Flag of Switzerland the solid-red war flag of Schwyz with the addition of the white cross appears much like the later flag of Switzerland. Other depictions in the illustrated chronicles show a flag of Schwyz with an asymmetrical white cross, drawn in greater detail. The symbol of the confederation as it developed during 1450-1520 was thus the white cross itself, not necessarily in a red field, but attached to existing flags, so that it appeared before a red background in those cantonal flags that contained red, notably the solid-red flag of Schwyz. The first explicit mention of a separate flag representing the Confederacy
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 Switzerland was represented by the group Rainy Day with the song "Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein?" (What colour is the sunshine?) at the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg on 5 May. Rainy Day won the rights to represent Switzerland, from winning the national final that took place on 4 February 1984. Swiss Italian broadcaster RTSI was in charge of broadcasting the selection for the Swiss entry for the 1984 Contest. The national final was held at the RTSI studios in Lugano, hosted by Ezio Guidi and Natascha