Giorgio (song)

"Giorgio"

Eurovision Song Contest 1958 entry
Country	Switzerland
Artist(s)	Lys Assia
Languages	German, Italian
Composer(s)	Paul Burkhard
Lyricist(s)	Fridolin Tschudi
Conductor	Paul Burkhard
Finals performance
Final result	2nd
Final points	24
Appearance chronology
◄ "L'enfant que j'étais" (1957)
"Irgendwoher" (1959) ►

"Giorgio" was the Swiss entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest 1958, held in Hilversum, the Netherlands. It was performed in German and Italian. It was the first song to be performed in more than one language in the Eurovision Song Contest.

The song was performed by Lys Assia, winner for Switzerland at the 1956 contest, and was composed by Paul Burkhard and Fridolin Tschudi.

On the night of the contest the song was performed 10th (last), following Austria's Liane Augustin with "Die ganze Welt braucht Liebe". At the close of the voting Assia had received 24 points, placing second behind France's André Claveau.

References

Countries

Final (by final results)	France (winner) Switzerland Italy Sweden Belgium Austria Germany Denmark Netherlands Luxembourg

Artists

Final (by final results)	André Claveau Lys Assia Domenico Modugno Alice Babs Fud Leclerc Liane Augustin Margot Hielscher Raquel Rastenni Corry Brokken Solange Berry

Songs

Final (by final results)	"Dors, mon amour" "Giorgio" "Nel blu diplinto di blu" "Lilla stjärna" "Ma petite chatte" "Die ganze Welt braucht Liebe" "Für zwei Groschen Musik" "Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog" "Heel de wereld" "Un grand amour"

(Note: "Withdrawn" refers to entries that withdrew after applying to enter)

Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation

1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 ~~1995~~ 1996 1997 1998 ~~1999~~ 2000 ~~2001~~ 2002 ~~2003~~ 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Artists

1950s	Lys Assia Lys Assia Lys Assia Christa Williams

1960s	Anita Traversi Franca Di Rienzo Jean Philippe Esther Ofarim Anita Traversi Yovanna Madeleine Pascal Géraldine Gianni Mascolo Paola Del Medico

1970s	Henri Des Peter, Sue and Marc Veronique Mueller Patrick Juvet Piera Martell Simone Drexel Peter, Sue and Marc Pepe Lienhard Band Carole Vinci Peter, Sue, Marc, Pfuri, Gorps and Kniri

1980s	Paola Peter, Sue and Marc Arlette Zola Mariella Farré Rainy Day Mariella Farré and Pino Gasparini Daniela Simmons Carol Rich Céline Dion Furbaz

1990s	Egon Egemann Sandra Simó Daisy Auvray Annie Cotton Duilio ~~1995~~ Kathy Leander Barbara Berta Gunvor ~~1999~~

2000s	Jane Bogaert ~~2001~~ Francine Jordi ~~2003~~ Piero and the MusicStars Vanilla Ninja six4one DJ BoBo Paolo Meneguzzi Lovebugs

2010s	Michael von der Heide Anna Rossinelli Sinplus Takasa Sebalter Mélanie René Rykka

Songs

1950s	"Das alte Karussell" "Refrain" "L'enfant que j'étais" "Giorgio" "Irgendwoher"

1960s	"Cielo e terra" "Nous aurons demain" "Le retour" "T'en va pas" "I miei pensieri" "Non, à jamais sans toi" "Ne vois-tu pas?" "Quel cœur vas-tu briser?" "Guardando il sole" "Bonjour, Bonjour"

1970s	"Retour" "Les illusions de nos vingt ans" "C'est la chanson de mon amour" "Je vais me marier, Marie" "Mein Ruf nach dir" "Mikado" "Djambo, Djambo" "Swiss Lady" "Vivre" "Trödler und Co"

1980s	"Cinéma" "Io senza te" "Amour on t'aime" "Io così non ci sto" "Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein?" "Piano, Piano" "Pas pour moi" "Moitié, moitié" "Ne partez pas sans moi" "Viver senza tei"

1990s	"Musik klingt in die Welt hinaus" "Canzone per te" "Mister Music Man" "Moi, tout simplement" "Sto pregando" ~~1995~~ "Mon coeur l'aime" "Dentro di me" "Lass' ihn" ~~1999~~

2000s	"La vita cos'è?" ~~2001~~ "Dans le jardin de mon âme" ~~2003~~ "Celebrate" "Cool Vibes" "If We All Give a Little" "Vampires Are Alive" "Era stupendo" "The Highest Heights"

2010s	"Il pleut de l'or" "In Love for a While" "Unbreakable" "You and Me" "Hunter of Stars" "Time to Shine" "The Last of Our Kind"

(Note : Entries scored out are when Switzerland did not compete)

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