Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest Di Rienzo () and Arlette Zola (), before winning the contest for the second time in with Celine Dion and the song "Ne partez pas sans moi". Annie Cotton gave the country its 15th top five result in , when she placed third. Girl band Vanilla Ninja finished eighth in , Switzerland's only top ten result of the 21st century. Sebalter gave the country its second-best result of the century, finishing 13th in . Since the introduction of the semi-final round in 2004, Switzerland has failed to reach the final 11 times. Switzerland had been absent from Eurovision four times
Eurovision Song Contest 1965 Eurovision Song Contest 1965 The Eurovision Song Contest 1965 was the tenth edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Naples, Italy, following the Italian victory at the previous 1964 edition. Luxembourg won, for the second time in the history of the contest, with the song "Poupée de cire, poupée de son", performed by France Gall and composed by Serge Gainsbourg. Belgium, Finland, Germany, and Spain each scored "null points" for the second time. The 1965 contest marked the debut of Ireland, a country which later went on to dominate the competition. This was also the first