Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023
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SwitzerlandSong: 7 March 2023
| Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2023 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) | |||
| Country | Switzerland | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | Artist: 20 February 2023 Song: 7 March 2023 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Watergun" | |||
| Artist | Remo Forrer | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (7th, 97 points) | |||
| Final result | 20th, 92 points | |||
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Switzerland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Watergun", written by Argyle Singh, Ashley Hicklin, and Mikołaj Trybulec, and performed by Remo Forrer. The Swiss participating broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), internally selected its entry for the contest.
Switzerland were drawn to compete in the first semi-final on 9 May and qualified to the grand final, ultimately placing 20th with 92 points.[1]
Prior to the 2023 contest, Switzerland had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest sixty-two times since its first entry in 1956.[2] Switzerland is noted for having won the first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Refrain" performed by Lys Assia. Their second and, to this point, most recent victory was achieved in 1988 when Canadian singer Céline Dion won the contest with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi". Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004, Switzerland had managed to participate in the final four times up to this point. In 2005, the internal selection of Estonian girl band Vanilla Ninja, performing the song "Cool Vibes", qualified Switzerland to the final where they placed 8th. Due to their successful result in 2005, Switzerland was pre-qualified to compete directly in the final in 2006. Between 2007 and 2010, the nation failed to qualify to the final after a string of internal selections. Opting to organize a national final between 2011 and 2018, Switzerland has managed to qualify to the final twice out of the last eight years. After returning to an internal selection in 2019, Switzerland has managed to qualify to the final in all contests they participated in and yielded two top five results. In 2022, "Boys Do Cry" performed by Marius Bear qualified for the final and finished 17th.
The Swiss national broadcaster, Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), broadcasts the event within Switzerland and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. SRG SSR confirmed their intentions to participate at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 on 12 July 2022.[3] Along with their participation confirmation, the broadcaster announced that the Swiss entry for the 2023 contest would be selected internally.[4] Switzerland has selected their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest through both national finals and internal selections in the past. Between 2011 and 2018, the broadcaster has opted to organize a national final in order to select their entry. Since 2019, the Swiss entry was internally selected for the competition.
