Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991
| Eurovision Song Contest 1991 | ||||
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| Country |
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National Final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 23 February 1991 | |||
| Selected entrant | Sandra Simó | |||
| Selected song | "Canzone per te" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 5th, 118 points | |||
| Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Switzerland competed at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, held in Rome, Italy.
The Swiss entry was Sandra Simó with the Italian song "Canzone per te" (A song for you), composed by Renato Mascetti.
The Swiss national final to select the entry was held on 23 February 1991, hosted by Lolita Morena.
National final
The Swiss final was held at the Casino du Rivage in Vevey. The winner was decided by the votes of 3 regional juries, a press jury and an expert jury.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marco, Daria and Mattia Zappa | "La nave va" | 22 | 5th |
| 2 | Christine Nachbauer | "Segel im Wind" | 13 | 8th |
| 3 | Claude Lander | "Laissez-le vivre" | 11 | 9th |
| 4 | R.C.O. | "Ruhelos" | 20 | 6th |
| 5 | Daniela Simons | "Come finirà?" | 38 | 2nd |
| 6 | Suisse Home | "Home Suisse Home" | 15 | 7th |
| 7 | Sandra Simó | "Canzone per te" | 50 | 1st |
| 8 | Chris Lorens | "Ein ganzes Leben lang" | 34 | 3rd |
| 9 | Carol Rich | "Donner la main" | 27 | 4th |
| Song | DRS | TSI | TSR | Press | Experts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La nave va | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 22 |
| Segel im Wind | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| Laissez-le vivre | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| Ruhelos | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| Come finirà? | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Home Suisse Home | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| Canzone per te | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 50 |
| Ein ganzes Leben lang | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 34 |
| Donner la main | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27 |
At Eurovision
Simó performed 5th on the night of the contest, following Greece and preceding Austria. At the close of the voting the song had received 118 points, placing 5th of 22.
The Swiss conductor at the contest was Flaviano Cuffari.
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