https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Russian acts will not be allowed to compete in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, the European Broadcasting Union has announced. https://www.thelocal.ch/20220226/eurovision-bans-russia-from-song-contest-over-invasion-of-ukraine Sat, 26 Feb 2022 13:33:55 +0100 eurovision-bans-russia-from-song-contest-over-invasion-of-ukraine A Canadian singer was picked at the weekend to represent Switzerland in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest set to take place in Stockholm in May. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160214/canadian-to-represent-swiss-in-eurovision-song-contest Sun, 14 Feb 2016 20:40:24 +0100 canadian-to-represent-swiss-in-eurovision-song-contest Switzerland will have to find another “time to shine” after the country’s entry to the Eurovision Song Contest failed to sway voters on Thursday night. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150522/swiss-fail-to-make-eurovision-song-contest-final Fri, 22 May 2015 09:54:46 +0200 swiss-fail-to-make-eurovision-song-contest-final A 24-year-old expat from Mauritius who studied music in the UK is carrying the banner for Switzerland in the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest getting under way in Vienna on Tuesday night. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150519/expat-with-uk-ties-carries-swiss-eurovision-hopes Tue, 19 May 2015 21:54:20 +0200 expat-with-uk-ties-carries-swiss-eurovision-hopes The winner of a contest to represent Switzerland in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest has been living in England and her entry is sung in English. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150202/swiss-eurovision-winner-sings-english-song Mon, 02 Feb 2015 22:47:00 +0100 swiss-eurovision-winner-sings-english-song Kitty Brucknell, the former semifinalist in Britain’s The X Factor, failed to make the cut after an internet vote narrowed the field for contenders to represent Switzerland in the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141126/x-factor-star-exits-swiss-eurovision-race Wed, 26 Nov 2014 09:35:00 +0100 x-factor-star-exits-swiss-eurovision-race Professional singer Kitty Brucknell, a former semifinalist on British television talent show The X Factor, is bidding to become Switzerland’s representative in the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141114/former-x-factor-star-bids-for-swiss-eurovision-place Fri, 14 Nov 2014 13:09:00 +0100 former-x-factor-star-bids-for-swiss-eurovision-place Everyone with half a heart knows that Eurovision is one of the best nights of the year. The music may be fairly mediocre, but it's not about that. It's about the gloriously camp costumes, the ridiculously sumptuous set design, the silly dancing – and the props, of course. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140511/a-victory-for-bearded-men-in-dresses Sun, 11 May 2014 14:31:00 +0200 a-victory-for-bearded-men-in-dresses The Salvation Army band carrying Switzerland’s hopes into the Eurovision Song Contest was vanquished on Thursday night in Malmö, Sweden. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130517/sally-ann-band-bows-out-of-eurovision-contest Fri, 17 May 2013 12:10:00 +0200 sally-ann-band-bows-out-of-eurovision-contest The Salvation Army is known for its Yuletide carolling but you wouldn’t normally associate it with the Eurovision Song Contest. https://www.thelocal.ch/20121217/sally-ann-band-triumphs-as-swiss-eurovision-entry Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:50:00 +0100 sally-ann-band-triumphs-as-swiss-eurovision-entry