Switzerland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany and selected their entry through the national final Die grosse Entscheidungs Show, organised by Swiss broadcaster SRG SSR idée suisse (SRG SSR).

After 6 years of internal selections it was announced in June 2010 that SRG SSR were looking at possibilities to hold a national final to select the Swiss entry, the first time since 2004, depending on budget details to be finalised in early autumn.

On 24 August Schweizer Fernsehen (SF) announced that a national final would be organised, after increased popularity for Eurovision in Switzerland after victories for Norway and Germany. SRG SSR compiled the list of candidates for the national selection final with the Swiss radio broadcaster DRS 3 and the Swiss French and Italian-language television networks TSR and RSI. A national final with 12 finalists was held on 11 December 2010 in Kreuzlingen. Seven finalists came from SF, three from DRS 3, one from TSR and one from RSI. Televoting selected the final winning song.

The overall SF selection selected seven finalists. Candidates could submit entries to the broadcaster from 1–30 October. Former Eurovision Song Contests participants applied to take part in this selection: DQ, Todomondo (both 2007), Miodio from San Marino 2008, as well as Mariella Farré who represented Switzerland in the 1983 and 1985 contests.Piero Esteriore, Switzerland's representative in 2004 also submitted a song. However, none of these made it to the final.

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