| Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1967 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) | |||
| Country |  Switzerland | |||
| Selection process | Grosser Preis der Eurovision 1967 | |||
| Selection date | 21 January 1967 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Quel coeur vas-tu briser ?" | |||
| Artist | Géraldine | |||
| Songwriters |
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 17th, 0 votes | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Switzerland was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1967 with the song "Quel coeur vas-tu briser ?", composed by Daniel Faure, with lyrics by Gérard Gray, and performed byGéraldine. The Swiss participating broadcaster, theSwiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), selected its entry through a national final.
TheSwiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) held a national final to select its entry for theEurovision Song Contest 1967. Six songs took part in the selection, with two songs being performed each in French, German, and Italian.[1][2] Six artists took part to represent Switzerland, among whom wasAnita Traversi— who representedSwitzerland in 1960 and1964.[1]
Swiss German andRomansh broadcasterSchweizer Fernsehen der deutschen und rätoromanischen Schweiz (SF DRS) staged the national final on 21 January 1967 at 20:45CET atTheater 11 [de] inZürich. It was presented by Alfred Fetscherin, Madeleine (last name unknown), andMascia Cantoni [it].Hans Moeckel [de] served as the musical director and accompanied the orchestra. The national final was broadcast onTV DRS andTSR.[3] Jo Roland,Ulla [sv] &Ulrik Neumann, theHorst Jankowski Choir, andLes Surfs made guest appearances.[3]
The voting consisted of a twelve-member jury from the three regions of Switzerland, which featured six representatives from theSwiss-German andRomansh regions, four fromRomandy (Swiss-French region), and two fromTicino (Swiss-Italian region).[1][4] Each juror would give 3 points to their favorite song, 2 to their second favorite, and 1 to their third favorite.[citation needed] The winner was the song "Quel coeur vas-tu briser ?", written by Gérard Gray, composed by Daniel Faure, and performed byGéraldine.[1][4]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Language | Songwriter(s) | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composer | Lyricist | ||||||
| 1 | Evelyne Arden | "Toi" | French | Marianne Gesseney | 6 | 4 | |
| 2 | Brigitt Petry [de] | "Karussell-Karussell" | German | Hazy Osterwald | Günter Loose [de] | 12 | 3 |
| 3 | Milena [it] | "Farò come vuoi" | Italian | Mario Robbiani |
| 13 | 2 |
| 4 | Géraldine | "Quel coeur vas-tu briser ?" | French | Daniel Faure | Gérard Gray | 32 | 1 |
| 5 | Elisa Gabbai | "Abendwind" | German | Dieter Klaus | Anton Peterer | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Anita Traversi | "Non pensiamoci più" | Italian | Giovanni Pelli | Sanzio Chiesa | 6 | 4 |
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At the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 inVienna, the Swiss entry was the sixth song of the night followingPortugal and precedingSweden. The Swiss entry was conducted by Hans Moeckel, who also conducted all of the songs in the national final. At the close of voting, Switzerland had received nul points, and the country finished last place among the seventeen participants.
Each participating broadcaster assembled a ten-member jury panel. Every jury member could give one point to their favourite song.
Switzerland did not receive any votes in the contest.[5]
| Score | Country |
|---|---|
| 7 points |  United Kingdom |
| 1 points |
