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A look back at Switzerland's history in the Eurovision Song Contest highlighted by the two wins in 1956 and 1988.
Peter Reber joined the popular German maritime-folk band Santiano for a trio of Swiss concerts (January 30–February 1, 2014), blending his Swiss folk hits in German alongside Santiano’s seafaring repertoire and earning a special Gold-certified Swiss edition of their joint album. The televised concert highlights included Reber’s classics like “Die Kinder des Kolumbus” and “Der Sonne entgegen” performed in duet with Santiano, showcasing a harmonious fusion of Swiss schlager and northern folk-rock.
The ZDF-Hitparade, or Hitparade for short was one of the most popular and most well-known music television series presenting mostly German Schlager.
The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition, organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine the winner.
