The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) held a national final on 11 February 1957 at 21:00 CET (19:00 UTC) in Badrutt's Palace Hotel, St.

[1] The presenters were Heidi Abel and Giuseppe Albertini, and Fernando Paggi served as the musical director and conducted all of the participating entries.

[1] Three artists competed to represent Switzerland: Lys Assia; who won the previous Eurovision Song Contest, Jo Roland; who participated at the national final of 1956, and Gianni Ferraresi.

[3] Following the voting, three songs tied for first place with 8 points; "La vie" and "Avec vingt sous" by Jo Roland and "L'enfant que j'étais" by Lys Assia.

At the close of voting, Switzerland had received five points in total; the country finished shared eight among the ten participants.