"Dentro di me" was the Swiss

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1997

Eurovision Song Contest 1997

The Eurovision Song Contest 1997, was the 42nd Eurovision Song Contest and it was held at the Point Theatre Dublin, Ireland, on 3 May 1997. Boyzone member Ronan Keating and Carrie Crowley were the presenters of the show....

, composed and sung by Barbara Berta in Italian

Italian language

Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...

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The song was performed 7th on the night of the contest (following Slovenia

Slovenia

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's Tanja Ribič

Tanja Ribic

Tanja Ribič is a Slovenian actress and a singer. She represented Slovenia at Eurovision Song Contest 1997 with the song "Zbudi se", which finished 10th. She is married to actor and director Branko Đurić....

 with "Zbudi se

Zbudi se

"Zbudi se" was the Slovene entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997, sung in Slovenian by Tanja Ribič.On the night the song was performed sixth...

" and preceding the Netherlands

Netherlands

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' Mrs. Einstein with "Niemand heeft nog tijd

Niemand Heeft Nog Tijd

"Niemand heeft nog tijd" was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997, performed in Dutch by Mrs. Einstein....

"), and at the close of the voting had received 5 points, placing 22nd of 25.

It was succeeded as Swiss representative by Gunvor

Gunvor Guggisberg

Gunvor Guggisberg , known professionally simply as Gunvor, is a Swiss singer and dancer. She is from Berne and owes her name to her Swedish grandfather....

 with "Lass' ihn

Lass' ihn

"Lass' ihn" , was the Swiss entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 in Birmingham, United Kingdom.The song was sung by Gunvor, who wore a sleeveless, glittering dark red dress for her Eurovision appearance...

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