Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
| Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2010 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) | |||
| Country | Switzerland | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | Artist: 18 December 2009 Song: 9 January 2010 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Il pleut de l'or" | |||
| Artist | Michael von der Heide | |||
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| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (17th) | |||
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Switzerland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Il pleut de l'or" written by Michael von der Heide, Pele Loriano and Heike Kospach. The song was performed by Michael von der Heide, who was internally selected by the Swiss broadcaster the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) to represent the nation at the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway. "Il pleut de l'or" was announced as the Swiss entry on 18 December 2009, while the song was presented to the public on 9 January 2010.
Switzerland was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 27 May 2010. Performing during the show in position 5, "Il pleut de l'or" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Switzerland placed seventeenth (last) out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 2 points.