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'''Mens sana in corpore sano''' is a famous [[Latin language|Latin]] quotation from [[Juvenal]] (Satire X line 356).
'''[[Switzerland]]''' has participated in the '''[[Eurovision Song Contest]]''' every year since it began, except [[1995]], [[1999]], [[2001]], and [[2003]]. Switzerland took first place at the first Eurovision Song Contest in [[1956]], and again in [[1988]].
It translates as "'''A sound mind in a sound body'''." The loosely-translated meaning in English for the phrase is "A healthy mind in a healthy body." Over time, the phrase has come to mean that only a healthy body can produce or sustain a healthy mind.
Although most of the Swiss representatives are national acts not known outside of the country, two internationally successful artists have represented the country. In [[1988]] [[Céline Dion]] won the contest for Switzerland, and in [[2005]] the girl band [[Vanilla Ninja]] finished 8th.
The phrase is taken from a longer sentence, "Orandum est ut sit mens sana in corpore sano," which may be translated: "You should pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body," which is a very different thing than the current meaning above.
== Contestants ==
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| '''Year''' || '''Artist''' || '''Song'''
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| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1956|1956]]
| [[Lys Assia]]
| ''Das alte Karussell'' (''The Old Carousel'')
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1956|1956]]
| [[Lys Assia]]
| ''Refrain''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1957|1957]]
| [[Lys Assia]]
| ''L'enfant que j'étais'' (''The Child I Was'')
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1958|1958]]
| [[Lys Assia]]
| ''Giorgio''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1959|1959]]
| [[Christa Williams]]
| ''Inrgendwoher'' (''From Somewhere'')
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1960|1960]]
| [[Anita Traversi]]
| ''Cielo e Terra'' (''Heaven and Earth'')
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1961|1961]]
| [[Franca Di Rimnzo]]
| ''Nous Aurons Demain'' (''Tomorrow We Will Have'')
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1962|1962]]
| [[Jean Philippe]]
| ''Le Retour''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1963|1963]]
| [[Esther Ofarim]]
| ''T'en Va Pas'' (''Don't Go'')
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1964|1964]]
| [[Anita Traversi]]
| ''I Miei Pensieri'' (''My Thoughts'')
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1965|1965]]
| [[Yovanna]]
| ''Non - à jamais sans toi''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1966|1966]]
| [[Madeleine Pascal]]
| ''Ne vois-tu pas''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1967|1967]]
| [[Géraldine]]
| ''Quel coeur vas-tu briser?'' (''Whose Heart Will You Break?'')
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1968|1968]]
| [[Gianna Mascoio]]
| ''Guardando Il Sole''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1969|1969]]
| [[Paola del Medico]]
| ''Bonjour, Bonjour (Good Morning, Good Morning)''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1970|1970]]
| [[Henri Des]]
| ''Retour''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1971|1971]]
| [[Peter, Sue and Marc]]
| ''Illusion De Nos Vingt Ans''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1972|1972]]
| [[Veronique Mueller]]
| ''C'est La Chanson De Mon Amour''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1973|1973]]
| [[Patrick Juvet]]
| ''Je Vais Me Marier, Marie''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1974|1974]]
| [[Piera Martell]]
| ''Mein Ruf Nach Dir''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1975|1975]]
| [[Simone Drexel]]
| ''Mikado''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1976|1976]]
| [[Peter, Sue and Marc]]
| ''Djambo, Djambo''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1977|1977]]
| [[Pepe Lienhard Band]]
| ''Swiss Lady''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1978|1978]]
| [[Carole Vinci]]
| ''Vivre''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1979|1979]]
| [[Peter, Sue and Marc|Peter, Sue, Marc, Pfuri, Gorps and Kniri]]
| ''Troedler Und Co''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1980|1980]]
| [[Paola (artist)|Paola]]
| ''Cinema''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1981|1981]]
| [[Peter, Sue and Marc]]
| ''Io Senza Te''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1982|1982]]
| [[Arlette Zola]]
| ''Amour On T'aime''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1983|1983]]
| [[Mariella Farri]]
| ''Io Cosm Non Ci Sto''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1984|1984]]
| [[Rainy Day (artist)|Rainy Day]]
| ''Welche Farbe Hat Der Sonnenschein''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1985|1985]]
| [[Mariella Farre]] and [[Pino Gasparini]]
| ''Piano Piano''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1986|1986]]
| [[Daniela Simons]]
| ''Pas Pour Moi''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1987|1987]]
| [[Carol Rich]]
| ''Moitie, Moitie''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1988|1988]]
| [[Celiné Dion]]
| ''Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1989|1989]]
| [[Furbaz]]
| ''Viver Senza Tei''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1990|1990]]
| [[Egon Egemann]]
| ''Musik Klingt In Die Welt Hinaus''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1991|1991]]
| [[Sandra Simo]]
| ''Canzone Per Te''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1992|1992]]
| [[Daisy Auvray]]
| ''Mister Music Man''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1993|1993]]
| [[Annie Cotton]]
| ''Moi, Tout Simplement''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1994|1994]]
| [[Duilio]]
| ''Sto Pregando''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1995|1995]]
| Did not participate
|
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1996|1996]]
| [[Kathy Leander]]
| ''Mon Coeur L'aime''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1997|1997]]
| [[Barbara Berta]]
| ''Dentro Di Me''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1998|1998]]
| [[Gunvor Guggisberg]]
| ''Lass'ihn''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 1999|1999]]
| Did not participate
|
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 2000|2000]]
| [[Jane Bogaert]]
| ''La Vita Cos'e
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 2001|2001]]
| Did not participate
|
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 2002|2002]]
| [[Francine Jordi]]
| ''Dans le jardin de mon âme''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 2003|2003]]
| Did not participate
|
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 2004|2004]]
| [[Piero and the Musicstars]]
| ''Celebrate''
|-
| [[Eurovision Song Contest 2005|2005]]
| [[Vanilla Ninja]]
| ''Cool Vibes''
|}
== ExternalSee linkAlso ==
* [http://www.eurovision.tv/ Eurovision official website]
* [[List_of_company_name_etymologies#A|ASICS]], company name derived from the phrase.
{{EurovisionCountries}}
== External Links ==
[[Category:Eurovision Song Contest]]
{{wikiquotepar|Juvenal}}
[[Category:Swiss music]]
[[Category:Latin phrases]]
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