"Guardando il sole" 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 in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968

Eurovision Song Contest 1968

The Eurovision Song Contest 1968 was the 13th Eurovision Song Contest. The contest was won by the Spanish song "La, la, la", performed by Massiel....

, performed 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...

 by Gianni Mascolo

Gianni Mascolo

Gianni Mascolo is an Italian singer, best known for his participation on behalf of Switzerland in the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest....

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In the song Mascolo says that prays he would like to stay to looking into the sun, prays to see the rainbow. He says that he would like to see his lover and says "I love you" Finally he would like to hold the hand's lover in his hands even he wasn't a star of his lover.

The song was performed sixth on the night (following Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

's Chris Bardo & Sophie Garel  "Nous vivrons d'amour

Nous Vivrons D'Amour

"Nous vivrons d'amour" was the Luxembourgish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968, performed in French by Chris Baldo & Sophie Garel....

" and preceding Monaco

Monaco

Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...

's Line & Willy with "À chacun sa chanson

À Chacun Sa Chanson

"À chacun sa chanson" was the Monegasque entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968, performed in French by the duo Line & Willy.The song is a duet about the power of music itself...

"). At the close of voting, it had received 2 points, placing 13th in a field of 17.

It was succeeded as Swiss representative at the 1969 Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1969

The Eurovision Song Contest 1969 was the 14th in the series. It was the first time that the contest resulted in a tie for first place, with four countries each gaining 18 votes. Since there was at the time no rule to cover such an eventuality, all four countries were declared joint winners...

 by Paola del Medico

Paola del Medico

Paola Felix-del Medico is a Swiss singer.Born in Saint-Gall, she has sung in German, mainly, and in French. She represented Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 with the entry "Bonjour, Bonjour", finishing in fifth place....

 with "Bonjour, Bonjour

Bonjour, Bonjour

"Bonjour, Bonjour" was the Swiss entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969, performed in German by Paola del Medico.The song is a ballad with Paola del Medico describing how the days are when she and her lover are together and her lover loves her: "The sky laughs like my heart, when you love me...

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