| Eurovision Song Contest 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Switzerland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Die grosse Entscheidungs Show 2011 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 11 December 2010 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Anna Rossinelli | |||
| Selected song | "In Love for a While" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | David Klein | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (10th, 55 points) | |||
| Final result | 25th, 19 points | |||
| Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Switzerland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "In Love for a While" written by David Klein. The song was performed by Anna Rossinelli. The Swiss entry for the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany was selected through the national final Die grosse Entscheidungs Show 2011, organised by the Swiss German speaking broadcaster Schweizer Fernsehen (SF) and radio station DRS 3 in collaboration with the other broadcasters part of SRG SSR idée suisse. SF, DRS 3, the Swiss-French broadcaster Télévision Suisse Romande (TSR) and the Swiss-Italian broadcaster Radiotelevisione svizzera (RSI) each conducted varying selections and a total of twelve entries were selected to advance to the televised national final—seven artists and songs from the SF selection, three from the DRS 3 selection, one from the TSR selection and one from the RSI selection. The twelve finalists performed during the national final on 11 December 2010 were public voting ultimately selected "In Love for a While" performed by Anna Rossinelli as the winner.
Switzerland was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2011. Performing during the show in position 8, "In Love for a While" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May. This marked the second time Switzerland managed to qualify to the final, which they achieved after six years since 2005. It was later revealed that Switzerland placed tenth out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 55 points. In the final, Switzerland performed in position 13 and placed twenty-fifth (last) out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 19 points.