Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Switzerland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 with the song "Les Illusions de nos vingt ans", composed by Peter Reber, with lyrics by Maurice Tézé, and performed by Peter, Sue and Marc. The Swiss participating broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), internally selected its entry for the contest.
Switzerland27 February 1971 (song)
| Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurovision Song Contest 1971 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) | |||
| Country | Switzerland | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | 10 February 1971 (artists) 27 February 1971 (song) | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Les Illusions de nos vingt ans" | |||
| Artist | Peter, Sue and Marc | |||
| Songwriters |
| |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 12th, 78 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
| ||||
Before Eurovision
Internal selection and song change
The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) held an internal selection on 8 February.[1] The events of the selection are unknown, including the other participants who took part. The internal jury ultimately selected Peter, Sue and Marc to compete with the song "Légendes de mon pays", composed by Peter Reber, with lyrics by Maurice Tézé.[1]
For an unknown reason, "Légendes de mon pays" was withdrawn from the contest, with the song last being mentioned in newspapers on 27 February.[2] On the same day, it was first reported that the trio would instead compete with the song "Les Illusions de nos vingt ans", composed by the same songwriters. The song was first performed at the Hits à Gogo program on 4 March,[3] with further consistent reports of the song being referred to as the Swiss entry on 6 March and onward.[4]
At Eurovision
,_Bestanddeelnr_928-5029.jpg)
At the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, held at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin, the Swiss entry was the fourth entry of the night following Monaco and preceding Germany. The Swiss conductor at the contest was Hardy Schneiders. At the close of voting, Switzerland had received 78 points in total; finishing in twelfth place out of eighteen countries.[5]
Voting
A new voting system was introduced in this edition, and was used annually until 1973. Each participating broadcaster appointed two jury members, one aged between 16 and 25 and one aged between 26 and 55, with at least 10 years between their ages. They each awarded 1 to 5 points for each song, other than the song of their own country. They cast their votes immediately after each song was performed and the votes were then collected and counted. For the public voting sequence after the interval act, the jury members were shown on the stage's screen with each lifting a signboard with the number between 1 and 5 for each song, as a visual verification of the scores they had awarded earlier.[6] The two Swiss jurors who voted were Daniela Grigioni and Yvonne Borcard.[7]
