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 1962 Eurovision Song Contest 1962 The Eurovision Song Contest 1962 was the seventh edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest, held on Sunday 18 March 1962 at the Villa Louvigny in Luxembourg. The contest was won for a third time by France with the song ""Un premier amour"", performed by Isabelle Aubret. This marked the first time a country had won three contests. Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, and Spain all scored "nul points" for the first time. The 1962 Eurovision Song Contest was hosted in Luxembourg City. The venue chosen to host the 1962 contest was the Villa Louvigny. The building served