Piera Martell

Who is Piera Martell?

Piera Martell is a Swiss singer, best known for her participation in the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest.

In 1974, Martell took part in the Swiss Eurovision selection with the song "Mein Ruf nach dir", which won the competition and went forward to the 19th Eurovision Song Contest, held in Brighton, England on 6 April. In what is considered one of the strongest Eurovisions, won by ABBA and featuring already internationally-known performers such as Olivia Newton-John, Gigliola Cinquetti and Mouth & MacNeal, "Mein Ruf nach dir" picked up only three points, finishing in joint last place of the 17 entries.

Martell went on to make three further attempts to perform at Eurovision, without success. In 1976, she entered the German selection, followed by two more participations in the Swiss selection in 1977 and 1978. She continued performing and releasing singles periodically until her retirement from the music industry in 1981.