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"Djambo, Djambo"Eurovision Song Contest 1976 entry Country Switzerland Artist(s) Peter Reber,
Sue Schell,
Marcel DietrichAs Peter, Sue and Marc Language English Composer(s) Peter Reber Lyricist(s) Peter Reber Conductor Mario Robbiani Finals performance Final result 4th Final points 91 Appearance chronology ◄ Mikado (1975) Swiss Lady (1977) ► "Djambo, Djambo" is a song by Peter, Sue and Marc that represented Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976, composed by Peter Reber. It is one of only seven Swiss entries in the contest to be sung in English. Peter, Sue & Marc represented Switzerland at the Contest on four separate occasions, each time singing in a different language; in 1971 with "Les illusions de nos vingt ans" in French, in 1976 with "Djambo, Djambo" in English, in 1979 with "Trödler und Co" in German and finally in 1981 with "Io senza te" in Italian, a record in Eurovision history.
"Djambo, Djambo" was performed second on the night of the contest, following the United Kingdom's Brotherhood of Man with "Save Your Kisses for Me" and preceding Germany's Les Humphries Singers with "Sing Sang Song". it received 91 points, placing 4th in a field of 18.
It was succeeded as Swiss representative at the 1977 contest by the Pepe Lienhard Band with "Swiss Lady".
Categories:- 1976 songs
- Eurovision songs of 1976
- Eurovision songs of Switzerland
- English-language songs
- Switzerland stubs
- 1970s song stubs
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