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"Trödler und Co"Country Artist(s) Peter Reber,
Sue Schell,
Marcel Dietrich,
Pfuri Baldenweg ,
Anthony Fischer,
Kniri Knaus
As Language Composer(s) Peter Reber
Lyricist(s) Peter Reber
Conductor Rolf Zuckowski
Final result 10th
Final points 60
◄ "Vivre" (1978) "Cinéma" (1980) ►
"Trödler und Co" ("Dawdler and Co") was the Swiss entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 , performed by Peter, Sue, Marc , Pfuri, Gorps and Kniri . The song was written by Peter Reber of Peter, Sue and Marc in the German language . The English-language version of the song was entitled "Second Hand Company".
Peter, Sue & Marc represented Switzerland at the Contest on four separate occasions, each time singing in a different language; in 1971 with "Les illusions de nos vingt ans " in French , in 1976 with "Djambo, Djambo " in English , in 1979 with "Trödler und Co" in German and finally in 1981 with "Io senza te " in Italian , a record in Eurovision history.
"Trödler und Co" was performed 8th in the running order on the night of the contest, following Greece 's Elpida with "Sokrati " and preceding Germany 's Dschinghis Khan with "Dschinghis Khan ". It received 60 points, placing 10th in a field of 19.
The song was succeeded as Swiss representative at the 1980 contest by Paola with "Cinéma ".
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