Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022
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Switzerland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, with "Boys Do Cry" written by Marius Hügli and Martin Gallop. The song was performed by Marius Bear, which is the artistic name of singer Marius Hügli who was internally selected by the Swiss broadcaster Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) to represent the nation at the 2022 contest. "Boys Do Cry" was presented to the public as the Swiss entry on 8 March 2022.
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National selection | ||||
Selection process | Internal selection | |||
Selection date(s) | 8 March 2022 | |||
Selected entrant | Marius Bear | |||
Selected song | "Boys Do Cry" | |||
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Qualified (9th, 118 points) | |||
Final result | 17th, 78 points | |||
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Switzerland was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2022. Performing during the show in position 4, "Boys Do Cry" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 18 May. It was later revealed that Switzerland placed ninth out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 118 points. In the final, Switzerland performed in position 5 and placed seventeenth out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 78 points.