Eurovision Song Contest 1961

In 1961, Di Rienzo represented Switzerland in the

Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Switzerland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest every year since it began, except 1995, 1999, 2001, and 2003. Switzerland hosted the first contest in 1956, and won it themselves. Switzerland has won the contest twice, in 1956 and 1988. A third victory in 1963 could have been possibly...

 Eurovision Song Contest 1961

Eurovision Song Contest 1961

The Eurovision Song Contest 1961 was the sixth Eurovision Song Contest. A total of sixteen countries took part in the Contest, including the three debuting countries: Finland, Spain, and Yugoslavia. It was held on 18 March 1961 and was the first to take place on a Saturday night, a tradition that...

 with the song "Nous aurons demain

Nous aurons demain

"Nous aurons demain" was the Swiss entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest 1961, held in Cannes, France, and was performed in French.The song was performed by Franca di Rienzo, and was composed by Géo Voumard and Émile Gardaz....

" (We'll have tomorrow). Di Rienzo finished in third place receiving 16 points.

After Eurovision

In 1963, Di Rienzo participated in the International Song Contest in Sopot

Sopot

Sopot is a seaside town in Eastern Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000....

, Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

, among others with a song by Christian Chevallier. Di Rienzo then became the lead singer of French folk band Les Troubadours.

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