Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 information
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country
Switzerland
National selection
Selection process
Internal selection
Selection date(s)
Artist: 9 November 2004 Song: 5 March 2005
Selected entrant
Vanilla Ninja
Selected song
"Cool Vibes"
Selected songwriter(s)
David Brandes
Jane Tempest
John O'Flynn
Finals performance
Semi-final result
Qualified (8th, 114 points)
Final result
8th, 128 points
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Switzerland participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Cool Vibes" written by David Brandes, Jane Tempest and John O'Flynn. The song was performed by the band Vanilla Ninja, which was internally selected by the Swiss broadcaster SRG SSR idée suisse in November 2004 to represent the nation at the 2005 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. "Cool Vibes" was presented to the public as the Swiss song during the show Congratulations - 50 Jahre Eurovision Song Contest on 5 March 2005.
Switzerland competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 19 May 2005. Performing during the show in position 19, "Cool Vibes" was announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 21 May. It was later revealed that Switzerland placed eighth out of the 25 participating countries in the semi-final with 114 points. In the final, Switzerland performed in position 22 and placed eighth out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 128 points.
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