Die Grosse Entscheidungsshow

Die Grosse Entscheidungsshow was the Swiss Eurovision national selection organized by SRG SSR between 2011 and 2018. The show was considered to be the successor to Concours Eurovision, which was cancelled in 2005.

Establishment

After 6 years of an internal section, a national final was made after the Swiss Jury gave 12 points to Norway in 2009 and Germany in 2010. The first final was held on 11 December 2010 and was won by Anna Rossinelli with the song In Love for a While, giving Switzerland's first qualification for Eurovision during the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany, where the song came last place with 19 points. Following that was Sinplus in 2012, Takasa in 2013, Sebalter in 2014, Mélanie René in 2015, Rykka in 2016, Timebelle in 2017, and Zibbz in 2018. After this in 2019 Swiss national broadcaster back to internal selection due poor results at Eurovision.

Winners

Year	Song	Artist	Final	Points	Semi	Points
2011	"In Love for a While"	Anna Rossinelli	25	19	10	55
2012	"Unbreakable"	Sinplus	Failed to qualify		11	45
2013	"You and Me"	Takasa	Failed to qualify		13	41
2014	"Hunter of Stars"	Sebalter	13	64	4	92
2015	"Time to Shine"	Mélanie René	Failed to qualify		17	4
2016	"The Last of Our Kind"	Rykka			18	28
2017	"Apollo"	Timebelle			12	97
2018	"Stones"	ZiBBZ			13	86

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