On 14 and 15 November 1958, a jury appointed by SRG SSR chose sixteen to compete in Grand Prix Suisse de la Chanson Eurovision 1959.

The first semi-final of Grand Prix Suisse de la Chanson Eurovision 1959 was held on 15 December 1958 at 21:00 CET (19:00 UTC) in Geneva, and hosted by Colette Jean, and Pierre Billon.

[3] The second semi-final of Grand Prix Suisse de la Chanson Eurovision 1959 was held on 12 January 1959 at 21:00 CET (19:00 UTC) in the Bâsel Studios, in Basel, and hosted by Trudi Roth and Albert Werner.

[6] The final was held on 22 February 1959 at 20:45 CET (18:45 UTC) in the Théâtre de Beaulieu in Lausanne and was presented by Claude Evelyne and Joël Curchod, and musically directed by Cedric Dumont, who conducted all of the songs.

At the close of voting, Switzerland had received fourteen points in total; finishing in fourth place out of eleven countries.