Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Switzerland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 in Birmingham. Gunvor Guggisberg represented Switzerland with the song "Lass'ihn". They finished in last place with 0 points.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1998 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Switzerland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National Final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 18 December 1997 | |||
| Selected entrant | Gunvor Guggisberg | |||
| Selected song | "Lass' ihn" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 25th, 0 points | |||
| Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
National final
The final was held at DRS TV Studios in Zürich on 18 December 1997, and was hosted by Sandra Studer. The winner was chosen by regional televoting.[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susan Orús | "L'enfant des étoiles" | Rébecca Jonckheere, Benoît Kaufmann | 19 | 3 |
| 2 | Filippo Trojani | "Amerò di più" | Filippo Trojani | 17 | 5 |
| 3 | Anne Francoeur | "Le rêve d'Alice" | Régis Mounir | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | Gunvor | "Lass' ihn" | Egon Egemann, Gunvor Guggisberg | 34 | 1 |
| 5 | Talk About Girls | "Qualcosa di te" | Nella Martinetti, Thomas Marin, Berni Staub | 26 | 2 |
| 6 | Vanessa Jüdt | "Trouver ma place" | Rébecca Jonckheere, Benoît Kaufmann | 19 | 3 |
| Detailed Regional Televoting Results | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Song | Bern | Zürich | Chur & Mobiles |
Geneva | Lugano | Total |
| 1 | "L'enfant des étoiles" | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| 2 | "Amerò di più" | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 | "Le rêve d'Alice" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | "Lass' ihn" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 34 |
| 5 | "Qualcosa di te" | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 26 |
| 6 | "Trouver ma place" | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 19 |
At Eurovision
Final
| 12 points |  Germany |
| 10 points |  Israel |
| 8 points |  Malta |
| 7 points |  Netherlands |
| 6 points |  Spain |
| 5 points |  Croatia |
| 4 points | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
| 3 points |  United Kingdom |
| 2 points |  Ireland |
| 1 point |  Norway |
Points awarded to Switzerland
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
References
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