Veronica Fusaro – “Alice”

Veronica Fusaro is a Swiss singer-songwriter from Thun who’s been building a career the slow, real way — over 500 live shows, stages like Glastonbury and Montreux Jazz Festival, a debut album that landed at number five on the Swiss charts, she’s not new to this.

“Alice” started life on her second album, Looking for Connection, and the Eurovision version is her own words, a little bigger, a little more confident than the original, and you can hear it. The song follows a woman whose boundaries are worn down slowly, with affection used as a disguise for control and manipulation. Here’s the detail that sticks with you: Alice never speaks. Her entire story is narrated by someone else. Veronica has said the title itself is about how easily a person’s voice gets taken away. For a three-minute pop track, that’s a genuinely uncomfortable idea to sit with.

The rock arrangement doesn’t overwhelm the writing. It pressures it. And Veronica’s voice holds the emotional middle ground without pushing into drama. The whole thing is tightly constructed, co-written with British producer Charlotte McClean, and it moves with a groove that keeps it from ever feeling heavy-handed.

Switzerland performs in the second semi-final on 14 May 2026. Give Veronica Fusaro a follow on Instagram, Spotify, and YouTube to keep up with everything leading into Vienna.