Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973
| Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1973 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) | |||
| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland | |||
| Selection process | Concours Eurovision de la Chanson 1973 | |||
| Selection date | 16 February 1973 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Je vais me marier, Marie" | |||
| Artist | Patrick Juvet | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 12th, 79 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Switzerland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 with the song "Je vais me marier, Marie", written by Pierre Delanoë, and performed and composed by Patrick Juvet. The Swiss participating broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), selected its entry for the contest through a national final.
Before Eurovision
Concours Eurovision de la Chanson 1973
The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) held a national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1973. The broadcaster received 61 total song submissions, and ultimately selected ten to take part in the selection, with five songs being performed in French, three in German, one in Italian, and one in all three languages.[1] Among the participants were Henri Dès— who represented Switzerland in 1970– and Peter, Sue and Marc— who represented Switzerland in 1971, and would repeat this in 1976, 1979, and 1981. On 30 January, "Bitte glaub es nicht" by Monica Morell, who was drawn to perform as the tenth song, was disqualified due to its songwriter, Pepe Ederer, not having Swiss citizenship.[2][3]
Swiss German broadcaster TV DRS staged the national final on 9 February 1973 at 21:00 CET in Zurich,[4] presented by Regina Kempf.[5] The nine participating songs were broadcast on television in the form of music videos, with the public being able to vote via postcard until 12 February at midnight.[6] The songs were broadcast the following day on Télévision suisse romande (TSR),[7] with presentation by Georges Hardy.[8]
| Artist(s) | Song | Songwriter(s) | Language | |
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| Composer | Lyricist | |||
| Mady Rudaz | "Le vent qui soufflait ce matin" | Stuff Combe | Jean-Jacques Egli | French |
| Michel Bühler | "L'amour s'en vient, l'amour s'en va" | Michel Bühler | French | |
| Henri Dès | "Quand on revient d'ailleurs" | Henri Dès | French | |
| Patrick Juvet | "Je vais me marier, Marie" | Patrick Juvet | Pierre Delanoë | French |
| Britt Tobler | "Lass der Jugend ihre Liebe" | Pepe Ederer | Britt Tobler | German |
| Peter, Sue and Marc | "Es kommt ein Tag" | Peter Reber | German | |
| Claude Prélo | "Si tu t'en vas" |
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Claude Prélo | French |
| Gil & Leonia | "Brakata-Tunga" | Mario Robbiani |
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Italian, German, French |
| Yor Milano | "Il vecchio orologio" | Mario Robbiani | Yor Milano | Italian |
The voting consisted of public votes, a press jury, and a jury of music experts.[2] The votes, which were delivered in rankings, rather than points, were announced on 16 February in Bern by SRG SSR chairman Frank Tappolet. If a tie were to take place, the song with the best score from the public would be selected.[9] An estimate of 40,000 votes from the public were cast. The winner was the song "Je vais me marier, Marie" performed by Patrick Juvet, written by Pierre Delanoë, and composed by Juvet himself.[10]
| R/O | Artist(s) | Song | Public | Press Jury |
Expert Jury |
Total | Place |
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| 1 | Mady Rudaz | "Le vent qui soufflait ce matin" | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 8 |
| 2 | Michel Bühler | "L'amour s'en vient, l'amour s'en va" | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 5 |
| 3 | Henri Dès | "Quand on revient d'ailleurs" | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 |
| 4 | Patrick Juvet | "Je vais me marier, Marie" | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Britt Tobler | "Lass der Jugend ihre Liebe" | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | Peter, Sue and Marc | "Es kommt ein Tag" | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 3 |
| 7 | Claude Prélo | "Si tu t'en vas" | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 7 |
| 8 | Gil & Leonia | "Brakata-Tunga" | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 6 |
| 9 | Yor Milano | "Il vecchio orologio" | 7 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 9 |
At Eurovision
At the Eurovision Song Contest 1973, held at the Grand Théâtre in Luxembourg, the Swiss entry was the eighth entry of the night following Spain and preceding Yugoslavia. The Swiss conductor at the contest was Hervé Roy. At the close of voting, Switzerland had received 79 points in total; finishing in twelfth place out of eighteen countries.
Voting
Each participating broadcaster appointed two jury members, one aged between 16 and 25 and one aged between 26 and 55, with at least 10 years between their ages. They each awarded 1 to 5 points for each song (other than the song from their own country) immediately after it was performed and the votes were collected and counted as soon as they were cast. All jury members were located at the CLT studios in Villa Louvigny, watched the show on television from there, and appeared on screen to confirm their scores after all songs were performed. The Swiss jury members were Paola del Medico and Yor Milano.[11]
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References
- 1 2 3 "Les 10 chansons choisies pour la finale suisse du concours 1973 de l'Eurovision" [The 10 songs chosen for the Swiss final of the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest]. L'Est vaudois (in French). Lausanne, Switzerland. 3 January 1973. p. 9. Retrieved 14 February 2025 – via Scriptorium.
- 1 2 "Concours Eurovision de la chanson 1973" [Eurovision Song Contest 1973] (in French). Lausanne, Switzerland. 8 February 1973. p. 30. Retrieved 15 February 2025 – via Scriptorium.
- ↑ "Concours Eurovision de la chanson: sélection suisse" [Eurovision Song Contest: Swiss selection]. FAN - L'express (in French). Geneva, Switzerland. 30 January 1973. p. 13. Retrieved 15 February 2025 – via E-newspaperarchives.ch.
- ↑ "Unser TV-Hinweis: Ein Lied für Luxemburg" [Our TV highlight: A Song for Luxembourg]. Bieler Tagblatt (in German). 9 February 1973. p. 44.
- ↑ "TV - Vendredi 9 février" [TV - Friday, 9 February]. Radio TV - Je vois tout (in French). Lausanne, Switzerland. 1 February 1973. p. 49.
- ↑ "Concours Eurovision de la chanson 1973 Bulletin de vote" [Eurovision Song Contest 1973 Ballot]. Radio TV – Je vois tout (in French). Lausanne, Switzerland. 8 February 1973. p. 27. Retrieved 15 February 2025 – via Scriptorium.
- ↑ "Les programmes de la radio et de la télévision" [Radio and television programs]. Feuille d'avis de Vevey (in French). Lausanne, Switzerland. 10 February 1973. p. 3. Retrieved 14 February 2025 – via Scriptorium.
- ↑ "Fernsehen – Samstag 10. Februar 1973" [Television – Saturday 10 February 1973]. Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Zurich, Switzerland. 10 February 1973. p. 28. Retrieved 15 February 2025 – via E-newspaperarchives.ch.
- ↑ "A La Télévision Ce Soir — TV Romande, samedi 20 h. Concours eurovision de la chanson Sélection de la chanson suisse" [On Television Tonight — TV Romande, Saturday 8 p.m. Eurovision Song Contest Swiss Song Selection]. Tribune de Genève (in French). No. 34–6. 10 February 1973. p. 52. Retrieved 1 May 2025 – via E-newspaperarchives.ch.
- ↑ "Patrick Juvet représentera notre pays au concours Eurovision de la chanson" [Patrick Juvet will represent our country at the Eurovision Song Contest]. Fan - L'Express (in French). Neuchâtel, Switzerland. 17 February 1973. p. 15. Retrieved 1 May 2025 – via E-newspaperarchives.ch.
- ↑ "Eurofestival della canzone: Vince il Lussemburgo" [Eurovision Song Contest: Luxembourg wins]. La voce delle valli (in Italian). San Vittore, Switzerland. 12 April 1973. p. 5.
- 1 2 "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1973". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2025.