{"id":29858,"date":"2026-03-11T11:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T11:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/29858\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T11:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T11:54:10","slug":"veronica-fusaros-song-for-eurovision-2026-released-alice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/29858\/","title":{"rendered":"Veronica Fusaro&#8217;s song for Eurovision 2026 released: &#8220;Alice&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/esc\/switzerland-veronica-fusaro-to-eurovision-2026\" title=\"Switzerland: Veronica Fusaro to Eurovision 2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Back in January<\/a>, Swiss Broadcaster SRG SSR revealed that they are sending Veronica Fusaro to wave the Swiss flag in Vienna this May.<\/p>\n<p>With almost all the other songs known already, Switzerland has now officially joined the list. Veronica Fusaro will be singing &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/eurovision\/2026\/switzerland\" title=\"Eurovision 2026 Switzerland: Veronica Fusaro \u2013 &quot;Alice&quot;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alice<\/a>&#8221; at Eurovision 2026, and it is now available to listen to.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Alice&#8221; is a brand-new version of a song which appears on Veronica&#8217;s most recent album, Looking For Connection.<\/p>\n<p>Switzerland 2026: Veronica Fusaro &#8211; &#8220;Alice&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/eurovision\/2026\/switzerland\" title=\"Eurovision 2026 Switzerland: Veronica Fusaro - &quot;Alice&quot;\" class=\"rating_readonly rating_readonly_link\" data-rating-year=\"2026\" data-rating-type=\"eurovision\" data-rating-song=\"1859\" data-rating-sub=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>Switzerland 2026: Veronica Fusaro &#8211; &#8220;Alice&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/eurovision\/2026\/switzerland\" title=\"Eurovision 2026 Switzerland: Veronica Fusaro \u2013 &quot;Alice&quot;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alice<\/a>&#8221; was selected out of the 493 songs submitted for the internal selection to determine the Swiss representative. Once advancing through all the multi-stage processes, the song was selected after a 50\/50 split between an international public vote and a professional jury.<\/p>\n<p>The artistic direction of this song will be held by Fredrik &#8220;Benke&#8221; Rydman, who has staged some notable acts in modern ESC: &#8220;Heroes&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/eurovision\/2015\/sweden\" title=\"Eurovision 2015 Sweden: M\u00e5ns Zelmerl\u00f6w \u2013 &quot;Heroes&quot;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sweden 2015<\/a>), &#8220;Cha Cha Cha&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/eurovision\/2023\/finland\" title=\"Eurovision 2023 Finland: K\u00e4\u00e4rij\u00e4 \u2013 &quot;Cha Cha Cha&quot;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Finland 2023<\/a>), and &#8220;The Code&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/eurovision\/2024\/switzerland\" title=\"Eurovision 2024 Switzerland: Nemo \u2013 &quot;The Code&quot;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Switzerland 2024<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Switzerland has been present in the Grand Final each year ESC has been held since 2019. Veronica Fusaro looks to continue the streak by advancing from Semi-final 2 on 14 May.<\/p>\n<p>Veronica Fusaro<\/p>\n<p>Veronica Fusaro is a 28-year-old singer-songwriter from Thun who has built her career through live performances and several releases in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>She first gained wider attention with her debut EP and later albums, which established her as a well-known name on the Swiss music scene.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Veronica<\/p>\n<p> Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/veronicafusaro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@veronicafusaro<\/a><br \/> Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/veronicafusaro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@veronicafusaro<\/a><br \/> YouTube: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/VeronicaFusaroOfficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@VeronicaFusaroOfficial<\/a><br \/> Spotify: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/2Nu9BiGXLIAbTs0mrbsmRW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Veronica Fusaro<\/a><br \/> TikTok: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@fusaroveronica\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@fusaroveronica<\/a><br \/> Homepage: <a href=\"https:\/\/veronicafusaro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">veronicafusaro.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Veronica Fusaro is widely regarded as a strong live artist. In 2016, she received the Best Talent award from Swiss national radio SRF 3, an important step early in her career. Since then, she has performed in more than 500 concerts in Switzerland and internationally, appearing at major festivals such as Glastonbury, Montreux Jazz Festival, and Gurtenfestival. She also opened for Mark Knopfler in concert at the Amphitheatre of N\u00eemes.<\/p>\n<p>Fusaro said:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 I am extremely happy and honored to represent Switzerland at Eurovision. It truly is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to share my music on a beautiful stage like that, with people from all over watching<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/esc\/switzerland-veronica-fusaro-to-eurovision-2026\" title=\"Veronica Fusaro to Eurovision 2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/switzerland-2026-veronica-fusaro_t.jpg\" alt=\"Switzerland 2026: Veronica Fusaro\" title=\"Switzerland 2026: Veronica Fusaro\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Related storyVeronica Fusaro to Eurovision 2026<\/p>\n<p><\/a>Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest <a href=\"https:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/eurovision\/switzerland\" class=\"color_hover\" title=\"Switzerland in Eurovision: Voting &amp; Points\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Switzerland has been a part of the Eurovision Song Contest 65 times since the beginning in <a href=\"https:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/eurovision\/1956\" title=\"Eurovision 1956 Results: Voting &amp; Points\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1956<\/a> &#8211; in Switzerland. And the winner of the very first Eurovision Song Contest was&#8230; Lys Assia from Switzerland with the song &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/eurovision\/1956\/switzerland\" title=\"Eurovision 1956 Switzerland: Lys Assia - &quot;Refrain&quot;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Refrain<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Switzerland 1988: C\u00e9line Dion &#8211; &#8220;Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Switzerland won the <a href=\"https:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/eurovision\/1988\" title=\"Eurovision 1988 Results: Voting &amp; Points\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1988<\/a> contest with a then-unknown girl, C\u00e9line Dion, with the song &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/eurovision\/1988\/switzerland\" title=\"Eurovision 1988 Switzerland: C\u00e9line Dion \u2013 &quot;Ne partez pas sans moi&quot;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi<\/a>&#8221; (only ONE point in front of number two, the United Kingdom). A star was born!<\/p>\n<p>Their latest victory was in Eurovision 2024 where Nemo won with &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/eurovision\/2024\/switzerland\" title=\"Eurovision 2024 Switzerland: Nemo \u2013 &quot;The Code&quot;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Code<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>Switzerland 1988: C\u00e9line Dion &#8211; &#8220;Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Since the introduction of the Semi-finals in 2004, Switzerland has only managed to qualify for the Grand Final in 10 out of 21 tries. Switzerland is a proud member of &#8220;Club Null,&#8221; with four contests without any points.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Back in January, Swiss Broadcaster SRG SSR revealed that they are sending Veronica Fusaro to wave the Swiss&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29859,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[4],"tags":[18106,11017,18109,18107,17,12680,18108],"class_list":["post-29858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-switzerland","tag-esc","tag-eurovision","tag-national-selections","tag-srg-ssr","tag-switzerland","tag-veronica-fusaro","tag-vienna-2026"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ch\/116210411931174875","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29858\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}