Zibbz are bringing a message about social media and cyber bullying to the stage of the Eurovision Song Contest this May in Lisbon.
Following the final of the Swiss selection last night Zibbz have spoken about the message of their song “Stones”. The song condemns the bullying of individuals online, often in an anonymous and cowardly way. It calls on people to stop throwing “stones” and to let people be the way they are.
Zibbz who are formed of siblings Corinne and Stee Gfeller have been performing as a band for over seven years. They’ve released two top 20 albums in Switzerland over the course of their career. The groups name Zibbz is based off of the fact that they are siblings.
The results of the Swiss selection show was as follows:
- Zibbz – Stones – 153 points – 1st
- Angie Ott – A Thousand Times – 65 points – 5th
- Naeman – Kiss Me – 33 points – 6th
- Chiara Dubey – Secrets And Lies – 66 points – 4th
- Alejandro Reyes – Compass – 120 points – 2nd
- Vanessa Iraci – Redlights – 67 points – 3rd
Juries from seven different countries decided 50% of the vote at Entcheidungsshow 2018. The remaining 50% was decided by public televote. The jury consisted of members from:
- Albania
- Armenia
- France
- Germany
- Iceland
- Israel
- Italy
Switzerland have had a disappointing record in recent contests. In 2017, Timebelle failed to qualify for the Grand Final in Kyiv with Apollo. Nevertheless, Switzerland is aiming high for 2018 and hoping to make a return to the Eurovision final and has even taken the step of meeting with the successful Swedish delegation to discuss how to improve Switzerland’s fortunes.
Switzerland will be competing in the second-half of the first semi-final which being held on May 8.
You can watch SRF’s interview with Zibbz following their victory in full below:
https://youtu.be/0TIR6Rt5XvY
Source: SRF
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
Switzerland hosted the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956 a contest that they won. Lys Assia won the first contest with the song “Refrain”, it wasn’t until 1988 that Switzerland would win the contest again. At the contest in Dublin, it was Celine Dion with “Ne partez pas sans moi” who beat the United Kingdom to victory by just 1 point. In recent years Switzerland has finished last five times since 2004. In the past three years, Switzerland has failed to reach the final.
