Piera Martell

Piera Martell
Born (1943-07-02) 2 July 1943 (age 80)
OriginJona, Switzerland
GenresPop, Schlager
Occupation(s)Singer
Musical artist

Piera Martell (born 2 July 1943 in Jona, St. Gallen) is a Swiss singer, best known for her participation in the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest.

In 1974, Martell took part in the Swiss Eurovision selection with the song "Mein Ruf nach dir" ("My Call to You"), which won the competition and went forward to the 19th Eurovision Song Contest, held in Brighton, England on 6 April.[1] In what is considered one of the strongest Eurovisions, won by ABBA and featuring already internationally known performers such as Olivia Newton-John, Gigliola Cinquetti and Mouth & MacNeal, "Mein Ruf nach dir" picked up only three points, finishing in joint last place (with the songs from Germany, Norway and Portugal) of the 17 entries.[2]

Martell went on to make three further attempts to perform at Eurovision, without success. In 1976, she entered the German selection ("Ein neuer Tag" – 11th),[3] followed by two more participations in the Swiss selection in 1977 ("Aldo Rinaldo" – 4th)[4] and 1978 ("Hier, Pierre" – 6th).[5] She continued performing and releasing singles periodically until her retirement from the music industry in 1981.

References

  1. ^ "SWISS NATIONAL FINAL 1974". natfinals.50webs.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest: Switzerland 1974: Piera Martell, Mein Ruf Nach Dir: ESC-History". www.esc-history.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. ^ "GERMAN NATIONAL FINAL 1976". natfinals.50webs.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  4. ^ "SWISS NATIONAL FINAL 1977". natfinals.50webs.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  5. ^ "SWISS NATIONAL FINAL 1978". natfinals.50webs.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Patrick Juvet
with "Je vais me marier, Marie"
 Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
1974 		Succeeded by
Simone Drexel
with "Mikado"
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Participation
ArtistsSongs
  • "Das alte Karussell"
  • "Amour on t'aime"
  • "Apollo"
  • "Bonjour, Bonjour"
  • "Boys Do Cry"
  • "Canzone per te"
  • "Celebrate"
  • "C'est la chanson de mon amour"
  • "Cielo e terra"
  • "Cinéma"
  • "The Code"
  • "Cool Vibes"
  • "Dans le jardin de mon âme"
  • "Dentro di me"
  • "Djambo, Djambo"
  • "L'Enfant que j'étais"
  • "Era stupendo"
  • "Giorgio"
  • "Guardando il sole"
  • "The Highest Heights"
  • "Hunter of Stars"
  • "I miei pensieri"
  • "If We All Give a Little"
  • "Il pleut de l'or"
  • "In Love for a While"
  • "Io così non ci sto"
  • "Io senza te"
  • "Les Illusions de nos vingt ans"
  • "Irgendwoher"
  • "Je vais me marier, Marie"
  • "Lass ihn"
  • "The Last of Our Kind"
  • "Mikado"
  • "Mein Ruf nach dir"
  • "Mister Music Man"
  • "Moi, tout simplement"
  • "Moitié, moitié"
  • "Mon cœur l'aime"
  • "Musik klingt in die Welt hinaus"
  • "Ne partez pas sans moi"
  • "Ne vois-tu pas ?"
  • "Non, à jamais sans toi"
  • "Nous aurons demain"
  • "Pas pour moi"
  • "Piano, piano"
  • "Quel cœur vas-tu briser ?"
  • "Refrain"
  • "Répondez-moi"
  • "Retour"
  • "Le Retour"
  • "She Got Me"
  • "Sto pregando"
  • "Stones"
  • "Swiss Lady"
  • "T'en va pas"
  • "Time to Shine"
  • "Tout l'univers"
  • "Trödler und Co"
  • "Unbreakable"
  • "Vampires Are Alive"
  • "La vita cos'è?"
  • "Viver senza tei"
  • "Vivre"
  • "Watergun
  • "Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein?"
  • "You and Me"
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where Switzerland did not compete
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Countries
Final
Withdrawn
  • France
Artists
Final
Withdrawn
  • Dani
Songs
Final
  • "Bye Bye I Love You"
  • "Canta y sé feliz"
  • "Celui qui reste et celui qui s'en va"
  • "Cross Your Heart"
  • "E depois do adeus"
  • "The First Day of Love"
  • "Fleur de liberté"
  • "I See a Star"
  • "Keep Me Warm"
  • "Krasi, thalassa ke t' agori mou"
  • "Long Live Love"
  • "Mein Ruf nach dir"
  • "Moja generacija"
  • "Natati La Khayay"
  • "Sì"
  • "Die Sommermelodie"
  • "Waterloo"
Withdrawn
  • "La Vie à vingt-cinq ans"
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