Eurovision Song Contest 2007 | ||||
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Country | Switzerland | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Internal selection | |||
Selection date(s) | Artist: 14 December 2006 Song: 21 February 2007 | |||
Selected entrant | DJ BoBo | |||
Selected song | "Vampires Are Alive" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (20th) | |||
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Switzerland participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Vampires Are Alive" written by René Baumann and Axel Breitung. The song was performed by DJ BoBo, which is the artistic name of singer René Baumann who was internally selected by the Swiss broadcaster SRG SSR idée suisse in December 2006 to represent the nation at the 2007 contest in Helsinki, Finland. "Vampires Are Alive" was presented to the public as the Swiss song on 21 February 2007.
Switzerland competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2007. Performing during the show in position 8, "Vampires Are Alive" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Switzerland placed twentieth out of the 28 participating countries in the semi-final with 40 points.