Switzerland will reveal its entry for Eurovision 2020 next Wednesday, 4 March. But until then, the broadcaster and stirred up some hype. SRF has released a video showing ordinary Swiss folk listening to the song for Rotterdam, with some giving some very intriguing comments.
The short video was released on the official Eurovision Twitter account. It shows everyday Swiss people listening to the song through headphones and giving their opinion on the song.
??Switzerland’s | @srfesc entry for #ESC2020?
Coming Wednesday 4 March!?#Eurovision | #OpenUp | #Switzerland pic.twitter.com/CBtohcndnS
— Eurovision Song Contest (@Eurovision) February 26, 2020
A few listeners don’t offer more than an enthusiastic “wow”, but others reveal more about the song itself.
One man wonders, “Is it a man or a woman?”. As any viewer of The Voice knows, it isn’t always possible to tell the gender of a performer from their voice alone. The comment perhaps suggests a performer with a broad singing range.
But whoever is singing, it prompts another man to exclaim, “Wow, amazing voice!”
The other comment getting Eurovision fans excited is from a man who says, “I heard this language before but I can’t say what it is.”
Switzerland has four official languages: German, French, Italian and Romansch. Most Swiss speakers would be familiar with all four to some extent, as well as English. Romansch is the least common, but would a Swiss person not be able to identify it? Switzerland previously sent a Romansch song to Eurovision in 1989, when Furbaz sang “Viver senza tei”.
Or could the song include lyrics in another European language? Is it the whole song or just a few lines?
“So many emotions!”
Others have commented on the character of the song. One woman has a strong reaction, declaring, “Wow… it goes straight to the heart!” Another woman simply says, “This is beautiful”, while a man exclaims “So many emotions!”
The reactions suggest an emotional ballad, but the listeners seem to be bopping their heads at a faster pace, suggesting at least a mid-tempo song.
One thing is for sure, the song doesn’t seem to be giving the same sort of high-energy vibes we would expect to see for a song like last year’s entry, “She Got Me”. This suggests that Switzerland is moving in a different direction for 2019.
Switzerland’s Eurovision 2020 selection process
Back in September, the Swiss broadcaster confirmed that 515 songs had been submitted to the 2020 internal selection process.
Then, a 100-member audience panel and a 20-person international expert jury rated both the song submissions and artists. SRF revealed the 20 individuals making up the jury in December of last year. The list contained several familiar faces from the Eurovision bubble, such as Spain’s Ruth Lorenzo and Slovenia’s Tinkara Kovac.
Furthermore, the broadcaster opted to invite back many who partook in the process last year — a clear indication that Switzerland aims to repeat the success of 2019. The two panels also made the final decision as to the lucky artist and song that will make it to Eurovision. The audience panel and expert jury votes were split 50/50.
The panel has now selected the Swiss act for Rotterdam. Broadcaster SRF will announce the Swiss entry for Eurovision 2020 next Wednesday, 4 March.
What do you think? Who do you think Switzerland’s singer will be? And what sort of song will they perform? Tell us your thoughts below!
Is it really in French ? Seems to be great… Another success for Switzerland ?
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Sounds interesting! And yo, it might be in French!
“Ordinary swiss people….” actually not really…one is a famous comedian, one is a radio/tv presenter….
I hope it is SEVEN. His music is so good!
Could fit to the teaser…
They hyped me so quickly, unlike Ireland xD
I like these teasers…Don´t care if they wanna confuse us, I like them and find them exciting!. Hoping for something great from Switzerland!!!!
I wonder who it can be.
Well, as the guys who say „is it a man or a woman“ and „I heard this language before…“ are both Swiss radio hosts, I guess there statements were rather made for confusing people and start discussions. So I wouldn’t take them too seriously…
Hey! Is it normal that I’m Swiss and doesn’t know them? ahahah who are they?
Loco Escrito please!
Plot twist: the mystery language is Latin. IVA has company.
Hmm. Could it be a song in a non-European language? Or imaginary?
Very exciting teaser! And so I can rule out my beloved Scilla Hess once again, cause her voice would be clearly identified as a female one xD
Another boring ballad. Next
(aly ryan)
Yes, finally a song in French from CH!
So who’s that person living in Switzerland who doesn’t even know what french is ???
I suppose that there´s is a part sung in Albanian….
Never expected ! But just like Germany 1970: “Wunder gibt es immer wieder”
Is it definitly sung in Swiss German ?
If it was sung in Swiss German, the Swiss German guy would have been able to recognise it.
Edited: I got Austria and Switzerland mixed up!
Swiss German really is crazy.
Danger! Hype alert! We all know by now too much hype can kill a song (Spain, France, Belgium….)
ordinary Swiss folk? They are not! At least some of them are people from the Swiss radio – mainly the ones with the interesting comments. The man asking about the gender is Michel Birri (presenter of the Swiss charts) and the guy commenting on language is Stefan Büsser, radio presenter and well-known comedian, so that this comment could be pure irony and Switzerland sends another English song…
Reminds me of the video for Cake’s ‘No Phone’
Okay, Switzerland, you officially have me hyped. But now you actually have to deliver. 🙂
These reactions are promising, but then again, this IS made to be the song’s promotion, so possibly all the less enthusiastic responses were cut from the video.
I really hope that it’s true that the song is (at least partially) in another language.
Adrian Sieber recently returned to duty.
I wanted him, but it’s probably not him.
it’s just yodelling for 3 minutes
war flashbacks to Romania 2017
And “Yodel It” (though that was more than a little yodelling lol)
It seems to be another ballad
Eurovision ballad contest 2020 xD
And of course they didn’t show any negative comments like they was nothing like it
Just a thought but if they have the song ready, why not just release it now? 😉
I love how they’re pretending it’s an upbeat song with that urban / gangster loop in the background. As if Switzerland is sending out Swiss Lil Wayne. Nice try Switzerland… we all know it’s a ballad Switzerland.
All this hype by the broadcasters is ridiculous. You don’t win points by being the last to announce.
We love when the professionals drop in with the facts
Serbia 2017 entry In Too Deep was announced last and didnt even make it to the final. Whats your point?
I am looking forward to hear the Swiss entry. I ‘m very curious about it !! I really hope for a great song !!
maybe a bad english? For germany go Benjiam Dolic.
Here’s a thought: you think it’s Fiona Cavegn? She sings in Romansch and she put out a cool song a few years ago called Mona Lisa, which she’s singing at Liet International :
https://youtu.be/Fldku31IjgA
Her voice would be pretty identifiably female I think, so the comment about it being a man or a woman wouldn’t make sense.
Maybe she has a deep lower range? Maybe the guy was just dumb? I don’t know. Maybe it isn’t her.
I can’t tell whether or not the song is going to be good based off their reactions. Also Switzerland (with the exception of last year) hasn’t done well at Eurovision in general so I am a bit concerned.
Exciting stuff. Viver senza tei was from 89, not 99 though. Great song.
Furbaz were 1989, the home entry!
I love this emotion