Switzerland: Remo Forrer released his Eurovision 2023 entry "Watergun"

Switzerland: Remo Forrer released his Eurovision 2023 entry
Tuesday, 07 March 2023

  • The Swiss Eurovision 2023 hopeful, Remo Forrer, has released his entry for Liverpool titled 'Watergun'. 

    Remo Forrer was internally selected by the Swiss broadcaster SRF, to represent the nation at the 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. The internal selection panel consisted of 100 viewers and 20 professional jurors/music professionals.

     

     

    Switzerland decided to send this year a demanding ballad with a strong anti-war message that showcases Remo Forrer's vocal skills written and composed by Ashley Hicklin, Argyle Singh and Mikolaj Trybulec. Before the release of his entry Remo Forrer stated: 

    “The song means a lot to me. It definitely has catchy tunes and has been following me for months. It demands everything from my voice. It goes from very low to very high.”

    Take a look of the Swiss entry below:

     Remo Forrer will perform in the second half of the first semi-final on May 9.

     

     

    A few words about Remo Forrer

    Remo was born in 2001 (21 years old) in Hemberg in northeastern Switzerland. He started having interest in music from a very young age and learned how to play piano, guitar and accordion. In 2020, he won the third season of The Voice of Switzerland. After that, he released his first single “Home”. In 2022, he also took part in the German show “Zeig uns Deine Stimme”.

     

     

    Switzerland in Eurovision 

    Switzerland made its debut in the first  Eurovision Song Contest back in 1956 and won the same year with Lys Assia. It was not until 1988  when the country was crowned winner for the 2nd time with Celine Dion leaving in second place behind the United Kingdom only by a narrow margin of 1 point.

    In 2018 reached its 4th year of non qualifying results with the duo Zibbz and their song Stones. However in 2019 Luca Hänni made the difference for Switzerland as his entry “She Got me” not only managed to reach the grand final but achieved a 4th placing, the best result since 1993.

    In 2020 Gjon's Tears was set to represent the country with “Répondez-moi” but saw his Eurovision journey stay finish early as the contest was cancelled due to the covid-19 pandemic. 

    In 2021 Gjon's Tears was invited back to repesent the country in Rotterdam with his entry “Tout L’Univers” which he performed in the second semi final on May 20, 2021 qualifying to the Grand final. The Swiss hopeful topped the jury voting scoreboard and finished eventually in the honorable 3rd place in the overall score with 432 points.

    Last year Marius Bear with his song "Boys Do Cry" placed 17th with 78 points completely by the jury.

     

    News Source: SRF

    Image: Eurovision Song Contest YT Channel

     

     

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  • Melina F.

    Melina F.

    True follower of the Eurovision Song Contest since 2002, really enjoy listening daily to all the Eurovision hits and keeping up with all the Eurovision stars.