Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007

Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Country	Switzerland
National selection
Selection process	Internal selection
Selected entrant	DJ BoBo
Selected song	"Vampires Are Alive"
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Failed to qualify (20th)
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Switzerland selected their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 on February 21, 2007, making the decision to have DJ BoBo represent the country, from a total of over sixty entries. The song to represent the country in the semi-final was revealed to be "Vampires Are Alive", with Kimia Scarlett providing the female vocals.

René Baumann, also known as DJ BoBo, is a successful Eurodance musician. René has received numerous golds and platinums for his songs and has found success in Europe (primarily Germany and Switzerland), Israel, and South America. In 2004, as a result of the success of "Chihuahua", René was awarded the Swiss award for Showbusiness at the Swiss awards, an annual event intended to recognise high achieving Swiss people.

Prior to the contest, DJ Bobo travelled to Cyprus to promote the Swiss entry. DJ Bobo participated in the semi-final evening on 10 May in Eurovision, hoping to qualify in the top 10. but to no avail, finishing twentieth overall.

At Eurovision

Points Awarded by Switzerland

Semi final 12 points  Serbia 10 points  Turkey 8 points  Portugal 7 points  Albania 6 points  Macedonia 5 points  Croatia 4 points  Hungary 3 points  Austria 2 points  Latvia 1 point  Netherlands

Final 12 points  Serbia 10 points  Turkey 8 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 points  Germany 6 points  Macedonia 5 points  Spain 4 points  Greece 3 points  Hungary 2 points  Ukraine 1 point  Finland

Points Awarded to Switzerland

See also

• Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest

External links

• Video of song "Vampires are alive"

Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Artists 1950s Lys Assia Lys Assia Lys Assia Christa Williams 1960s Anita Traversi Franca Di Rienzo Jean Philippe Esther Ofarim Anita Traversi Yovanna Madeleine Pascal Géraldine Gianni Mascolo Paola Del Medico 1970s Henri Des Peter, Sue and Marc Veronique Mueller Patrick Juvet Piera Martell Simone Drexel Peter, Sue and Marc Pepe Lienhard Band Carole Vinci Peter, Sue, Marc, Pfuri, Gorps and Kniri 1980s Paola Peter, Sue and Marc Arlette Zola Mariella Farré Rainy Day Mariella Farré and Pino Gasparini Daniela Simmons Carol Rich Céline Dion Furbaz 1990s Egon Egemann Sandra Simó Daisy Auvray Annie Cotton Duilio 1995 Kathy Leander Barbara Berta Gunvor 1999 2000s Jane Bogaert 2001 Francine Jordi 2003 Piero and the MusicStars Vanilla Ninja six4one DJ BoBo Paolo Meneguzzi Lovebugs 2010s Michael von der Heide Anna Rossinelli Sinplus Takasa Sebalter Mélanie René Rykka
Songs 1950s "Das alte Karussell" "Refrain" "L'enfant que j'étais" "Giorgio" "Irgendwoher" 1960s "Cielo e terra" "Nous aurons demain" "Le retour" "T'en va pas" "I miei pensieri" "Non, à jamais sans toi" "Ne vois-tu pas?" "Quel cœur vas-tu briser?" "Guardando il sole" "Bonjour, Bonjour" 1970s "Retour" "Les illusions de nos vingt ans" "C'est la chanson de mon amour" "Je vais me marier, Marie" "Mein Ruf nach dir" "Mikado" "Djambo, Djambo" "Swiss Lady" "Vivre" "Trödler und Co" 1980s "Cinéma" "Io senza te" "Amour on t'aime" "Io così non ci sto" "Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein?" "Piano, Piano" "Pas pour moi" "Moitié, moitié" "Ne partez pas sans moi" "Viver senza tei" 1990s "Musik klingt in die Welt hinaus" "Canzone per te" "Mister Music Man" "Moi, tout simplement" "Sto pregando" 1995 "Mon coeur l'aime" "Dentro di me" "Lass' ihn" 1999 2000s "La vita cos'è?" 2001 "Dans le jardin de mon âme" 2003 "Celebrate" "Cool Vibes" "If We All Give a Little" "Vampires Are Alive" "Era stupendo" "The Highest Heights" 2010s "Il pleut de l'or" "In Love for a While" "Unbreakable" "You and Me" "Hunter of Stars" "Time to Shine" "The Last of Our Kind"
(Note : Entries scored out are when Switzerland did not compete)