Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979
Switzerland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 in Israel,. Peter, Sue and Marc & Pfuri Gorps & Kniri represented Switzerland with the song "Trödler und Co". They finished on 10th place with 60 points.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1979 | ||||
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| Country |  | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Concours Eurovision 1979 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 27 January 1979 | |||
| Selected entrant | Peter, Sue and Marc & Pfuri Gorps & Kniri | |||
| Selected song | "Trödler und Co" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 10th, 60 points | |||
| Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Concours Eurovision 1979
The final took place on 27 January 1979 and was held at the studios of DRS in Genève, hosted by Christian Heeb. The winner was chosen by 3 regional juries (DRS, TSR, TSI), a press jury, and a jury of experts.
| Final – 27 January 1979 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Regional Juries | Press Jury |
Expert Jury |
Total | Place | ||
| DRS | TSR | TSI | |||||||
| 1 | Biggi Bachmann | "Musik musik" | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 |
| 2 | Rita Pavone | "Dieci cuori" | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 4 |
| 3 | Groupe Atlas | "Moi je viens d'un pays" | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 2 |
| 4 | Salvo Ingrassia | "Senza te" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 7 |
| 5 | Peter, Sue and Marc & Pfuri Gorps & Kniri | "Trödler und Co" | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 1 |
| 6 | Ruby Manila | "Shake Hands" | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 3 |
| 7 | Sandro Caroli | "La nostra favola" | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 5 |
At Eurovision
Switzerland performed 8th in the night, following Greece and preceding Germany. Group scored 60 points (highest maximal 12 from Austria?!) placing Switzerland 10th out of 19 entries. Swiss jury gave its 12 points to runner up Spain.
The Swiss conductor at the contest was Rolf Zuckowski.
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