Singer Esther Ofarim and her husband Abi Ofarim relocated from Israel to Switzerland in 1963. Esther represented Switzerland in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest, where she came in second place with the song "T'en va pas." The competition gave her considerable exposure and she signed to Philips Records. Prior to Eurovision, Esther had won first place in the Kol Israel song contest and the Sopot International Song Festival.