The 32nd artist in our Who is series for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 is Veronica Fusaro from Switzerland.
Veronica Fusaro was born and raised in Thun, Switzerland. She first gained national attention in 2014 on The Voice Switzerland, where she reached the knockout stage as part of Stefanie Heinzmann’s team.
In 2016, she was awarded Demo of the Year by the Demotape Clinic and named Best Talent of the Month by SRF 3. Her breakthrough followed in 2019 with the single “Rollercoaster”, which received widespread radio airplay across Switzerland.
Fusaro has also performed at major festivals including Glastonbury Festival and Montreux Jazz Festival. She describes her music as a blend of pop with elements of soul and rock.
Fuasro released her debut album All the Colors of the Sky in 2023 and followed it with Looking for Connection in October 2025.
Veronica Fusaro was internally selected to represent Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna.
The song Veronica will perform in Vienna is called “Alice”. It was written by Veronica Fusaro and Charlie McClean.
We had the opportunity to speak to Veronica about her preparations for Eurovision 2026. You can watch the interview here:
Veronica Fusaro will perform in slot 7 in the second semi- final on May 14.
Switzerland hosted the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956 in Lugano, a contest that they also won. Lys Assia won the first contest with the song “Refrain”. It wasn’t until 1988 that Switzerland would win the contest again. Celine Dion won with “Ne partez pas sans moi” in Dublin. She beat the United Kingdom to victory by just 1 point. Switzerland won for a third time in 2024, represented by Nemo with “The Code”.
