SWITZERLAND

The Swiss Final was held on December 15th at the Bodensee Arena in Kreuzlingen, hosted by Sven Epiney. The winner was chosen entirely by televoting and that was Heilsarmee with "You and Me".

As ever, the Swiss final was an entertaining show although almost all of the songs sung were not exactly Eurovision material. The clear winner is actually a Salvation Army band, which included a man on double bass who is in his 90's ! It was the stand out song however the standard was not particularly high.

 

The song has an anthemic quality to it, although it starts off more like Lordi. The chorus is quite memorable however the rest of the song is a bit shambolic. The two singers (one male one female) are very singers and have a good rapport. There is a whiff of Jonsi and Greta Salome about their partnership and it could do with their strength in performance. Overall the staging is a bit twee and static and possibly some more drama in the background.

 

However, the winner itself is still under some scrutiny. Because of the religious connotations of the entrant they have appaently been told to change their name AND they will not be allowed to perform in uniform, which is a bit of a shame really.

Artist - Heilsarmee
Song - You and Me
Music - Georg Schlunegger
Lyrics - Georg Schlunegger