| Eurovision Song Contest 1968 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participating broadcaster | Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) | |||
| Country |  Switzerland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Gran Premio Eurovisione della canzone 1968 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 27 January 1968 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Gianni Mascolo | |||
| Selected song | "Guardando il sole" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 13th, 2 points | |||
| Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Switzerland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song "Guardando il sole", composed by Aldo D'Addario, with lyrics by Sanzio Chiesa, and performed by Gianni Mascolo. The Swiss participating broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), selected its entry through a national final.
Before Eurovision
[edit]Gran Premio Eurovisione della canzone 1968
[edit]The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) held a national final on 27 January 1968 at 21:30 CET in a television studio in Paradiso, Lugano.[1][2][3] Six songs took part in the selection, with two songs being performed each in French, German, and Italian.[1]
The final was broadcast by TV DRS, TSR (with commentary by Georges Hardy), and TSI.[1][2]
The national final was presented by Mascia Cantoni. Mario Robbiani served as the musical director and conducted all of the songs. Six artists took part to represent Switzerland: Bea Abrecht, Charles Level, Gianni Mascolo, Irène Berthier, Paola del Medico, and Ricky Gianco.[1][2][3] Quartetto Cetra also performed at the event.[1]
The voting consisted of a twelve-member jury from the three regions of Switzerland, which featured four members per region; the Swiss-German region, Romandie (Swiss-French region), and Ticino (Swiss-Italian region).[3] Each juror would give 3 points to their favorite song, 2 to their second favorite, and 1 to their third favorite.[4] The winner was Gianni Mascolo, with the song "Guardando il sole", written by Aldo D'Addario and composed by Sanzio Chiesa. It is also reported that "Il n'y a pas trente-six façons" by Charles Level was favored by the Ticinese jury.[5] Known results are listed in the chart below.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Language | Songwriter(s) | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Level | "Il n'y a pas trente-six façons" | French |
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18 | 2 |
| 2 | Paola del Medico | "Für alle Zeiten" | German |
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15 | 3 |
| 3 | Gianni Mascolo | "Guardando il sole" | Italian |
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19 | 1 |
| 4 | Irène Berthier | "Le bonheur connais plus" | French |
|
Unknown | |
| 5 | Bea Abrecht | "Gefährlich" | German | Julius Schmid | ||
| 6 | Ricky Gianco | "Passo di danza" | Italian |
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At Eurovision
[edit]At the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 in London, the Swiss entry was the sixth song of the night following Luxembourg and preceding Monaco. The Swiss entry was conducted by Mario Robbiani, who previously conducted the Swiss entries in 1960, "Cielo e terra" by Anita Traversi, and 1965, "Non, à jamais sans toi" by Yovanna; the first one was written by him. At the close of voting, Switzerland had received two points and finished thirteenth among the seventeen participants.
Voting
[edit]Each participating broadcaster assembled a ten-member jury panel. Every jury member could give one point to their favourite song.
| Score | Country |
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| 2 points |  Yugoslavia
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| Score | Country |
|---|---|
| 4 points |  United Kingdom
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| 3 points |  France
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| 2 points |  Italy
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| 1 point |  Germany
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "TV – samedi 27 janvier" [TV – Saturday 27 January]. Radio TV – Je vois tout (in French). Vol. 46, no. 4. Lausanne, Switzerland. 25 January 1968. pp. 58–59. Retrieved 6 February 2025 – via Scriptorium.
- ^ a b c "Settimana dal 27 gennaio al 2 febbraio 1968" [Week from 27 January to 2 February 1968]. Libera Stampa (in Italian). 27 January 1968. p. 6. Retrieved 6 February 2025 – via Sistema bibliotecario ticinese.
- ^ a b c d "Il Ticino rappresenterà la Svizzera all'Eurofestival della canzone" [Ticino to represent Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest]. Libera Stampa (in Italian). Lugano, Switzerland. 31 January 1968. p. 2. Retrieved 6 February 2025 – via Sistema bibliotecario ticinese.
- ^ a b "Schweizer Ausscheidung - Finale Suisse - Finale Svizzera 1968". Vorstadt Music & Records. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Pour tout vous dire" [To tell you everything] (in French). 30 January 1968. p. 6. Retrieved 6 February 2025 – via Scriptorium.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of London 1968". Eurovision Song Contest. Retrieved 6 February 2025.