Fact 226: When did Switzerland first enter Eurovision?

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Fact 226: When did Switzerland first enter Eurovision?


Switzerland first competed in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956, Switzerland won the 1956 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Refrain performed by Lys Assia, Lys Assia represented Switzerland in 1956, 1957and 1958.
In 1956 Switzerland came first and in 1957 Switzerland ranked 8th and in 1958 Switzerland ranked 2nd.
1956 Eurovision Song Contest was held on the 24th of May 1956 in Switzerland in the village of Lugano in the Teatro Kursaal, (Teatro means theatre in Portuguese), 
The Teatro Kursaal was demolished in 2001, Eurovision 1956 was the very first ever Eurovision Song Contest.
Switzerland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 63 times and and won Eurovision twice once in 1956 and then again in 1988 which was held in Dublin (at the Simmonscourt Pavilion of the Royal Dublin Society). 
Switzerland have only missed four Eurovision Song contests, they missed the one in 1995, 1999, 2001 and 2003. 

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