Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Songwriter Egemann had represented Switzerland in 1990 with the song "Musik klingt in die Welt hinaus".Its second victory was achieved in 1988 with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi" performed by Canadian singer Céline Dion.Swiss German and Romansh broadcaster Schweizer Fernsehen der deutschen und rätoromanischen Schweiz (SF DRS) held the national final on 18 December 1997 at its television studios in Zürich, hosted by Sandra Studer and was televised on SF 1, TSI 2 with Italian commentary and TSR 2 with French commentary.[2] Six candidate songs, selected by a jury panel consisting of music and media experts as well as representatives of the three broadcasters in Switzerland: SF DRS, the Swiss-French broadcaster Télévision Suisse Romande (TSR) and the Swiss-Italian broadcaster Radiotelevisione svizzera di lingua italiana (RSI) following an open submission for entries, were performed and regional televoting selected "Lass ihn" performed by Gunvor as the winner.[5] According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the eight countries which had obtained the lowest average number of points over the last five contests competed in the final on 9 May 1998.
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