"Le retour" ("The return") was the Swiss entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1962, composed by Géo Voumard and performed in French by Jean Philippe, who had previously represented France in 1959 with "Oui, oui, oui, oui".
On the night of the contest the song was performed 11th, following Norway's Inger Jacobsen with "Kom sol, kom regn" and preceding Yugoslavia' Lola Novaković with "Ne pali svetlo u sumrak". At the close of the voting the song had received 2 points, placing 10th in a field of 16.
It was succeeded as Swiss representative at the 1963 contest by Esther Ofarim with "T'en va pas".
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Eurovision Song Contest 1962
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Countries
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Final
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- Finland
- Belgium
- Spain
- Austria
- Denmark
- Sweden
- Germany
- Netherlands
- France
- Norway
- Switzerland
- Yugoslavia
- United Kingdom
- Luxembourg
- Italy
- Monaco
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Artists
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Final
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- Marion Rung
- Fud Leclerc
- Victor Balaguer
- Eleonore Schwarz
- Ellen Winther
- Inger Berggren
- Conny Froboess
- De Spelbrekers
- Isabelle Aubret
- Inger Jacobsen
- Jean Philippe
- Lola Novaković
- Ronnie Carroll
- Camillo Felgen
- Claudio Villa
- François Deguelt
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Songs
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Final
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- "Tipi-tii"
- "Ton nom"
- "Llámame"
- "Nur in der Wiener Luft"
- "Vuggevise"
- "Sol och vår"
- "Zwei kleine Italiener"
- "Katinka"
- "Un premier amour"
- "Kom sol, kom regn"
- "Le retour"
- "Ne pali svetlo u sumrak"
- "Ring-A-Ding Girl"
- "Petit bonhomme"
- "Addio, addio"
- "Dis rien"
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