Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956

Switzerland held a national pre-selection to choose the two songs that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1956. It was held on 28 April 1956. Before Eurovision National final The final was held in Lausanne on 28 April 1956 at 20:45 CET (19:45 UTC) and broadcast on DRS. commented the final for DRS. The songs "Das alte Karussell" and "Refrains" reached the first two places, as the two entries which were sent to the Eurovision Song Contest, both performed by Lys Assia. The points and rankings of the other songs remain unknown. "" was co-written by Émile Gardaz and Géo Voumard, and "Das alte Karussell" was written in German and composed by Georg Benz Stahl.