Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002

Switzerland entered the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with Francine Jordi and the song "Dans le jardin de mon âme". They were returning to the contest after being relegated from the 2001 contest after Jane Bogaert with "La vita cos'e" came 20th.

Eurovision Song Contest 2002
Country  Switzerland
National selection
Selection processEurosong 2002
Selection date(s)2 February 2002
Selected entrantFrancine Jordi
Selected song"Dans le jardin de mon âme"
Finals performance
Final result22nd, 15 points
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2000 2002 2004►

Before Eurovision

Eurosong 2002

The Swiss broadcaster, SRG SSR idée suisse, hosted a national final to select the Swiss entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, held in Tallinn, Estonia.

The final was held at the Garage Music in Bellinzona on 2 February 2002, hosted by Milena Martelli. Eight songs competed, and the winner was selected over two rounds of public televoting. In the first round, the top three entries were selected to proceed to the second round: "Dans le jardin de mon âme" by Francine Jordi, "Cosa" by A-Live and "Die Engel tanzen um Mitternacht per te" by Nina Dimitri. The results of the top three songs were not revealed, but the results for the other five songs were revealed. In the second round, "Dans le jardin de mon âme" by Francine Jordi was revealed as the winner with 41.1% of the votes.

First Round – 2 February 2002
DrawArtistSong Songwriter(s)TelevotePlace
1Matì"Via dal buio" Matteo Mazza 1.6% 8
2Francine Jordi"Dans le jardin de mon âme" Francine Jordi
2Marc & Friends"It's a Perfect Day" Marc Neff7.5% 5
4 Amanda"Fuego latino" Amanda Blatter, Urs Wiesendanger 3.7% 6
5 Luciano de Soria "Mia vita" Luciano de Soria, Bernardos Yorgos 1.9% 7
6 Tanisha"My Little Freaky Boy" Martin Kohler, Tanisha Ammann 10.7% 4
7 A-Live "Cosa" Peter Zehnder
8 Nina Dimitri "Die Engel tanzen um Mitternacht per te" Véronique Müller
Second Round – 2 February 2002
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Francine Jordi "Dans le jardin de mon âme" 41.1% 1
2 A-Live "Cosa" 35.6% 2
3 Nina Dimitri "Die Engel tanzen um Mitternacht per te" 23.3% 3

At Eurovision

Jordi sang for Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, performing 12th in the running order, following Israel and preceding Sweden. She received 15 points at the close of the voting, 5 points from Austria, 3 points from France and Romania, 2 points from Germany and 1 point from Slovenia and Latvia, placing 22nd in a field of 24 and relegating Switzerland from the 2003 contest.

Points awarded by Switzerland

12 points Spain
10 points France
8 points Latvia
7 points Austria
6 points United Kingdom
5 points Croatia
4 points Malta
3 points Germany
2 points Slovenia
1 point Israel
Points awarded to Switzerland
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

See also


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