page_title: Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015
section_title: Semi-final
hierarchical_section_title: Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 / At Eurovision / Semi-final
caption_attribution_description: English: Eurovision Song Contest Vienna 2015: Mélanie René Deutsch: Eurovision Song Contest Vienna 2015: Mélanie René
context_page_description: Switzerland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Time to Shine", written and performed by Mélanie René. The Swiss German broadcaster Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen in collaboration with the other broadcasters part of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation organised the national final ESC 2015 – Die Entscheidungsshow in order to select the Swiss entry for the 2015 contest in Vienna, Austria. After narrowing down hundreds of candidate songs to a field of six entries, the votes of jury panel and a public televote selected "Time to Shine" performed by Mélanie René as the winner. In the second of the Eurovision semi-finals, Switzerland failed to qualify to the final, placing seventeenth and last out of the 17 participating countries with 4 points.
context_section_description: Mélanie René took part in technical rehearsals on 14 and 16 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 20 and 21 May. This included the jury final where professional juries of each country, responsible for 50 percent of each country's vote, watched and voted on the competing entries.
  The stage show featured Mélanie René in a long ivory dress with a transparent black cape standing on a pedestal at the centre of the stage. René was flanked by backing vocalists who wore black costumes with fringes and played large drums. The background LED screens displayed forest scenery. The performance also utilised special effects in the form of a wind machine, CO₂ jets blowing from the ground and "falling star" pyrotechnics. On stage, Mélanie René was joined by four backing vocalists: Anissa Condemi Montemouhin, Idyl Nahla, Flavie Crisinel Cheuwa and Natacha Karine Montille.
  At the end of the show, Switzerland failed to qualify to the final and was not announced among the top ten nations. It was later revealed that Switzerland placed seventeenth and last in the semi-final, receiving a total of 4 points.
caption: Mélanie René at a dress rehearsal for the second semi-final
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