"Musik klingt in die Welt hinaus" ("Music resounds in the world") 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....

 entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest 1990

Eurovision Song Contest 1990

The Eurovision Song Contest 1990, the 35th in the series, was held in Zagreb, Yugoslavia on 5 May 1990. The presenters were Helga Vlahović Brnobić and Oliver Mlakar. Toto Cutugno was the winner of this contest with the song "Insieme: 1992"...

, composed by Cornelia Lackner and performed by Egon Egemann

Egon Egemann

Egon Egemann, born as Egon Lackner studied classical violin and Jazz at Graz Music Academy in Austria. He settled in Switzerland following studies in Boston, USA and founded the Egon Family Orchestra...

 in German

German language

German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

.

On the night of the contest the song was performed 12th (following Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

's Lonnie Devantier with "Hallo Hallo

Hallo Hallo (Lonnie Devantier song)

"Hallo Hallo" was the Danish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990, performed in Danish by Lonnie Devantier.The song was performed eleventh on the night, following Israel's Rita with "Shara Barkhovot" and preceding Switzerland's Egon Egemann with "Musik klingt in die Welt hinaus"...

" and preceding Chris Kempers

Chris Kempers

Chris Kempers is a German singer, best known for her participation in the 1990 Eurovision Song Contest....

 & Daniel Kovac

Daniel Kovac

Daniel Kovac is a Slovenian singer, best known for his participation in the 1990 Eurovision Song Contest....

 with "Frei Zu Leben

Frei Zu Leben

"Frei zu leben" was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990, performed in German by Chris Kempers and Daniel Kovac...

"). At the close of the voting it had received 51 points, placing 11th in a field of 22.

It was succeeded as Swiss representative by Sandra Simó

Sandra Studer

Sandra Simo was the Swiss singer at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991.She was placed fifth in Rome with the song Canzone per te. She is now a major Swiss television personality, under her real name Sandra Studer. Simo had previously appeared in the 1990 Swiss Eurovision heat with the song "Lo so"...

 with "Canzone per te

Canzone per te

"Canzone per te" was the Swiss entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, sung in Italian by Sandra Simó. The song was composed by Renato Mascetti....

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