"Vampires Are Alive" was a Swiss

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007

Eurovision Song Contest 2007

The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...

 that was held in Helsinki 2007, performed by DJ BoBo

DJ Bobo

Peter René Cipiriano Baumann , better known as DJ BoBo, is a Swiss singer, songwriter, dancer and music producer. He has sold 14 million records worldwide and has released 10 studio albums as well as a few compilation albums which have included his previous hits in a reworked format...

. Since Switzerland's entry in 2006, "If We All Give A Little

If We All Give a Little

"If We All Give A Little" was the Swiss entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, sung by Six4one. The song was written by Ralph Siegel and Bernd Meinunger....

", 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

Natalia Barbu

Natalia Barbu is a Moldovan singer.- Music career :Throughout her career, Natalia has worked with a group of musicians called Trigon on an alternative jazz-folk experiment...

 of Moldova

Moldova

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, last to qualify, obtained a score of 91 points).

Controversy

In March 2007, the conservative Swiss Christian party Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland

Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland

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 filed a petition with almost 50,000 signatures to withdraw this song from the contest. They accused the song of Satanism

Satanism

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 and emphasized that it could be misleading and even encourage teenage suicide

Teenage suicide

Teenage suicide in the United States remains comparatively high in the 15 to 24 age group with 4,000 suicides in this age range in 2004, making it the third leading cause of death for those aged 15 to 24...

. Nevertheless, Vampires Are Alive entered the Swiss charts at number three.

External links

• Lyrics, "Vampires are alive" at diggiloo.net