Pierre Billon. All eight French songs were performed in this semi-final.^[1]^[2]^[3]

1st Semi-Final - 15 December 1958
Artist	Song	Result
Jo Roland	"Adieu Madeleine"	Advanced
Jo Roland	"Sire le roi"	Advanced
Lucie Dolène	"Fallait pas faire ça"	Advanced
Lucie Dolène	"Marie-toi, Marie, marie-toi"	Advanced
Claude Evelyne	Unknown	Eliminated
Claude Evelyne	Unknown	Eliminated
Dominique Rolland	Unknown	Eliminated
Pierre Cavalli	Unknown	Eliminated

Second Semi-Final

The second semi-final of Grand prix Suisse de la Chanson Eurovision 1959 was held on 12 January 1959 in the Bâsel Studios, in Basel, and hosted by Trudi Roth and Albert Werner. The seven German songs and one Italian song were performed in this semi-final. Christa Williams, Anita Traversi, and Jo Roland performed all the songs in this semi-final. The songs that qualified from this semi-final were "Ein kleines Schiff in einer alten Branntweinflasche", "Irgendwoher", "Die Spieldose", "Mit küssen fängt die Liebe an", and "Mein kleines Lied", but it is unknown who performed them in the semi-final.^[1]^[4]

Final

The final was held on 22 February 1959 in the Théâtre de Beaulieu in Lausanne and was presented by Claude Evelyne and Joël Curchod.^[4]^[5]

Draw	Artist	Song	Result
1	Jo Roland	"Ein kleines Schiff in einer alten Branntweinflasche"	-
2	Mathé Altéry	"Marie-toi, Marie, marie-toi"	-
3	Christa Williams	"Irgendwoher"	1
4	Jo Roland	"Adieu Madeleine"	-
5	Christa Williams & Jo Roland	"Die Spieldose"	-
6	Mathé Altéry	"Fallait pas faire ça"	-
7	Christa Williams	"Mit küssen fängt die Liebe an"	-
8	Jo Roland	"Sire le roi"	-
9	Christa Williams & Jo Roland	"Mein kleines Lied"	-

At Eurovision

At the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 in Frankfurt, the Swiss entry was the last of the night following Denmark with "Skibet skal sejle i nat". At the close of voting, Switzerland had received five points in total; the country finished shared eight among the ten participants. The Switzerland jury gave seven points, to the winning country, the Netherlands.

The Swiss entry was conducted at the contest by the musical director Willy Berking.

Voting

Every country had a jury of ten people. Every jury member could give one point to his or her favourite song.

Points awarded to Switzerland^[6]
Score	Country
5 points	United Kingdom
3 points	Sweden
2 points	Denmark
1 point	Austria\| Belgium\| Germany}\| Monaco}

Points awarded by Switzerland^[6]
Score	Country
3 points	Italy United Kingdom
1 point	France Denmark Germany Austria

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "GRAND PRIX SUISSE DE LA CHANSON EUROVISION 1959. DEUXIÈME DEMI-FINALE". Radio Je vois tout - télévision. 8 January 1959. p. 27.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ ^a ^b "Le Grand.Prix européen de la chanson". Radio Je vois tout - télévision. 11 December 1958. p. 26.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "2es Eliminatoires suisses du Grand Prix Eurovision de la chanson". Radio Je vois tout - télévision. 8 January 1959. p. 20.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ ^a ^b "C'est' à Lausanne qu'aura lieula finale suisse du Grand Prixde la chanson Eurovision". Radio Je vois tout - télévision. 19 February 1959. p. 11.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "SWISS NATIONAL FINAL 1959". natfinals.50webs.com. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Cannes 1959". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 13 May 2022 suggested (help)

[:0-1] "GRAND PRIX SUISSE DE LA CHANSON EUROVISION 1959. DEUXIÈME DEMI-FINALE". Radio Je vois tout - télévision. 8 January 1959. p. 27.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[:1-2] "Le Grand.Prix européen de la chanson". Radio Je vois tout - télévision. 11 December 1958. p. 26.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] "2es Eliminatoires suisses du Grand Prix Eurovision de la chanson". Radio Je vois tout - télévision. 8 January 1959. p. 20.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[:2-4] "C'est' à Lausanne qu'aura lieula finale suisse du Grand Prixde la chanson Eurovision". Radio Je vois tout - télévision. 19 February 1959. p. 11.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[5] "SWISS NATIONAL FINAL 1959". natfinals.50webs.com. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

[1959detailed-6] "Results of the Final of Cannes 1959". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 13 May 2022 suggested (help)

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-| Preselection date      = 22 February 1959
+| Preselection date = 22 February 1959
-| Entrant                = [[Christa Williams]]
+| Entrant = [[Christa Williams]]
-| Song                   = "Irgendwoher"
+| Song = Irgendwoher
-| Writer                 = Lothar Löffler
+| Writer = Lothar Löffler
-| Final result           = 4th, 14 points
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 Switzerland competed for the fourth time in the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1959|1959]] and used a national final to select their entry after having used one previously in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1956|1956]] and [[Eurovision Song Contest 1957|1957]], but choosing to internally select in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1958|1958]].
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 ==== Format ====
-Grand Prix Suisse de la Chanson Eurovision 1959 consisted of two semi-finals, each consisting of eight songs, and a final with sixteen songs. Each semi-final was voted on by a 40-member jury in [[Basel]], [[Geneva]], [[Lugano]], and [[Zürich|Zurich]], which were a combination of representatives of the public and representatives from the music industry. In the final, four fifteen-member juries [[Basel]], [[Lausanne]], [[Lugano]], and [[Zürich|Zurich]] voted on the nine songs. The composers of the songs were kept anonymous until after the results of the final were announced.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=8 January 1959 |title=GRAND PRIX SUISSE DE LA CHANSON EUROVISION 1959. DEUXIÈME DEMI-FINALE |url=https://scriptorium.bcu-lausanne.ch/zoom/324775/view?page=27 |url-status=live |work=Radio Je vois tout - télévision |pages=27}}</ref>
+Grand Prix Suisse de la Chanson Eurovision 1959 consisted of two semi-finals, each consisting of eight songs, and a final with nine songs. Each semi-final was voted on by a 40-member jury in [[Basel]], [[Geneva]], [[Lugano]], and [[Zürich|Zurich]], which were a combination of representatives of the public and representatives from the music industry. In the final, four fifteen-member juries [[Basel]], [[Lausanne]], [[Lugano]], and [[Zürich|Zurich]] voted on the nine songs. The composers of the songs were kept anonymous until after the results of the final were announced.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=8 January 1959 |title=GRAND PRIX SUISSE DE LA CHANSON EUROVISION 1959. DEUXIÈME DEMI-FINALE |url=https://scriptorium.bcu-lausanne.ch/zoom/324775/view?page=27 |url-status=live |work=Radio Je vois tout - télévision |pages=27}}</ref>
 ==== Competing Entries ====

v t e Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1996 1997 1998 2000 2002 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Artists	Lys Assia Daisy Auvray Marius Bear Barbara Berta DJ BoBo Jane Bogaert Annie Cotton Paola del Medico Henri Dès Franca di Rienzo Céline Dion Simone Drexel Duilio Egon Egemann Piero Esteriore and the MusicStars Mariella Farré Remo Forrer Furbaz Pino Gasparini Géraldine Gjon's Tears Luca Hänni Michael von der Heide Kathy Leander Pepe Lienhard Band Lovebugs Gianni Mascolo Véronique Müller Jean Philippe Francine Jordi Patrick Juvet Piera Martell Paolo Meneguzzi Nemo Esther Ofarim Madeleine Pascal Peter, Sue and Marc Pfuri, Gorps and Kniri Rainy Day Mélanie René Carol Rich Anna Rossinelli Rykka Sebalter Sandra Simó Daniela Simons Sinplus six4one Takasa Timebelle Anita Traversi Vanilla Ninja Carole Vinci Christa Williams Yovanna Zibbz Arlette Zola
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

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1959
Countries	Austria Belgium Denmark France Germany Italy Monaco Netherlands Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom
Artists	Bob Benny Brita Borg Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson Ferry Graf Alice and Ellen Kessler Domenico Modugno Jean Philippe Jacques Pills Teddy Scholten Birthe Wilke Christa Williams
Songs	"Augustin" "Een beetje" "Heute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n" "Hou toch van mij" "Irgendwoher" "Der K und K Kalypso aus Wien" "Oui, oui, oui, oui" "Mon ami Pierrot" "Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)" "Sing, Little Birdie" "Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig"