Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
| Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | ||||
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| Country |
 Switzerland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process |
Die grosse Entscheidungs Show 100% Televoting | |||
| Selection date(s) | 10 December 2011 | |||
| Selected entrant | Sinplus | |||
| Selected song | "Unbreakable" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (11th, 45 points) | |||
| Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Switzerland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Swiss entry was selected through Die grosse Entscheidungs Show, a national final organised by the Swiss broadcaster SRG SSR. Sinplus represented Switzerland with the song "Unbreakable", which failed to qualify from the first semi-final, achieving 11th place with 45 points.[1][2]
Selection process
On 22 July 2011, SF announced that 14 entries would join the national final from the Bodensee Arena in Kreuzlingen, two more than the previous year.[3]
Six songs would come from an internet voting of German-language SF, three from radio broadcaster DRS 3, three from French-language broadcaster RTS, and two from Italian-language RSI. In an unusual twist, the participants would sing two-minute abridged versions of their songs at the final, despite the competition rules set out by SF that submitted songs had to be between 2:55-3:00 minutes in length.[4]
SF selection
The overall SF selection selected six finalists. Candidates could submit entries to the broadcaster from 1–30 September 2011. 221 songs were sent to SF.[5] The first Eurovision winner Lys Assia, the Danish Eurovision entry in 2007 DQ (as Peter Andersen), German Idol participant Zazou Mall and US-pop singer Ultra Naté send their entries to SF, as well as the first South African Idols winner Heinz Winckler and former The X Factor (UK) participants Same Difference and Maria Lawson.[6] A 50/50 mix of internet voting and the verdict of an expert jury decided on the finalists.[7] On November 10, the Swiss HoD announced via Twitter that Lys Assia was one of the 6 qualified acts.[8] The complete line-up was announced officially on the following day.[9]
| Artist | Song |
|---|---|
| Lys Assia | "C'était ma vie" |
| Emel | "She" |
| Ivo | "Peace & Freedom" |
| I Quattro | "Fragile" |
| Raphael Jeger | "The Song In My Head" |
| Macy | "Shining" |
DRS 3 selection
DRS 3 selected their three entries internally. On 13 October, DRS 3 announced Guillermo Sorya, Patric Scott feat. Fabienne Louves and Sarah McLoud as their three entries for the Swiss final. However, Sara McLoud's song "Lost" was disqualified because an acoustic version had been released in 2009. She was replaced by the song "Black Symphony" by Atomic Angels.[10]
| Artist | Song |
|---|---|
| Guillermo Sorya | "Baby Baby Baby" |
| Patric Scott feat. Fabienne Louves | "Real Love" |
| Atomic Angels | "Black Symphony" |
RSI selection
RSI selected two entries. Artists could submit their songs to RSI.[9] 22 songs were selected by RSI to be put in the online selection. Five of these 22 were chosen by a jury to proceed to the regional television heat. Two of the other 17 songs advanced to the regional heat chosen by internet voting. The live television heat was 8 November 2011 on the TV channel RSI La 2 and via radio on Rete Tre.[11] The two eventual qualifiers were revealed to be Sinplus and Chiara Dubey.[12]
| Draw | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vittoria Hyde | "It's Your Love" |
| 2 | Gianluca Solci | "Giro intorno" |
| 3 | Rossella | "Here I Am" |
| 4 | Laetitia | "The Big Picture" |
| 5 | Sinplus | "Unbreakable" |
| 6 | Chiara Dubey | "Anima nuova" |
| 7 | Scilla | "Masquerade" |
RTS selection
RTS selected three finalists. Entries could be submitted until 30 September 2011. 27 Songs were submitted to RTS.[13] A jury narrowed down the number of entries to ten. Those ten entries were played on the radio and TV channels of RTS between 20–30 October 2011. The three finalists were selected by a 50/50 combination of online and jury voting on 3 November 2011.[7] The three selected acts were revealed to be Katherine St-Laurent, Sosofluo and Ze Flying Zézettes Orchestra.[14]
| Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ADN 2.0 | "Dark light" | Did not qualify |
| Katherine St-Laurent | "Wrong to let you go" | Qualified |
| Marie-Élaine & Étienne | "Demande-moi" | Did not qualify |
| Romanz | "For you (I'll build Rome in one day)" | Did not qualify |
| Sinplus | "Unbreakable" | Did not qualify |
| Sosofluo | "Quand je ferme les yeux" | Qualified |
| The Kompozit | "Le faim du monde" | Did not qualify |
| Valentine de Rham | "It doesn't have to rain today" | Did not qualify |
| Vartoch' et les Aliens | "Boum sur saturne" | Did not qualify |
| Ze Flying Zézettes Orchestra | "L'autre" | Qualified |
National final
The national final was held on 10 December 2011 at the Bodensee Arena in Kreuzlingen, and hosted by Sven Epiney. The fourteen participants sang two-minute abridged versions of their songs.[4] The entries were commented by an "expert group", consisting of Nik Hartmann, Carlos Leal and Stämpf.[15] The winner was decided by 100% televoting.[16][17]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Vote | Result | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Patric Scott feat. Fabienne Louves | "Real Love" | 9.81% | 6 | DRS 3 |
| 02 | Emel | "She" | 1.3% | 11 | SF |
| 03 | Chiara Dubey | "Anima nuova" | 13.82% | 3 | RSI |
| 04 | Guillermo Sorya | "Baby Baby Baby" | 1.19% | 12 | DRS 3 |
| 05 | Macy | "Shining" | 3.49% | 9 | SF |
| 06 | Sosofluo | "Quand je ferme les yeux" | 1.08% | 14 | RTS |
| 07 | Atomic Angels | "Black Symphony" | 2.36% | 10 | DRS 3 |
| 08 | Ivo | "Peace & Freedom" | 16.02% | 2 | SF |
| 09 | Ze Flying Zézettes Orchestra | "L'autre" | 1.17% | 13 | RTS |
| 10 | Raphael Jeger | "The Song In My Head" | 5.96% | 7 | SF |
| 11 | I Quattro | "Fragile" | 10.56% | 4 | SF |
| 12 | Sinplus | "Unbreakable" | 17.87% | 1 | RSI |
| 13 | Lys Assia | "C'était ma vie" | 5.46% | 8 | SF |
| 14 | Katherine St-Laurent | "Wrong to let you go" | 9.91% | 5 | RTS |
At Eurovision
During the Semi-Final Allocation draw which was held on 25 January 2012, it was announced Switzerland were scheduled to compete in the first half of the first semi-final on 22 May.[18] On 20 March 2012 the Running Order draw was held, which determined the order of which the participants performed. Switzerland is set to perform 7th in the first semi-final.[19]
Switzerland achieved 11th place and so did not go to the final. The public vote gave the song 10th place with 49 points but the jury only 13th place. Switzerland got only 45 points in the 2012 contest.[20]
Points Awarded to Switzerland
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Points Awarded by Switzerland
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External links
- (German) Official site SF
- (French) Official rules RTS
- (Italian) Official site RSI
References
- ↑ "Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Semi-Final (1)". Eurovision.tv.
- ↑ Roxburgh, Gordon (22 March 2012). "'The Social Network Song' for San Marino". Eurovision.tv.
- ↑ Fisher, Luke (22 July 2011). "Switzerland: 14 entrants to be put into final". ESCDaily.com. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- 1 2 M. Escudero, Victor (27 July 2011). "Switzerland to pick their 2012 entry in December 2011". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ↑ Brey, Marco (11 October 2011). "Switzerland: Listen to 249 songs online!". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
- ↑ "SF Eurovision Song Contest voting". sf.tv. 16 October 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- 1 2 Brey, Marco (22 August 2011). "Switzerland: Detailed rules for Kreuzlingen published". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ↑
- 1 2 "Diese 14 kämpfen um den Schweizer Eurovision-Platz". SF. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ↑ Pozzi, Renee (14 October 2011). "Switzerland: DRS 3 announces National Final entries". Escdaily.com. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ↑ Brey, Marco (11 October 2011). "Switzerland: Televised show to select Italian finalists". EscToday.com. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ↑ Pozzi, Renee (8 November 2011). "Switzerland : Sinplus & Chiara Dubey to the National Final!". Escdaily.com. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ↑ Busa, Alexandru (6 October 2011). "Switzerland : French broadcaster songs online". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ↑ Pozzi, Renee (4 November 2011). "Switzerland : Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS) results announced". Escdaily.com.
- ↑ "Das sind die drei Eurovision-Experten". SF.tv. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
- ↑ Toronidis, Theofilos (5 December 2011). "Switzerland : Running order of the national final announced!". Escdaily.com. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
- ↑ http://escdaily.com/articles/27951
- ↑ Hondal, Victor. "Insignia exchange and semifinal allocation draw.". EscToday.com.
- ↑ "Results of the 2012 Running Order draw revealed!". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ↑ http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=1573#Scoreboard
- ↑ http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=1593#Scoreboard