Eurovision Song Contest 2000
Country  Switzerland
National selection
Selection processConcours Eurovision 2000
Selection date(s)29 January 2000
Selected entrantJane Bogaert
Selected song"La vita cos'è?"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Bernie Staub
  • Thomas Marin
Finals performance
Final result20th, 14 points
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1998 • 2000 • 2002►

Switzerland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with the song "La vita cos'è?" written by Bernie Staub and Thomas Marin. The song was performed by Jane Bogaert. The Swiss broadcaster SRG SSR idée suisse returned to the Eurovision Song Contest after a one-year absence following their relegation from 1999 as one of the six countries with the least average points over the preceding five contests. The Swiss entry for the 2000 contest in Stockholm, Sweden was selected through the national final Concours Eurovision 2000, organised by SRG SSR idée suisse. Six entries performed during the national final on 29 January 2000 where a combination of jury voting and public voting selected "La vita cos'è?" performed by Jane Bogaert as the winner.

Switzerland competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 13 May 2000. Performing during the show in position 16, Switzerland placed twentieth out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 14 points.

Background

Prior to the 2000 Contest, Switzerland had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-two times since its 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". In 1998, Switzerland placed last failing to earn any points with the song "Lass ihn" performed by Gunvor.

The Swiss national broadcaster, SRG SSR idée suisse, broadcasts the event within Switzerland and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. Switzerland has selected their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest through both national finals and internal selections in the past. Between 1994 and 1997, the Swiss entry was internally selected for the competition. In 1998, the broadcaster opted to organize a national final in order to select the Swiss entry, a selection procedure that continued for their 2000 entry.[2]

Before Eurovision

Concours Eurovision 2000

Concours Eurovision 2000 was the Swiss national final that selected Switzerland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2000. The national final took place on 29 January 2000 at the Discoteca Prince of the Lugano Casino in Lugano, hosted by Matteo Pelli and was televised on SF 2 with German commentary, TSI and TSR with French commentary.[3][4]

Competing entries

SRG SSR idée suisse opened a submission period for interested artists and composers to submit their entries. Eligible songwriters were those that have a Swiss passport or are a resident in Switzerland, while artists could be of any nationality. A jury panel consisting of music and media experts, which included TSI presenter Jean-Marc Richard, evaluated the received submissions and selected six artists and songs to qualify for the national final from 30 shortlisted entries. The six candidates for the national final were required to have the following entry quotas representing the different language regions in Switzerland: 34% German, 33% French and 33% Italian.[5]

Final

The final took place on 29 January 2000. The six candidate songs in contention to represent Switzerland were performed and the combination of regional televoting (2/3) and the votes of an expert jury (1/3) selected "La vita cos'è?" performed by Jane Bogaert as the winner. The televoting results of Italian-speaking Switzerland were not announced due to a collapse of the voting lines.[6][7] Among the members of the jury was Swiss Eurovision Song Contest 1987 entrant Carol Rich.[8]

Final – 29 January 2000
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Jury Televote Total Place
DRS TSR
1 Jane Bogaert "La vita cos'è?" Bernie Staub, Thomas Marin 8 4 3 15 1
2 Nubya and Al Walser "Just 4 You" Al Walser 6 6 2 14 2
3 Autseid "Glückstränä" Brigitte Schöb, Bernie Staub 2 8 1 11 3
4 Charlotte Mahoney "Generation" Benoît Kaufmann 3 2 6 11 3
5 Elisabeth White "Thank You for the Flowers" Leo Leoni, Elisabeth White 4 3 4 11 3
6 Lauranne "Vous" Bernard Jacquir 1 1 8 10 6

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the bottom six countries in the 1999 contest competed in the final on 13 May 2000.[9] On 21 November 1999, an allocation draw was held which determined the running order and Switzerland was set to perform in position 16, following the entry from Germany and before the entry from Croatia.[10][11] Among the backing vocalists that joined Jane Bogaert on stage for her performance was Al Bano who previously represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 and 1985 performing in a duet with Romina Power on both occasions,[12] and Switzerland finished in twentieth place with 14 points.[13][14]

In Switzerland, the contest was aired on the three broadcasters that form SRG SSR idée suisse. 1991 Swiss Eurovision Song Contest entrant Sandra Studer provided German commentary on SF 2, Jean-Marc Richard provided French commentary on TSR 1, while Jonathan Tedesco provided Italian commentary on TSI 1.[15][16] The Swiss spokesperson, who announced the Swiss votes during the show, was Astrid Von Stockar.

Voting

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Switzerland and awarded by Switzerland in the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Germany in the contest.

References

  1. ↑ "Switzerland Country Profile". EBU. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Swiss sounds on line". ESCOL. Archived from the original on 2 February 2002. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Swiss National Final 2000". 4lyrics.
  4. ↑ "Concours Eurovision de la Chanson 2000 Schweizer Voraussscheidung". OGAE Switzerland (in German). 18 November 2000. Archived from the original on 18 November 2000. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Après un an d'absence, la Suisse tente d'incarner le style Eurovision". Le Temps (in French). 29 January 2000. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "Eurosong Special 2000 (1)" (PDF). OGAE Austria. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "Switzerland 2000". mylittleworld.nfshost.com. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "SWISS NATIONAL FINAL 2000".
  9. ↑ "Rules of the 45th Eurovision Song Contest, 2000" (PDF). European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "Rules of the 45th Eurovision Song Contest, 2000" (PDF). European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "Eurovision Song Contest 2000 Details". Myledbury.co.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "Switzerland". Six on Stage. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  13. ↑ "Final of Stockholm 2000". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  14. ↑ "Netherlands 2000". ESC-History. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007.
  15. ↑ "Radio TV Samstag". Freiburger Nachrichten (in German). 13 May 2000. p. 10. Retrieved 28 June 2022 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  16. ↑ "Samedi 29 mai". TV8 (in French). Zofingen, Switzerland: Ringier. 11 May 2000. pp. 16–21. Retrieved 29 November 2022 – via Scriptorium Digital Library.
  17. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Stockholm 2000". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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