Vampires Are Alive

Infobox ESC entry
song = flagicon|Switzerland Vampires Are Alive


caption =
year = 2007
country = Switzerland
artist = René Baumann
as = DJ BoBo
with =
language = English
languages =
composer = René Baumann
lyricist = René Baumann
conductor =
place =
points =
place_semi = 20th
points_semi = 40
lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?2007ch Lyrics]
clip =
prev = If We All Give A Little
prev_link = If We All Give A Little
next = Era stupendo
next_link = Era stupendo

"Vampires Are Alive" was a Swiss entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 that was held in Helsinki 2007, performed by DJ BoBo. Since Switzerland's entry in 2006, "If We All Give A Little", didn't reach the top ten, "Vampires Are Alive" was entered in the semi-final of the Contest on 10 May. It failed to qualify for the final, obtaining a score of 40 points (Natalia Barbu of Moldova, last to qualify, obtained a score of 91 points).

Controversy

In March 2007, the conservative Swiss Christian party Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland filed a petition with almost 50,000 signatures to withdraw this song from the contest. They accused the song of Satanism and emphasized that it could be misleading and even encourage teenage suicide. Nevertheless, "Vampires Are Alive" entered the Swiss charts at number three.

ee also

*Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007

External links

* [http://www.diggiloo.net/?2007ch Lyrics, "Vampires are alive"] at diggiloo.net