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Switzerland In The Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Switzerland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song " You and Me" written by Georg Schlunegger, Roman Camenzind and Fred Herrmann. The song was performed by the band Takasa. The Swiss entry for the 2013 contest in Malmö, Sweden was selected through the national final ''Die grosse Entscheidungs Show 2013'', organised by the Swiss German speaking broadcaster Schweizer Fernsehen (SF) in collaboration with the other broadcasters part of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR). SF, the Swiss-French broadcaster Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS) and the Swiss-Italian broadcaster Radiotelevisione svizzera (RSI) each conducted varying selections and a total of nine entries were selected to advance to the televised national final—four artists and songs from the SF selection, three from the RTS selection and two from the RSI selection. The nine finalists performed during the national final on 15 December 2012 where public voting ultimately selected "You and Me" per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takasa
Takasa was a Swiss musical group that represented Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. The group consisted of six Salvation Army soldiers. Career Eurovision Song Contest 2013 The band, originally named "Heilsarmee", participated in the Swiss national final with the song " You and Me". They qualified to the national final through the online selection organized by SF. On 15 December 2012, they won the Swiss national final, therefore they represented Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. On 17 December 2012, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced that the band would not be permitted to compete under the name "Heilsarmee" (German for "Salvation Army") at the Eurovision Song Contest, in accordance with the rules of the contest forbidding political and religious content. In March 2013, the group announced that they would be known as "Takasa" for the contest; officially, the name was taken from the Swahili verb "to purify", bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanilla Ninja
Vanilla Ninja is an Estonian all-female rock band which enjoyed chart success in a number of countries across Europe, especially in Estonia, Germany and Austria. The group formed in 2002 and released their self-titled debut album ''Vanilla Ninja'', containing songs in both English and Estonian, the following year. After their debut single "Club Kung Fu" was released in 2003, the girls had many hits in Central Europe, including "Tough Enough", "When the Indians Cry", "Blue Tattoo" and "I Know". They also entered Estonian national selections for the Eurovision Song Contest in 2003 and 2007, failing both times, but proved successful in 2005, when they represented Switzerland with the song "Cool Vibes". The group finished 8th in the Eurovision Song Contest final, despite topping the leader board at the half-way stage. Vanilla Ninja were very popular in their native Estonia and have had a brand of both ice cream and curd snack named after them, marketed exclusively in their homeland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariella Farré
Mariella Farré (born 7 January 1963 in Thurgau as Gabriella Filomeno) is a Swiss singer of Italian descent, best known for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contests of 1983 and 1985. Farré's first attempt at Eurovision came in 1981 when, as a newcomer, she entered the Swiss selection heat, only for her song "Una cosa meravigliosa" to finish sixth and last. She was to have more luck in 1983 with " Io così non-ci sto" ("I Don't Like It This Way"), which won the selection and went forward to the 28th Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 23 April in Munich, where it finished in a disappointing 15th place of the 20 entries. Undeterred, Farré returned in 1985 with two participating songs; a solo entitled "Oh, mein Pierrot", and "Piano, piano", a duet with Pino Gasparini (himself a Eurovision veteran, having been the lead singer with Switzerland's 1977 entrants the Pepe Lienhard Band). "Piano, Piano" (which despite its title was sung in German) emerged the winner and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland In The Eurovision Song Contest 1985
Switzerland was represented by Mariella Farré and Pino Gasparini with the song "Piano, piano" at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, which took place in Gothenburg, Sweden on 4 May. Before Eurovision Concours Eurovision 1985 Swiss-French broadcaster TSR was in charge of broadcasting the selection for the Swiss entry for the 1985 Contest. The national final took place on 23 February 1985 and was held at the studios of TSR in Genève, hosted by Serge Moisson. Nine songs were submitted for the 1985 national final and the winning song was chosen by 3 regional juries (DRS, TSR, TSI), a press jury, and a jury of experts. Other participants included past Swiss representative Rainy Day, who had previously represented Switzerland the year before. Both Mariella Farré and Pino Gasparini had previously represented Switzerland: Farré represented Switzerland at the 1983 Contest whilst Gasparini had represented Switzerland at the 1977 Contest alongside the Pepe Lienhard Band. At E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland In The Eurovision Song Contest 1983
Switzerland was represented by Mariella Farré, with the song "Io così non ci sto" at the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest which took place on April 23. Farré was the winner of the Swiss national final for the 1983 Contest, held on March 26. Before Eurovision Concours Eurovision 1983 Swiss German broadcaster SF DRS was in charge of broadcasting the selection for the Swiss entry for the 1983 Contest. The national final was held at the studios of DRS in Zurich, hosted by Marie-Thérèse Gwerder. Hans Moeckel's Big Band accompanied the entries. Nine songs were submitted for the 1983 national final and the winning song was chosen by 3 regional juries, a press jury, and a jury of music experts. DRS and TSI announced their votes in a different order than usual due to technical difficulties. The interval act was American musical theatre performer Vivian Reed. At Eurovision On the night of the Contest, Farré performed eighth, following Spain and preceding Finland. At the close of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland In The Eurovision Song Contest 1958
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Switzerland In The Eurovision Song Contest 1957
After their win in 1956, Switzerland continued with their format of a national final to select their entry for the 1957 contest. Before Eurovision National final The final was held on 11 February 1957 in St. Moritz. Three artists competed to represent Switzerland: last year's winner Lys Assia; Jo Roland, who participated at the national final of 1956; and Gianni Ferraresi, and the winning song was chosen by the votes of 4 regional juries. The winner was Lys Assia for the second year, with the song "". The winning title was written by Émile Gardaz and composed by Géo Voumard, the same duo who wrote the previous year's Swiss entry and Eurovision winner "". At Eurovision At the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 in Frankfurt, the Swiss entry was the last of the night following Denmark with "". At the close of voting, Switzerland had received five points in total; the country finished shared eight among the ten participants. The Switzerland jury gave seven points, to the winnin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Marc Richard (TV And Radio Presenter)
Jean-Marc Richard (born 18 September 1960 in Lausanne) is a Swiss radio and television personality, best known for his work with Radio télévision suisse. Since the 1993 Contest Richard has been the Swiss French commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest. Richard was unable to commentate on the 1996 and 1997 Contests, and Pierre Grandjean filled in; however he returned to commentate on the 1998 Contest. Since the 2005 Contest Richard has co-commentated the event with other television presenters, and has co-hosted the contest with Nicolas Tanner since the 2008 Contest. Currently he hosts various programmes broadcast on the Swiss French television station Télévision suisse romande including Miss Switzerland and various music competitions. He is married and has several children, he is a supporter of the foundation Terre des hommes Terre des hommes, also Terre des Hommes (''Land of People'' or ''Land of Men''), is an international children's rights charitable humanitaria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RTS Deux
RTS 2 (''RTS deux''), launched on 1 September 1997 as TSR2 and renamed in 2012, is the second Switzerland, Swiss (French-speaking) public television channel owned by Radio Télévision Suisse, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS); the other is RTS 1 (Swiss TV channel), RTS 1. Logos and identities TSR2 logo (1997-2006).png, TSR 2 logo used from 1997 to 2006 File:TSR_2_alt.svg, TSR 2 logo from 2006 to 2012 File:RTS deux.svg, RTS Deux logo from 2012 to 2015 File:RTS Deux logo 2015.svg, RTS Deux logo from 2015 to 2019 Programming The channel's programming is composed of reruns from the RTS 1 (Swiss TV channel), RTS 1 television archive, children's television programs in the morning and early afternoon, teens programs in the late afternoon and evening and cultural programs or sports transmissions during prime time. External links * Television stations in Switzerland Television channels and stations established in 1997 French-language television in Switzerland {{switzer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RSI La 2
RSI La 2 (''RSI La due'') is a Swiss public television channel owned by Radiotelevisione Svizzera di lingua Italiana. It is a sister channel of RSI La 1, broadcast in Italian. It mainly airs sport programmes, but also reruns and music shows. It does not broadcast any newscasts. History TSI launched its second channel in 1997, basing it on programming for a younger audience and sports. Unlike RSI La 1, RSI La 2 is not broadcast across the whole of Switzerland, but only in the Italian-speaking Switzerland. The channel interrupted analogue broadcasts on 24 July 2006, from that date being available only on digital terrestrial television, satellite and cable. It was the first channel of the SRG SSR network to make the transition. Logos File:RSI La 2 2012.svg, 2009- File:RSI La 2.svg, 2009 to 2012. File:RSI La 2 HD.svg, HD logo, since 2012 Programmes Information * ''L'Agenda'' Sport * ''La domenica sportiva'' * ''SportnonStop'' Live sporting events: * Olympic Games * FI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SRF 1
SRF 1 (''SRF eins'') is a German-language Swiss television channel, one of three produced by the SRG SSR public-service broadcasting group (the others being SRF zwei and SRF info). The channel, formerly known as SF1, was renamed on 16 December 2005, together with its sister German-speaking TV channels and five radio channels, as part of an exercise aimed at emphasizing their common ownership as well as establishing a shared web presence for all of them. The channel promotes itself as "a full-service TV station with a high proportion of home-produced content, especially documentaries and dramas" that offers "news and current affairs, education, arts, and entertainment for all", and it focuses on drama, entertainment, news and current affairs. Programming Children *'' The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends'' (''Die Abenteuer von Hello Kitty & Friends'') *''The Adventures of Paddington Bear'' (''Die Abenteuer von Paddington Bär'') *''The Adventures of Tintin'' (''Tim und S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sven Epiney
Sven Epiney (born on 14 January 1972 in Naters, Switzerland) is a Swiss TV presenter, radio host and editor, who works for Swiss national television and radio SRF. He speaks German, French, English and Italian. Since 2008 he has been the Swiss German commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest. He was the presenter of Miss Switzerland Miss Switzerland or Miss Universe Switzerland (german: link=no, Miss Schweiz; french: link=no, Miss Suisse; it, link=no, Miss Svizzera) is a national Beauty pageant in Switzerland. The pageant was founded in 1951, where the winners were sen ... 2010. References External linksSven Epiney Official Website,In German 1972 births Living people People from Naters Swiss television personalities Swiss-German people Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest Beauty pageant hosts {{Switzerland-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
