Switzerland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with the song "", composed by Géo Voumard, with lyrics by ÃÂmile Gardaz, and performed by Israeli singer Esther Ofarim. The Swiss participating broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), selected its entry through a national final after selecting their previous entry via internal selection.
=== === The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) held a national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1963. Six songs took part in the selection, with two songs being performed each in French, German, and Italian. Four artists took part to represent Switzerland, among whom was Anita Traversiâ who represented and would later repeat this in .
Swiss French broadcaster (TSR) staged the national final on 9 February 1963 at 20:30 CET (19:30 UTC) in Geneva. It was presented by Heidi Abel, , and Claude Evelyne. The orchestra was accompanied by , Luc Hoffmann, and Radiosa.
The voting consisted of three sets of nine-member regional juries from Zürich, Lugano, and Geneva. Each regional jury would give 3 points to their favorite song, 2 to their second favorite, and 1 to their third favorite. The winner was the song "", written by ÃÂmile Gardaz and composed by Géo Voumard, and performed by Esther Ofarim. The winning composers were not revealed until the end of the show. Known results are listed in the chart below.
At the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 in London, the Swiss entry was the tenth song of the night following and preceding . The Swiss entry was conducted by Eric Robinson, who reprised his role as the musical director of that year's contest, after previously doing so in the 1960 contest, and previously conducted multiple British entries. The Swiss entry performed as the one hundredth song to perform in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest.
Each participating broadcaster assembled a 20-member juries awarded 1-5 points to their five favourite songs, with 5 points going towards the jury's most favorite song. At the close of voting, Switzerland had received forty points in total; the country finished second among sixteen participants following an issue during the voting procedure.