Switzerland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 with the song "Musik klingt in die welt hinaus", written by Cornelia Lackner, and performed by Egon Egemann. The Swiss participating broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

Regional selections

The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) held a national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1990. Each division of SRG SSR — Swiss German and Romansh broadcaster Schweizer Fernsehen der deutschen und rätoromanischen Schweiz (SF DRS), Swiss French broadcater Télévision suisse romande (TSR), and Swiss Italian broadcaster Televisione Svizzera di lingua italiana (TSI) —, used its own method to select its entries for the final.[1] Eligible songs were required to have been composed by songwriters from Switzerland or Liechtenstein.[1]

It is unknown how the regional broadcasters selected their songs, but 136 total songs were submitted (with 11 being invalid), of which eight were selected: three in French and Italian, and two in German.[2][3]

Concorso Eurovisione della Canzone: Finale Svizzera

TSI staged the national final on 24 February 1990 at 20:20 CET at the Palazzo dei Congressi in Lugano.[3] It was hosted by Emanuela Gaggini. The national final was broadcast on TSI, TV DRS (with commentary by Beat Antenen), and TSR (with commentary by Serge Moisson [fr]).[4][5] Lys Assia— who won Eurovision for Switzerland in 1956 and also represented the country in 1957 and 1958 —, Furbaz— who represented Switzerland in 1989 —, and Les Frères Taquins made guest appearances.[4]

Among the participants were Sylvia— who would later represent France in 1999 —, and Sandra Simó— who would later represent Switzerland in 1991.

Participating entries[2][3][6]
R/O Artist(s) Song Songwriter(s) Language
Composer Lyricist
1 Nando Morandi "Canta con noi" Nando Morandi Italian
2 Adela "J'irai oú tu voudras"
  • Enrico Brogini
  • Jean-Pierre Schenk
 French
3 Egon Egemann "Musik klingt in die welt hinaus" Cornelia Lackner German
4 Sylvie & Joel "Dites à vos enfants" Pierre Collet Philippe Malignon French
5 Sandra Simó "Lo so" Renato Mascetti Italian
6 Simone & Simon "Träume müssen stark sein"
  • Marlies Baumann
  • Simon Anderhub
 Simon Anderhub German
7 Gemo "Ailleurs c'est pareil" Tobias Frey Marco Schiess French
8 Nadia Goj [it] "Una donna che cresce" Marco Crivelli Italian

The voting consisted of regional public votes which were sent to the three divisions of SRG SSR (SF DRS, TSR, TSI: German-Romansh, French, and Italian speaking, respectively), a press jury, and an "expert" jury.[7] Applications for viewers to join the regional juries were sent via postcard until the week before the final, and 50 viewers from each canton were randomly selected to cast their votes to their broadcaster divisions via phone call.[7] The winner was the song "Musik klingt in die welt hinaus", composed by Cornelia Lackner and performed by Egon Egemann.

Participating entries[6]
R/O Artist(s) Song Regional Juries Press
Jury 		Expert
Jury 		Total Place
DRS TSR TSI
1 Nando Morandi "Canta con noi" 5 4 6 8 6 29 4
2 Adela "J'irai oú tu voudras" 2 1 2 3 3 11 7
3 Egon Egemann "Musik klingt in die welt hinaus" 10 10 10 6 2 38 1
4 Sylvie & Joel "Dites à vos enfants" 4 8 5 10 8 35 2
5 Sandra Simó "Lo so" 2 1 1 1 5 10 8
6 Simone & Simon "Träume müssen stark sein" 3 6 4 4 4 21 5
7 Gemo "Ailleurs c'est pareil" 8 3 3 2 1 17 6
8 Nadia Goj [it] "Una donna che cresce" 6 5 8 5 10 34 3

At Eurovision

At the Eurovision Song Contest 1990, held at the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb, the Swiss entry was the eighteenth entry of the night following Denmark and preceding Germany. The Swiss conductor at the contest was Bela Balint. At the close of voting, Switzerland had received 51 points in total; finishing in eleventh out of twenty-two countries.

Voting

Each participating broadcaster assembled a jury panel with at least eleven members. The jurors awarded 1-8, 10, and 12 points to their top ten songs.

References

  1. ^ a b "Selezione svizzera del Concorso Eurovisione della canzone:appuntamentoil 24 febbraio '90a Lugano" [Swiss selection of the Eurovision Song Contest: appointment on February 24th '90 in Lugano]. Gazzetta Ticinese [it] (in Italian). 11 August 1989. p. 13. Retrieved 23 March 2025 – via Sistema bibliotecario ticinese [it].
  2. ^ a b "Concours Eurovision de la Chanson 1990 — Die acht Finalisten für die Schweizer Ausscheidung stehen fest" [Concours Eurovision de la Chanson 1990 — The eight finalists for the Swiss selection have been announced]. Der Bund (in German). Vol. 140, no. 298. Bern, Switzerland. 20 December 1989. p. 42. Retrieved 23 March 2025 – via E-newspaperarchives.ch.
  3. ^ a b c "Concorso Eurovisivo della Canzone 1990 — L'eliminatoria svizzera in febbraio a Lugano" [Eurovision Song Contest 1990 — Swiss qualifying round in February in Lugano]. Popolo e Libertà (in Italian). 23 December 1989. p. 9. Retrieved 23 March 2025 – via Sistema bibliotecario ticinese [it].
  4. ^ a b "TV + Radio • Samedi" [TV + Radio • Saturday]. Journal du Jura (in German). Vol. 127, no. 46. 24 February 1990. p. 27. Retrieved 23 March 2025 – via E-newspaperarchives.ch.
  5. ^ "En direct du Tessin: 35° Concours Eurovision de la chanson — Finale suisse: c'est reparti pour un tour... de chants" [Live from Ticino: 35th Eurovision Song Contest — Swiss Final: Here we go again for another round... of songs]. 24 Heures (in French). 24 February 1990. pp. 80–81. Retrieved 23 March 2025 – via Scriptorium.
  6. ^ a b Concorso Eurovisione della Canzone: Finale Svizzera (Video) (in Italian). 24 February 1990.
  7. ^ a b "Les chanteurs de Luganovision" [The singers of Luganovision]. Le Matin (in French). 24 February 1990. p. 36. Retrieved 23 March 2025 – via Scriptorium.
  8. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Zagreb 1990". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1990
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