Switzerland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 with the song "", composed by Daniel Faure, with lyrics by Gérard Gray, and performed by Géraldine. The Swiss participating broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) held a national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1967. Six songs took part in the selection, with two songs being performed each in French, German, and Italian. Six artists took part to represent Switzerland, among whom was Anita Traversi— who represented and .

Swiss German and Romansh broadcaster (SF DRS) staged the national final on 21 January 1967 at 20:45 CET at in Zürich. It was presented by Alfred Fetscherin, Madeleine Demartines, and . served as the musical director and accompanied the orchestra. The national final was broadcast on TV DRS and TSR. Jo Roland, & Ulrik Neumann, the Horst Jankowski Choir, and Les Surfs made guest appearances.

The voting consisted of a twelve-member jury from the three regions of Switzerland, which featured six representatives from the Swiss-German and Romansh regions, four from Romandy (Swiss-French region), and two from Ticino (Swiss-Italian region). Each juror would give 3 points to their favorite song, 2 to their second favorite, and 1 to their third favorite. The winner was the song "", written by Gérard Gray, composed by Daniel Faure, and performed by Géraldine.

+ Final – 21 January 1967 Artist Song Language Songwriter(s) Total Place Composer Lyricist 1 Evelyne Arden "" French Marianne Gesseney 6 4 2 "" German Hazy Osterwald 12 3 3 "" Italian Mario Robbiani 13 2 4 Géraldine "" French Daniel Faure Gérard Gray 32 1 5 Elisa Gabbai "" German Dieter Klaus Anton Peterer 3 6 6 Anita Traversi "" Italian Giovanni Pelli Sanzio Chiesa 6 4

At Eurovision

At the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 in Vienna, the Swiss entry was the sixth song of the night following and preceding . The Swiss entry was conducted by Hans Moeckel, who also conducted all of the songs in the national final. At the close of voting, Switzerland had received nul points, and the country finished last place among the seventeen participants.

Voting Each participating broadcaster assembled a ten-member jury panel. Every jury member could give one point to their favourite song.

Switzerland did not receive any votes in the contest.

+ Points awarded by Switzerland Score Country 7 points 1 points

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