In the second part of our Switzerland special, Steven dives into the modern era of the Swiss at Eurovision, their demise post-Celine Dion, and their long and painful journey back to the top.

Which semi-final song does Steven think deserves its nil points?

And Switzerland nearly held the title of performing in the most consecutive Eurovisions since the competition began, but one country held on for just a year longer.

Find out who, and get your essential Eurovision fix right here.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Furbaz - ‘Viver senza tei’ (Switzerland, 1989): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JopkNjE6M5g

Egon Egemann - ‘Musik klingt in die Welt hinaus’ (Switzerland, 1990): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMshVHOUhWU

Sandra Simó - ‘Canzone per te’ (Switzerland, 1991): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ard88K87XWQ

Daisy Auvray - ‘Mister Music Man’ (Switzerland, 1992): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPk90Juq5LA

Annie Cotton - ‘Moi, tout simplement’ (Switzerland, 1993): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QG-kvD7GHo

Duilio - ‘Sto pregando’ (Switzerland, 1994): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9eTZR4l-5E

Kathy Leander - ‘Mon cœur l’aime’ (Switzerland, 1996): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q2pzqMEaLg

Barbara Berta - ‘Dentro di me’ (Switzerland, 1997): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4HsUDdItMQ

Gunvor - ‘Lass ihn’ (Switzerland, 1998): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07DuJq6weas

Jane Bogaert - ‘La vita cos’è (Switzerland, 2000): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6eGBYfIKQE

Francine Jordi - ‘Dans le jardin de mon âme’ (Switzerland, 2002): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZEEvq1i7PA

Piero and the MusicStars - ‘Celebrate’ (Switzerland, 2004): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUX3_0KM7fc

Vanilla Ninja - ‘Cool Vibes’ (Switzerland, 2005): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJX8RWJg7y4

six4one - ‘If We All Give A Little’ (Switzerland, 2006): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSkQmSug55g

DJ Bobo - ‘Vampires Are Alive’ (Switzerland, 2007): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9YTasUpAjw

Paolo Meneguzzi - ‘Era Stupendo’ (Switzerland, 2008): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgNU5_htNXk

Lovebugs - ‘The Highest Heights’ (Switzerland, 2009): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSaFFCtHmyM

Michael von der Heide - ‘Il pleut de l’or’ (Switzerland, 2010): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW2UPf1_Lcg

Anna Rossinelli - ‘In Love For A While’ (Switzerland, 2011): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxLE5FmNJow

Sinplus - ‘Unbreakable’ (Switzerland, 2012): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkMSptuVqHQ

Takasa - ‘You And Me’ (Switzerland, 2013): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH34iARVI-s

Sebalter - ‘Hunter Of Stars’ (Switzerland, 2014): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqjoM8ZlyMc

Melanie Réné - ‘Time To Shine’ (Switzerland, 2015): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya1r_nFHiCQ

Rykka - ‘The Last Of Our Kind’ (Switzerland, 2016): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZI0_aR7BuA

Timebelle - ‘Apollo’ (Switzerland, 2017): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrNPRfS9Sbg 

Ilinca ft Alex Florea - ‘Yodel It!’ (Romania, 2017): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSHc7iDuBCQ 

ZiBBZ - ‘Stones’ (Switzerland, 2018): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSHc7iDuBCQ

Luca Hänni - ‘She Got Me’ (Switzerland, 2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aUYzqAIdoM

Gjon’s Tears - ‘Répondez-moi’ (Switzerland, 2020): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9GAfFHZE-E

Gjon’s Tears - ‘Tout l’univers’ (Switzerland, 2021): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jznH_fltcYA

Marius Bear - ‘Boys Do Cry’ (Switzerland, 2022): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq2HCmHv5p4

Remo Forrer - ‘Watergun’ (Switzerland, 2023): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4NDErv49mk

Nemo - ‘The Code’ (Switzerland, 2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO_qJf-nW0k 

Slimane - ‘Mon Amour’ (France, 2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XyLecY2JyE

Baby Lasagna - ‘Rim Tim Tagi Dim’ (Croatia, 2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIBjarAiAVc

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