Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966
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Switzerland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 with the song "Ne vois-tu pas ?", composed by Pierre Brenner, with lyrics by Roland Schweizer, and performed by Madeleine Pascal. The Swiss participating broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), selected its entry through a national final.
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| Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1966 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) | |||
| Country | Switzerland | |||
| Selection process | Finale suisse du Grand Prix Eurovision | |||
| Selection date | 5 February 1966 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Ne vois-tu pas ?" | |||
| Artist | Madeleine Pascal | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 6th, 12 points | |||
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Before Eurovision
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Finale suisse du Grand Prix Eurovision
The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) held a national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1966. The broadcaster received 26 submissions and ultimately selected six songs to take part in the selection, with two songs being performed each in French, German, and Italian.[1][2][3]
Swiss French broadcaster Télévision suisse romande (TSR) staged the national final on 5 February 1966 at 20:20 CET (18:20 UTC) in Geneva.[4][1][3] It was presented by Heidi Abel, Mascia Cantoni, and Madeline Demartines.[3]
The voting consisted of 12 national juries, whose members gave 3 points to their favorite song, 2 to their second favorite, and 1 to their third favorite.[citation needed] The winner was the song "Ne vois-tu pas ?" composed by Pierre Brenner, written by Roland Schweizer, and performed by Madeleine Pascal.[5]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Language | Songwriter(s) | |
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| Composer | Lyricist | ||||
| 1 | Madeleine Pascal | "Ne vois-tu pas ?" | French | Pierre Brenner | Roland Schweizer |
| 2 | Joël Holmès | "Je reviendrai, Sylvie" | French | Antonio D'Addario |
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| 3 | Anna Identici | "Uno ha bisogno dell'altro" | Italian | Mario Robbiani | Giorgio Calabrese |
| 4 | Gino | "Impara e tacere" | Italian |
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| 5 | Peter & Alex | "Die Strasse voller Lichter" | German | Hazy Osterwald | Kurt Feltz |
| 6 | Brigitt Petry | "Glücklich sein" | German | Hans Moeckel | Ernest Amort |
At Eurovision
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At the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 in Luxembourg, the Swiss entry was the twelfth song of the night following Spain and preceding Monaco. The Swiss entry was conducted by Jean Roderès, who reprised his role as the musical director of the contest after doing the same in 1962. At the close of voting, Switzerland had received twelve points and finished sixth among the eighteen participants.
Voting
Each participating broadcaster assembled a ten-member jury panel. Every jury member could distribute 9 points in 3 different ways depending on how the jurors voted; 5, 3, and 1 points to their 3 favorite songs, 6 and 3 points to their 2 favorite songs, or 9 points to a single song. The 1966 contest was the last edition to utilize this voting system, as the voting system from 1967 to 1970 reused the 10-member expert jury system.
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