Switzerland: Eurovision 2022 act and entry to go public on March 8

Switzerland: Eurovision 2022 act and entry to go public on March 8
Tuesday, 01 March 2022

  • The Swiss broadcaster, SRF, has confirmed the date of release of the country's Eurovision 2022 act and entry. 

    Note the date: March 8, 2022! This day Switzerland will be unveiling their Eurovision 2022 representative and the song that will travel to Turin. 

    On March 8 SRF has announced that we will find out who the successor of Gjon's Tears will be in Turin. While the country has seeked its Eurovision entry the last two editions through closed writting camps, SRF for Eurovision 2022 made an open call for songs from interested songwriters and producers. 

    Thus, Switzerland is using the same internal selection format that it has followed since 2019 when Luca Hänni brought an honorable 4th placing followed by Gjon's Tears 3rd placing in Rotterdam last year.. The Swiss entry has been determined by a combination of a 100 member jury panel and  an international jury of experts. 

     

    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. 

    This year 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.

    News Source/Image: SRF

     

     

     

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  • Angelos D.

    Angelos D.

    Loyal follower of the Eurovision Song Contest since 1987, I've made the competition one of the stories of my life. After attending as accredited press the event for 13 consecutive years along with the 2017-2024 JESC editions, I also enjoy the last three years sharing more Eurovision music through the Eurofans radio's project.