Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025
| Eurovision Song Contest 2025 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) | |||
| Country |  Switzerland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | TBA, 2025 | |||
| Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Switzerland will be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The Swiss participating broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), will internally select its entry. In addition, SRG SSR is also the host broadcaster and will stage the event at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, after winning the previous edition with the song "The Code" by Nemo.
Background
[edit]Prior to the 2025 contest, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Switzerland sixty-four times since its first entry at the inaugural contest in 1956.[1] It won that first edition of the contest with the song "Refrain" performed by Lys Assia. Its second victory was achieved in 1988 with "Ne partez pas sans moi" performed by Canadian singer Céline Dion. Switzerland won the contest for the third time in 2024, with "The Code" performed by Nemo. Since the introduction of semi-finals to the format of the contest in 2004, Switzerland has thus far managed to qualify to the final on ten occasions, five of them being all the contests it participated in since 2019, which included two top five results.[1]
As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, SRG SSR organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. The broadcaster had opted for both national finals and internal selections to select its entries throughout the years, sticking to the internal selection method since 2019. SRG SSR confirmed its intention to compete in and host the 2025 contest immediately after the 2024 final,[2] later announcing that it would again use an internal selection to determine its entry.[3]
Before Eurovision
[edit]SUISA songwriting camp
[edit]Between 27 and 29 May 2024, the annual SUISA songwriting camp took place in Maur, Zurich; the songs composed in the event are usually submitted to SRG SSR as potential Eurovision entries.[4] Participants in the camp included Ashley Hicklin (a seven-time Eurovision entrant as a songwriter), Linda Dale (a two-time Eurovision entrant as a songwriter, including with "The Code", the winning Swiss entry in 2024) and Teya (one of the 2023 representatives for Austria).[5]
Internal selection
[edit]SRG SSR opened a submission period between 8 and 22 August 2024 for interested artists and composers to submit their entries. Artists and songwriters of any nationality are able to submit songs, with priority given to Swiss nationals or residents.[3] At the closing of the window, 431 entries had been submitted.[6] Submissions will then be assessed in various rounds by a Swiss public panel, an international public panel, and a 25-member international expert jury, who will ultimately select the Swiss entry. The public panels will consist of Swiss and international audience members, while the international jury will consist of former national jurors for their respective countries at the Eurovision Song Contest.[3]
The selected entry and entrant are set to be revealed early in 2025.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Switzerland". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (13 May 2024). "Eurovision 2025: Meetings Commence Today Regarding Eurovision Hosting". Eurovoix. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Eurovision Song Contest 2025: Wer vertritt die Schweiz?" [Eurovision Song Contest 2025: Who will represent Switzerland?] (in Swiss High German). SRF. 3 July 2024. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ Leuenberger, Manu (8 February 2024). "Call for applications for the SUISA 2024 Songwriting Camp". suisa.ch. SUISA. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ @suisamusicstories (31 May 2024). "On Wednesday, the third and final day of the seventh songwriting camp organised by SUISA with Pele Loriano Productions took place at Powerplay Studios. Here are a few impressions of the day". Retrieved 28 November 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ Hertlein, Benjamin (23 August 2024). "Schweiz: 431 Beiträge konkurrieren um die Nachfolge von Nemos „The Code" beim ESC 2025" [Switzerland: 431 entries compete to succeed Nemo's "The Code" at the ESC 2025]. ESC kompakt (in German). Retrieved 28 November 2024.