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Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Country Switzerland
National selection
Selection processDie grosse Entscheidungs Show
Selection date(s)Online Selection:
1 November 2010 -
10 November 2010
Final:
11 December 2010
[[ Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest| Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest]]
2011

Switzerland will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany and will select their entry through the national final Die grosse Entscheidungs Show, organised by Swiss broadcaster SRG SSR idée suisse (SRG SSR).

Selection process

After 6 years of internal selections it was announced in June 2010 that SRG SSR were looking at possibilities to hold a national final to select the Swiss entry, the first time since 2004, depending on budget details to be finalised in early autumn.[1]

On 24 August Schweizer Fernsehen (SF) announced that a national final would be organised, after increased popularity for Eurovision in Switzerland after victories for Norway and Germany. SRG SSR is searching the candidate for Germany with the Swiss radio broadcaster DRS 3 and the television networks TSR and RSI. A national final with 12 finalists is set for 11 December 2010 from Kreuzlingen. 7 finalists come from SF, 3 from DRS 3, 1 from TSR and 1 from RSI.[2] Televoting will select the final winning song.[3][4][5][6]

SF Selection

The overall SF selection selected 7 finalists. Candidates could submit entries to the broadcaster from 1 October to 30 October. Former Eurovision Song Contests participants have applied to take part in this selection: DQ, Todomondo (both 2007), Miodio from San Marino 2008, as well as Mariella Farré who represented Switzerland in the 1983 and 1985 contests.[7] Piero Esteriore, Switzerland's representant in 2004 has also submitted a song.[8] However, none of these made it to the final.

Voting was held from 1 November to 10 November, with a jury and internet voting (each with 50%) selecting 7 songs from the 327 sumbissions to qualify to the national final.[9] The seven finalists were announced on 16 November by SF:[10][11]

DRS 3 Selection

DRS 3 selected its three finalists via online voting. Over 4 weeks the submitted entries were discussed and voted on in the radio show ESC-Club. Listeners and a jury decided 10 entries to proceed to the online voting which was held from 2 til 12 November on DRS 3 website. DRS3 stated afterwards that one user had tried to manipulate the voting, but this was spotted in time and the resultat was corrected after the voting had closed. The three entries which received the most votes and proceed therefore to the final are Dominique Borriello, Duke and The Colors and Illira. [12][13] The ten songs in the voting were:

  • Anetta Morozova feat. Wilder Berg: "Sky"
  • The Colors and Illira: "Home" (16.1 %)
  • Dorian Gray: "No Seasons"
  • Duke: "Waiting for Ya" (19.9 %)
  • Simongad: "I Will Stand (for the Nation)"
  • Dominique Borriello: "Il ritmo dentro di noi" (20.4 %)
  • Fräkmündt: "D'Draachejongfer"
  • Evelyn: "Who Do You Love?"
  • Scilla: "Barbie Doll"
  • Lucas: "Hot Temptation"

RSI Selection - RSI Eurosong Contest

Italian language Swiss broadcaster Radiotelevisione svizzera di lingua italiana (RTSI) chose one song for the national final. A jury selected 5 songs from 46 submissions, which took part firstly in an internet vote from 3 to 9 November, and then in a radio final on 10 November from the Hotel Besso in Lugano, broadcast on radio channel Rete Uno.[14] The winner was chosen by online voting (10%), SMS voting (50%) and jury voting (40%). The winner of the final was Orpheline with "Surrender"[14], but the singer renounced for personal reasons. Therefore, Vittoria Hyde (2nd) will be sent to the Swiss final, as RSI announced on 15 November.[15][16] The five songs in the RSI final were:

  • Scilla: "Barbie Doll" (3rd)
  • Néo: "Learning to Love"
  • Orpheline: "Surrender" (1st)
  • Maxi B feat. Marco: "Most Likely - Probabilmente"
  • Vittoria Hyde: "Play the Trumpet" (2nd)

TSR Selection

French language broadcaster TSR will apparently select its finalist internally.[16] They choose Aliose with "Je n'suis pas folle".

National final

The national final will be held on 11 December 2010 in Kreuzlingen. Televoting will be used to select the winner.

National final - 11 December 2010
Artist Song Result
Vittoria Hyde "Play the Trumpet"
Dominique Borriello "Il ritmo dentro di noi"
Duke "Waiting for Ya"
The Colors and Illira "Home"
Andrina "Drop of Drizzle"
Anna Rossinelli "In Love for a While"
Bernarda Brunovic "Confidence"
CH "Gib nid uf"
Polly Duster "Up to You"
Sarah Burgess "Just Me"
The Glue "Come What May"
Aliose "Je n'suis pas folle"

At Eurovision

Switzerland will compete in one of the two semi-finals of the contest, on 10 or 12 May.

See also

References

  1. ^ Al Kaziri, Ghassan (2010-06-11). "SF seeks national final possibilities". Oikotimes. Retrieved 11 June 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "ESC 2011 Regulation in English". SF. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Coroneri, Alenka (2010-09-01). "SF decides on December 11". Oikotimes. Retrieved 1 September 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ Klier, Marcus (2010-09-01). "Swiss national final on 11th December". ESCToday. Retrieved 1 September 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 2011 – Schweizer Selektion" (in German). SF. 2010-09-01. Retrieved 29 October 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. ^ Laufer, Gil (2010-10-01). "Switzerland: 2011 selection kicks off". ESCToday. Retrieved 2 October 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ Hondal, Victor (28 October 2010). "Former Eurostars apply in Switzerland". ESCToday. Retrieved 29 October 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 2011". SF. Retrieved 29 October 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "Voting explanation in English". SF. 2010-11-01. Retrieved 1 November 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ "Das sind die Eurovision-Song-Contest-Finalisten" (in German). SF. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ Sahiti, Gafurr (16 November 2010). "Switzerland: 7 new finalists announced". ESCToday. Retrieved 16 November 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ "Jetzt abstimmen: Wen schicken wir an den Eurovision Song Contest 2011?" (in German). DRS 3. 2010-11-04. Retrieved 4 November 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ Coronerri, Alenka (12 November 2010). "German Swiss broadcaster announce 3 participants". oikotimes.com. Retrieved 12 November 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ a b "I nomi degli interpreti prescelti e le canzoni finaliste" (in Italian). RSI. Retrieved 2 November 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ "La finale di RSI Eurosong Contest" (in Italian). RSI. Retrieved 15 November 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  16. ^ a b Sahiti, Gafurr (11 November 2010). "Switzerland: First finalist announced". ESCToday. Retrieved 12 November 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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