Vampires Are Alive

"Vampires Are Alive"
"Vampires Are Alive"
Eurovision Song Contest 2007 entry
Country	Switzerland
Artist(s)	René Baumann
As	DJ BoBo
Language	English
Composer(s)	René Baumann
Lyricist(s)	René Baumann
Finals performance
Semi-final result	20th
Semi-final points	40
Entry chronology
	◄ "If We All Give a Little" (2006)
	"Era stupendo" (2008) ►

DJ BoBo performing at the Eurovision Song Contest

"Vampires Are Alive" was a Swiss entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. Since Switzerland's entry in 2006, "If We All Give a Little", didn't reach the top ten, "Vampires Are Alive" was entered in the semi-final of the contest on 10 May 2007. While it came 2nd place in the OGAE, it failed to qualify for the final, obtaining a score of 40 points (Natalia Barbu of Moldova, last to qualify, obtained a score of 91 points).

Controversy[]

In March 2007, the conservative Swiss Christian party Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland filed a petition with almost 50,000 signatures to withdraw this song from the contest. They accused the song of Satanism and emphasized that it could be misleading and even encourage teenage suicide. Nevertheless, "Vampires Are Alive" entered the Swiss charts at number three.

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[1]	62
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[2]	7
Germany (Official German Charts)^[3]	24
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[4]	3

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2007)	Position
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[5]	24

References[]

^ "DJ BoBo – Vampires Are Alive" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
^ "DJ BoBo: Vampires Are Alive" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
^ "DJ BoBo – Vampires Are Alive" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
^ "DJ BoBo – Vampires Are Alive". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2007 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

External links[]

Lyrics, "Vampires are alive" at diggiloo.net

Preceded by If We All Give A Little-six4one	Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007	Succeeded by Era Stupendo-Paolo Meneguzzi

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[sc_Austria_DJ_BoBo-1] "DJ BoBo – Vampires Are Alive" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

[sc_Finland_DJ_BoBo-2] "DJ BoBo: Vampires Are Alive" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

[sc_Germany_DJ_BoBo-3] "DJ BoBo – Vampires Are Alive" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

[sc_Switzerland_DJ_BoBo-4] "DJ BoBo – Vampires Are Alive". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

[5] "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2007 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

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Discography
Studio albums	There Is a Party (1994) Planet Colors (2001)
Compilation albums	Celebration (2002) Reloaded (2013)
Singles	"Somebody Dance with Me" "Keep On Dancing" "Take Control" "Everybody" "Let the Dream Come True "Love Is All Around" "There Is a Party" "Freedom" "Love Is the Price" "Pray" "Respect Yourself" "What a Feeling" "Chihuahua" "Secrets of Love" "Vampires Are Alive"