Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021

Switzerland will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, having internally selected Gjon's Tears as their representative. He was due to compete in the 2020 contest with "Répondez-moi" before the event's cancellation.

Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Country  Switzerland
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)Artist: 20 March 2020
Song: TBA
Selected entrantGjon's Tears
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2020 • 2021

Background
Main article: Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 2021 Contest, Switzerland had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest sixty-one times since their first entry in 1956.[1] Switzerland is noted for having won the first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Refrain" performed by Lys Assia. Their second and, to this point, most recent victory was achieved in 1988 when Canadian singer Céline Dion won the contest with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi". Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004, Switzerland had managed to participate in the final four times up to this point. In 2005, the internal selection of Estonian girl band Vanilla Ninja, performing the song "Cool Vibes", qualified Switzerland to the final where they placed 8th. Due to their successful result in 2005, Switzerland was pre-qualified to compete directly in the final in 2006. Between 2007 and 2010, the nation failed to qualify to the final after a string of internal selections. Since opting to organize a national final from 2011 onwards, Switzerland has managed to qualify to the final twice. In 2019, Switzerland qualified for the final for the first time since 2014, placing 4th in the final with the song "She Got Me" performed by Luca Hänni.

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

In March 2020, the national broadcaster, Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), announced its participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, as well as that Gjon would be kept as the nation's representative for the event.[2][3]

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big 5" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. For the 2021 contest, the semi-final allocation draw held for 2020 which was held on 28 January 2020, will be used for 2021 contest. Switzerland was placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 20 May 2021, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show.[4]

References
  1. "Switzerland Country Profile". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. "In the spotlight: Gjon's Tears". European Broadcasting Union. 3 April 2020. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. Jansen, Esma (20 March 2020). "Cry no more! Gjon's Tears confirmed as Switzerland's Eurovision 2021 act". Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  4. Groot, Evert (17 November 2020). "2020 Semi-Final line-up to stay for 2021". eurovision.tv. Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
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