Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 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". Following the introduction of semi-finals for the , Switzerland had managed to participate in the final four times up to this point. In 2005, the internal selection of Estonian girl band Vanilla Ninja, performing the song "Cool Vibes", qualified Switzerland to the final where they placed 8th. Due to their successful result in 2005, Switzerland was pre-qualified
Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 was the twelfth French-language winner in 28 contests; however only two French-language songs have won since, the last in 1988. Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 Luxembourg was represented by French singer Corinne Hermès, with the song '"Si la vie est cadeau", at the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 23 April in Munich. The song was chosen internally by broadcaster RTL and went on to bring Luxembourg their fifth and final Eurovision victory, tying them with France for the record of most victories until both were overtaken by Ireland in 1994. "Si la vie est cadeau"