"Nous aurons demain" was the Swiss

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 entrant to the 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...

, held in Cannes

Cannes

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, France

France

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, and was performed in French

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French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

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The song was performed by Franca di Rienzo

Franca di Rienzo

-Eurovision Song Contest 1961:In 1961, Di Rienzo represented Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961 with the song "Nous aurons demain" . Di Rienzo finished in third place receiving 16 points.-After Eurovision:...

, and was composed by Géo Voumard

Géo Voumard

Géo Voumard was a Swiss jazz pianist and composer. He was a co-founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival and composer of the song "Refrain" which won the first Eurovision Song Contest.- Biography :...

 and Émile Gardaz

Émile Gardaz

Émile Gardaz was a Swiss Romand radio moderator and author from Villars-le-Terroir, canton of Vaud, Switzerland, working for Radio suisse romande since 1955...

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On the night of the contest the song was performed 10th, following France

France

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's Jean-Paul Mauric

Jean-Paul Mauric

Jean-Paul Mauric was a French singer, best known for his participation in the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest....

 singing "Printemps, avril carillonne

Printemps, Avril Carillonne

"Printemps, avril carillonne" was the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961, performed in French by Jean-Paul Mauric....

" and preceding Belgium

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's Bob Benny

Bob Benny

Bob Benny was a Belgian singer and musical theatre performer, who participated in the Eurovision Song Contests of 1959 and 1961.-Early career:...

 with "September, gouden roos

September, Gouden Roos

"September, gouden roos" was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961, performed in Dutch by Bob Benny....

". At the close of the voting it had received 16 points, placing 3rd in a field of 16.

It was succeeded as Swiss representative by Jean Philippe

Jean Philippe

Jean Philippe is a French singer who represented France at the Eurovision Song Contest 1959. He returned to the contest in 1962 representing Switzerland...

 with "Le retour

Le retour

"Le retour" was the Swiss entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1962, composed by Mario Robbiani and performed in French by Jean Philippe, who had previously represented France in 1959 with "Oui, oui, oui, oui"....

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