The Cali Garmo

Next up in our survey of the second semi-final is Switzerland! Having not won since 1988 Switzerland seems to always like to have weird songs. Do you remember Vampires are alive? But last year Switzerland seems to have actually tried to win the competition by sending Sebalter. They ended up getting 13th place, but they're hoping this year they'll do better.

This year they're sending Mélanie René who will be singing Time to Shine. Singing since she was 7 she doesn't have much background in the music industry. Being of Mauritian origin she is hoping to bring back the glory to Switzerland. Let's see the song itself.

First off, this music video. Ridiculous. Mélanie seems to be having an amazing time, but I'm confused as the what the whole nature scene is supposed to depict. Are we going back to Mauritania? The song itself is also not that great. It doesn't draw the audience in at all and just makes you wondering what you just heard. It seems more like something an amateur would create as a fun pet project than an actual Eurovision entry. Unfortunately I don't think this song will make it past the semi-finals this year round. Sorry Switzerland, maybe next year.

Click here to view Mélanie's participant profile at Eurovision.tv