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. In 1974, Martell took part in the with the song "" ("My Call to You"), which won the competition and went forward to the , held on 6 April in

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, United Kingdom. In what is considered one of the strongest Eurovisions, won by

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and featuring already internationally known performers such as

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, and

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, "" picked up only three points, finishing in joint last place (with the songs from , , and ) of the 17 entries. Martell went on to make three further attempts to perform at Eurovision, without success. She entered the ("" – 11th), followed by two more participations in the ("Aldo Rinaldo" – 4th) and ("" – 6th). She continued performing and releasing singles periodically until her retirement from the music industry in 1981.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Martell, Piera 1943 births Living people People from Rapperswil-Jona 20th-century Swiss women singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants