Swiss preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
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| country |  Switzerland
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| place | .jpg) Bodensee-Arena , Kreuzlingen |
| date | December 10, 2011 |
| Time | 8:05 p.m. ( CET ) |
| Number of participants | 14th |
| Number of contributions | 14th |
| Preliminary rounds | regional qualifications |
| poll | 100% televoting |
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| Sven Epiney | |
The Swiss preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 took place on December 10, 2011 under the title The Big Decision Show. The winner was the band Sinplus from the canton of Ticino with the song Unbreakable .
format
concept
Just one day after the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 , in which Switzerland and Anna Rossinelli finished last in the final, it was announced that a similar preliminary decision principle would also be applied for 2012. The finale, which will take place in the Bodensee-Arena in Kreuzlingen like last year , consists of 14 songs. Six of them come from an internet vote, two are nominated by the Italian-language broadcaster RSI , three each come from the French-speaking broadcaster TSR and the German-speaking radio DRS 3 . Unlike usual, the songs are presented in two-minute versions, although they still have to be sent in three-minute versions. In addition, the contributions may not be published before September 1, 2011.
Preliminary rounds
Internet selection
Between September 1 and 30, 2011, performers could upload their contributions to the eurovisionplattform.sf.tv website . The nationality of the singers and the language of the songs were optional, so that in addition to Swiss singers, interpreters from Belgium , Denmark , South Africa and the United States also took part. A total of 221 songs were submitted. Voting ran from October 16 to 30, with the finalists announced on November 11.
Among the participants were Lys Assia , the winner of the first Eurovision Song Contest , the Dane Peter Andresen , who represented his country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 , the American dance singer Ultra Naté , the winner of the third MusicStar season Fabienne Louves in a duet with Patric Scott , the Germany-sucht-den-Superstar participant Zazou Mall, the winner of the South African counterpart, Heinz Winckler , and the British The X Factor participants Same Difference and Maria Lawson.
A registration on the website was necessary for the voting, every internet user could give four votes to all songs. In addition, a jury voted in a 50% / 50% ratio. On November 10, Lys Assia was confirmed as the first qualifier on Twitter with the song C'était ma vie , which was written by Ralph Siegel , and the remaining five songs followed the following day.
| Interpreter | song |
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| Emel | She |
| I quattro | Fragile |
| Ivo | Peace and Freedom |
| Lys Assia | C'était ma vie |
| Macy | Shining |
| Raphael Jeger | The Song in My Head |
Selection of DRS 3
The music editors of DRS 3 selected three contributions from the entries on the Internet. The nominees were released on October 13; it is Sara McLoud with Lost , Guillermo Sorya with Baby, Baby, Baby and Patric Scott feat. Fabienne Louves with Real Love . Sara McLoud's contribution had to be subsequently disqualified, as it was published as an acoustic version in 2009. The group Atomic Angels moved up with the song Black Symphony .
| Interpreter | song |
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| Atomic Angels | Black Symphony |
| Guillermo Sorya | Baby baby baby |
| Patric Scott feat. Fabienne Louves | Real love |
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Selection of RTS
Ten of the 27 titles submitted were selected in an internet vote. These were played on the RTS radio and television stations from October 20 to 30, 2011, and the three finalists were selected on November 3 via internet and jury evaluation. The finalists are marked in green.
| Interpreter | song |
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| ADN 2.0 | Dark light |
| Katherine St-Laurent | Wrong to Let You Go |
| Marie-Élaine & Étienne | Demande-moi |
| Romance | For You (I'll Build Rome in One Day) |
| Sinplus | Unbreakable |
| Sosofluo | Quand je ferme les yeux |
| The composite | Le faim du monde |
| Valentine de Rham | It doesn't have to Rain Today |
| Vartoch et les Aliens | Boum sur Saturne |
| Ze Flying Zézettes Orchestra | L'autre |
Selection of RSI
In Italian-speaking Switzerland, a preliminary round called Eurosong took place on November 8th in Agno . Seven songs took part, five of which were selected by a jury directly from a total of 22 submissions. The remaining 17 songs were submitted to an internet vote, from which two songs qualified for the Eurosong . The jury wildcards were Gianluca Solci with Giro intorno , Rossella with Here I Am , Scilla with Masquerade , Sinplus with Unbreakable and Vittoria Hyde with It's Your Love .
| Start number | Interpreter | song |
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| 1 | Gianluca Solci | Giro intorno |
| 2 | Rossella | Here I Am |
| 3 | Scilla | Masquerade |
| 4th | Sinplus | Unbreakable |
| 5 | Vittoria Hyde | It's your love |
| 6th | Chiara Dubey | Anima nuova |
| 7th | Laetitia | The big picture |
final
The big decision-making show took place on December 10, 2011 in the Bodensee-Arena in Kreuzlingen and, as in the previous year, was moderated by Sven Epiney . A three-person jury, consisting of the presenter Nik Hartmann , the musician and actor Carlos Leal and the singer Stämpf , commented on the fourteen performances, but had no influence on the result; the winner was chosen by a telephone vote alone.
In the run-up to the final, Lys Assia in particular received a lot of media attention. Had she won, she would have been by far the oldest singer at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 at the age of 88 to ever take part in the competition. She would also have held the record for the two most divergent entries in the competition, at 54 years since her last one in 1958 . For composer Ralph Siegel it would also have been the 20th participation in the competition.
In the end, however, the band Sinplus won with Unbreakable . Chiara Dubey and Ivo were also among the top three. The exact placements were announced after the broadcast.
| space | Start number | Interpreter | song | Audience votes (in percent) |
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| 1. | 12 | Sinplus | Unbreakable | 17.87% |
| 2. | 8th | Ivo | Peace and Freedom | 16.02% |
| 3. | 3 | Chiara Dubey | Anima nuova | 13.28% |
| 4th | 11 | I quattro | Fragile | 10.56% |
| 5. | 14th | Katherine St-Laurent | Wrong to Let You Go | 9.91% |
| 6th | 1 | Patric Scott feat. Fabienne Louves | Real love | 9.81% |
| 7th | 10 | Raphael Jeger | The Song in My Head | 5.96% |
| 8th. | 13 | Lys Assia | C'était ma vie | 5.46% |
| 9. | 5 | Macy | Shining | 3.49% |
| 10. | 7th | Atomic Angels | Black Symphony | 2.36% |
| 11. | 2 | Emel | She | 1.30% |
| 12. | 4th | Guillermo Sorya | Baby baby baby | 1.19% |
| 13. | 9 | Ze Flying Zézettes Orchestra | L'autre | 1.17% |
| 14th | 6th | Sosofluo | Quand je ferme les yeux | 1.08% |
Eurovision Song Contest
Since Switzerland is not part of the Big Five (the Eurovision countries that contribute the most money to the competition - Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom), the country took part in the first semi-final on May 22nd. This took place in the Azerbaijani capital Baku , since last year's winners Ell and Nikki came from this country. Ultimately, Sinplus missed the finals, they finished 11th.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Switzerland: Running order of the final announced ( English ) In: escdaily.com . December 4, 2011. Archived from the original on December 11, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
- ↑ Victor Hondal: Switzerland: 2012 participation confirmed ( English ) In: esctoday.com . May 15, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
- ↑ Switzerland: 14 finalists to be put into final ( English ) In: escdaily.com . July 22, 2011. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
- ↑ The Swiss selection for Eurovision 2012 . In: glanzundgloria.sf.tv . August 17, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
- ↑ Switzerland: Listen to 249 songs online! ( English ) In: eurovision.tv . October 7, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.eurovisionplattform.sf.tv/videos
- ↑ Switzerland: DRS 3 announces National Final entries (UPDATE) ( English ) In: escdaily.com . October 14, 2011. Archived from the original on December 19, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 2012": Singer disqualified . In: Bluewin.ch . Archived from the original on May 26, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
- ↑ Alexandru Busa: Switzerland: French broadcaster songs online ( English ) In: esctoday.com . October 6, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
- ↑ Switzerland: Sinplus & Chiara Dubey to the National Final ( English ) November 8th, 2011. Archived from the original on November 11th, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
- ↑ Switzerland: Televised show to select Italian finalists ( English ) In: Eurovision.tv . October 11, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
- ↑ These are the three Eurovision experts . In: glanzundgloria.sf.tv . December 5, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
- ↑ Sinplus won the big ESC show . In: glanzundgloria.sf.tv . December 10, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
