Piera Martell | |
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Born | 2 July 1943 |
Origin | Jona, Switzerland |
Genres | Pop, Schlager |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
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.
Piera Martell | |
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Born | 2 July 1943 |
Origin | Jona, Switzerland |
Genres | Pop, Schlager |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
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.