SwitzerlandThe host and winner of the very first ESC and Headquarters of the EBU, Switzerland can be considered the Home of Eurovision.
Unfortunately, Eurovision does not like to go home, and Switzerland has won only once since (in 1988), with several low results before and many more after. Their record gets even worse when foreign artists representing Switzerland are ignored - the last Swiss-born artist to reach the Top 5 was Sandra Studer (aka Simò) in 1991.
2008
Swiss Paolo Meneguzzi, whose name is likely to raise a few laughs in Serbia (and its neighbours), was internally selected with the simple pop ballad Era Stupendo ("It was wonderful"). The song was originally reported to be written by Swedish songwriter Mattias Brånn, but Swiss TV have decided to remove his name from the list for unknown reasons.
Latest news entries about Switzerland
* It's Mél's time, it's Mél's time. Her moment - Sat 31 Jan
* What next for Lys Assia? - Fri 4 Jan
* Heilsarmee, but no Heilsarmee - Mon 17 Dec
* Broken off in mid-flow - Swiss finalists - Mon 12 Nov
* Svizzerlingen! - Tue 23 Oct
* And don't forget the Swiss! - Tue 11 Sep
* Sinplus selected for Baku! - Sat 10 Dec
* Sin+Chiara = Italian-Swiss Choice! [incl. LIVE performance videos] - Wed 9 Nov
* Artist Spotlight: Where is Daisy Auvray? - Mon 10 Oct
* Switzerland Goes First [vid] - Sun 12 Dec
* Land of should have Make-overs pick their entry - Sun 10 Jan
* The Highest Heights for Switzerland [Audio] - Mon 23 Feb
* Swiss 'Lovebugs' follow in the footsteps of Lys Assia - Wed 21 Jan
* Do you want to win the CD single of the Swiss entry? - Mon 21 Apr
* Swiss Entry Released Today [Video] - Sat 12 Jan