Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968

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Switzerland in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1968
Eurovision Song Contest 1968
Participating broadcasterSwiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR)
Country  Switzerland
Selection processGran Premio Eurovisione della canzone 1968
Selection date27 January 1968
Competing entry
Song"Guardando il sole"
ArtistGianni Mascolo
Songwriters
  • Aldo D'Addario
  • Sanzio Chiesa
Placement
Final result13th, 2 points
Participation chronology
◄1967 • 1968 •
1969►

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

Gran Premio Eurovisione della canzone 1968

The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) held a national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1968. Six songs took part in the selection, with two songs being performed each in French, German, and Italian.[1] Six artists took part to represent Switzerland: Bea Abrecht [de], Charles Level [fr], Gianni Mascolo, Irène Berthier, Paola del Medico, and Ricky Gianco.[1][2][3]

Swiss Italian broadcaster Televisione svizzera di lingua italiana (TSI) staged the national final on 27 January 1968 at 21:30 CET in a television studio in Paradiso, Lugano.[1][2][3] It was presented by Mascia Cantoni [it]. Mario Robbiani served as the musical director and conducted all of the songs. Quartetto Cetra also performed at the event.[1] The final was broadcast by TV DRS, TSR (with commentary by Georges Hardy [fr]), and TSI.[1][2]

The voting consisted of a twelve-member jury from the three regions of Switzerland, which featured four members per region; the

Romandie (Swiss-French region), and Ticino (Swiss-Italian region).[3] Each juror would give 3 points to their favourite song, 2 to their second favourite, and 1 to their third favourite.[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 [fr] was favoured by the Ticinese jury.[5]
Known results are listed in the chart below.

Final – 27 January 1968[3][4]
R/O Artist Song Language Songwriter(s) Total Place
1 Charles Level [fr] "Il n'y a pas trente-six façons" French
  • Pierre Alain
  • Roland Vincent
 18 2
2 Paola del Medico "Für alle Zeiten" German
15 3
3 Gianni Mascolo "Guardando il sole" Italian
  • Aldo D'Addario
  • Sanzio Chiesa
 19 1
4 Irène Berthier "Le bonheur connais plus" French
  • Bernhard Kessler
  • Gérard Grey
 Unknown
5 Bea Abrecht [de] "Gefährlich" German Julius Schmid
6 Ricky Gianco "Passo di danza" Italian

At Eurovision

At the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 in

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

Each participating broadcaster assembled a ten-member jury panel. Every jury member could give one point to their favourite song.

Points awarded to Switzerland[6]
Score Country
2 points  Yugoslavia
Points awarded by Switzerland[6]
Score Country
4 points  United Kingdom
3 points  
France
2 points  
Italy
1 point  
Germany

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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 [it].
  3. ^ 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 [it].
  4. ^ a b "Schweizer Ausscheidung - Finale Suisse - Finale Svizzera 1968". Vorstadt Music & Records. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Pour tout vous dire" [To tell you everything] (in French). 30 January 1968. p. 6. Retrieved 6 February 2025 – via Scriptorium.
  6. ^ a b "Results of the Final of London 1968". Eurovision Song Contest. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
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