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| Eurovision Song Contest 1962 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) | |||
| Country |  Switzerland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Jean Philippe | |||
| Selected song | "Le Retour" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | ||||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 10th, 2 points | |||
| Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Switzerland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 with the song "Le retour", composed by Géo Voumard, with lyrics by Émile Gardaz, and performed by Jean Philippe. The Swiss participating broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), selected its entry through an internal selection.
Before Eurovision
[edit]Internal selection
[edit]SRG SSR asked Émile Gardaz and Géo Voumard to compose two songs for Eurovision, which would then be presented to a jury.[1] The two songs were; "Gris bleu", and "Le retour".[2] The jury selected "Le retour" as Switzerland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1962.[1] It is unknown how Jean Philippe was selected to be the singer of the entry.
At Eurovision
[edit]On the evening of the final Philippe performed eleventh in the running order, following Norway and preceding Yugoslavia. Voting was by each national jury awarding 3, 2 and 1 point(s) to their top three songs, and at the close of the voting "Le retour" had received two points, placing Switzerland joint tenth with two other entries from Denmark and Norway. The Swiss jury awarded its 3 points to eventual winners France.[3]
Voting
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Grand Prix Eurovision 1962 de la chanson européenne". Radio TV - Je vois tout. 15 March 1962. p. 31. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "A qui le tour ?" [Whose turn is it?]. Radio TV - Je vois tout. 11 January 1962. p. 8. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1962". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2024. Cite error: The named reference "1962detailed" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).