title: Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998
text: # Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998
  
  Switzerland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 in Birmingham. Gunvor represented Switzerland with the song "Lass ihn". They finished in last place with 0 points.
  
  ## Before Eurovision
  
  ### National final
  
  The final was held at DRS TV Studios in Zürich on 18 December 1997, and was hosted by Sandra Studer. The winner was chosen by regional televoting.
  
  | Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Susan Orús | "L'enfant des étoiles" | Rébecca Jonckheere, Benoît Kaufmann | 19 | 3 |
  | 2 | Filippo Trojani | "Amerò di più" | Filippo Trojani | 17 | 5 |
  | 3 | Anne Francoeur | "Le rêve d'Alice" | Régis Mounir | 5 | 6 |
  | 4 | Gunvor | "Lass ihn" | Egon Egemann, Gunvor Guggisberg | 34 | 1 |
  | 5 | Talk About Girls | "Qualcosa di te" | Nella Martinetti, Thomas Marin, Berni Staub | 26 | 2 |
  | 6 | Vanessa Jüdt | "Trouver ma place" | Rébecca Jonckheere, Benoît Kaufmann | 19 | 3 |
  
  ## At Eurovision
  
  Heading into the final of the contest, BBC reported that bookmakers ranked the entry 11th out of the 25 entries.
  
  ### Voting
  
  Switzerland did not receive any points at the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest.
  
  