DJ BoBo - Vampires Are Alive (Switzerland) Live 2007 Eurovision Song Contest

DJ BoBo represented Switzerland at the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki with the song Vampires Are Alive

[@EurovisionSongContest]

The legends HAVE to survive. 🧛‍♂

[@thomasyogayoiii3759]

Jpp

[@jamespendergast3998]

Thank u this song came on every day in spirit Halloween

[@perezosa4318]

The voice are awful, but the video is awsome.

[@MacGovernor]

Boycotting you in 2024, I wish your ABBA tribute festives flop big time. See you in HELSINKI 2025

[@jacob.basque]

this is one of my biggest guilty pleasures in eurovision. the melody of the song and the woman's voice transport me to the music that I listened to when I was a child ❤️ the live performance was a total mess but I’m here for it haha

[@ana.tomasovic]

This was way ahead of its time. A true vision. Every now and then I get "Vampires in Helsinki, come aliveee!" as a form of an intrusive thought, in the best way possible.

[@woop6078]

"Ahead of its time" means it's bad

[@suzawilo]

​Nah. You just don't get it😂

[@draconiusultamius]

This, this is what Eurovision was built for.

[@KatyV191]

I remember when DJ Bobo got selected for ESC in 2007, it was a real blast from the past as he was a staple in pop culture in my country back in the mid-90s. I actually rather liked the song in the studio version for its nostalgic 90s kitsch. But then he took the stage and he and his sidekick vocalist started singing live. Me and the rest of Europe were literally like: Oooooooh dear!

[@thesnesgeek]

I like it.

[@escapistfromhell1543]

I know what you mean she is weak

[@don.eurovision7311]

''Vampires in Helsinki, get alive'' xDDDDDD

[@Antti-ox1ho]

*come alive

[@aurathespringqueen8500]

İmagine Mikko Leppilampi dressed up as a finnish vampire? İ’d buy that poster😄

[@Sparen66]

Eurovision 2007 was held in Helsinki

[@thatpallettownguy4028]

@@Antti-ox1ho This is actually the only version where they say "Come alive" .. The official lyrics are "Get alive"

[@12PointsGoTO]

0:30

[@MSMSMSMhei]

the choreo.. the lyrics... the mannequins in the back.... everything about this entry sends 😭

[@darcy_taylor3103]

DJ BoBo - King of Eurodance 90's !

[@mariomm9080]

yeah but this was trash

[@Motorsport3308]

​@@mariomm9080nope

[@gazdagpeet954]

What a voice from that vocalist woman 😍

[@ohellothere9594]

gosh dang I missed these kind of songs in this year's contest.... (2019)

[@aleksanderpagels288]

We had Hatari?

[@DerShadowMusik]

Ladies and Gentlemen, i present you one of the most successful musicans of our country ! 😭😭🤣🤣🤣

[@FraTac]

Hahahaha.... de Bobeli 🤣 He always was kind of a meme here in Switzerland, even when memes didn't exist. I was a HUGE fan of him in the 90s though. 😅

[@arijane8525]

I like how they're dancing.

[@jonathanparadise6989]

yes I agree the performances of the mannqeuins are impeccable

[@dramaticScar]

Wow still better than Twilight

[@silvergir89]

By a very, very, very, very, very, very long longshot.

[@brejku1991]

Try to find anything worse than Twilight :P

[@Septixcake]

I love DJBobo and im not scared to admit it ive been to 4 of his concerts with my sister and it was always amazing.

[@bencollier3758]

Does he play "Vampires are Alive" as the encore?

[@fyr_og_flamme_vasil]

2007: Switzerland sends a common meme in Romania. 🧛‍♂️ *10 years later* Switzerland sends band with Romanian singer and Romania starts yodeling. *WTF?!* That's why we love Eurovision, y'all?

[@noelmcmahon3407]

i love this song it always make me dance it should have won the Eurovision song contest

[@Lightningchaser92]

this was my introduction to DJ Bobo. Loved him ever since ^^

[@aidan564]

One of my favourite Swiss entries I just find it really catchy

[@MsKonundrum]

It really is!!!

[@CiceroManah]

wonderful music the dj bobo, kisses for brazil

[@Herainia]

I'm maybe weird but I loved this and I love this still.

[@jonathanparadise6989]

you must be single? right?

[@jonathanparadise6989]

and yes you are weird

[@pkarap19]

me too!

[@itseurovisiontime]

@@jonathanparadise6989 wtf man what is the connection? Lol

[@MsKonundrum]

I think it’s an amazing Halloween song...but also I work at a Halloween store and we play this all the time 😂 so yes it’s catchy and I love it

[@serbianrock5512]

this song was no1 for betting odds!

[@klaudijabogdanovski]

and didn't qualify 😂😂😂

[@gazdagpeet954]

Balkan robbed this ESC

[@lgmadrid]

The song is amazing the idea was good, but their voices and the performance maybe didn't help much...anyway Switzerland is always one of the underrated countries in the contest....

[@IzayoiArwena]

LUIZ STS together with Poland. Shame

[@georgemcmahon7393]

I agree with you 100percent

[@alexanderukraine7208]

She got me dirty dancing...

[@thesnesgeek]

@@alexanderukraine7208 Haha

[@EdjeMr1975]

Not in 2019 and 2021, Switzerland is back in the Game

[@user-ff7xp4es9t]

Maybe I'm crazy, but I like this song

[@aleksanderpagels288]

You're not the only one. And i even like the performance as well

[@jonathanparadise6989]

agreed let's call the mental asylum

[@itseurovisiontime]

So I'm crazy too😂

[@Banemokaa]

Me toooo

[@ivanmarin1080]

I love it!

[@BlackCatKZ]

Wonderful song and performance ❤

[@melisandraexo-l7770]

Guilty pleasure. ;)

[@bhg3895]

You know whats really scary?? Their voices!

[@atgod6]

BH G although the black guy was better than the rest

[@1769Joner]

You mean that DJ Bobo is a bad singer ?

[@atgod6]

1769Joner if that is the old white guy then yes...

[@bhg3895]

1769Joner Yep! The girl is even worse! :D

[@redust9979]

Just try to dance and sing at the same time.

[@LA90598]

I remember feeling so disappointed on the night .. loved it in the build up

[@henryriley4958]

Backing vocals aside, this song is so underrated! It wasn’t even bad..I guess it was just ahead of it’s time

[@eurodara]

no, the live performance was weak and staging was weird

[@mattclayer6541]

Guilty pleasure alarm!

[@SanityBox]

The CD-Version is x100 times better A+ for song F for performance

[@PashaSemf]

That one was 10, no 15 years too late :D i still love it

[@acmmarco9127]

This song is so catchy and weird at the same time....

[@fraxerfraxer3594]

This song is actually very nostalgic for me. It's like an old-school techno beat with an orchestral twist. I really liked how music back then was a bit more daring; this was mainstream, but it still had room for an "edgy" identity without pulling away it's genre. I just feel like variation in pop music has reduced so much since then. Performance may have been hella cringe, but back then cringe probably didn't even mean what it does today.

[@MrCrayEgg]

Eurovision 2023 reminding us of this song. I remember being a fan of this song.

[@noelmcmahon3407]

who is listening to this masterpiece in June 2020

[@noelmcmahon3407]

Who is listening to this fantastic masterpiece in 2022

[@noelmcmahon3407]

i love this song and it should have won the Eurovision song contest

[@Finnishkebab]

This was in killer semi with 27 other countries and this year Eastern european and Balkan countries were dynamite! i Remember this was betting odd numero uno one month before contest. Nostalgic entry, Legendary DJ Bobo hopefully he returns one day.

[@suzawilo]

Oh it'd be epic to have him back😊

[@BegueBackspinner88]

I wasn't watching Eurovision at this point, but I can only imagine had I been a fan I would have been SO hyped for this entry. While the vocals were off, the entire song takes you into a different world and even though it's a "Eurovision-type" song, I still think it such a unique entry.

[@Metsfanx5]

We don't talk about this performance enough

[@Staarchild97]

this is peak camp, i love esc so much for bringing stuff like this x

[@troelsandersen9851]

I Love DJ BoBo🌟 ❤️❤️☺️🇩🇰

[@2Kanaltonstereo]

False flag. This flag is denmark

[@Eric-lt3xq]

Should BE in the final for 100%!!

[@polinabernard7579]

With this live performance? Hardly. Sorry, but it's far from great. They blamed "block voting" for their NQ, but I think it has more to do with the fact, that semi-final was crowded (28 countries) and strong.

[@sandro3697]

Still don’t understand how they messed up the performance with such bad vocals. The song is so catchy and could have won with the right staging and vocals.

[@salbelm]

Because they tried to make a choregraphy too sophisticated and at the same time sing the song. It wasn't a good choice but I think that it could have been worse.

[@FraTac]

His shows are usually huge, with lots of effects and choreography. That tiny stage and a 3 minute performance just wasn't ideal. Also, they are usually not fully live, lots of lip synching involved. Of course here they had to sing everything live and it shows why they usually don't do it. Also I loved the mannequins lol.

[@alexisasheep6554]

oh sweet childhood memory that lives more rent free in my head than the mii theme

[@bhdr111]

2:02 besides these performance problems, I like the music and at the time it was my favorite. One of the most underrated entries

[@jofercast]

Es un gran tema, yo creo que no pasó a la final por algunos problemas vocales tanto de el como de ella, aún así joder DJ Bobo es una institución, deberían haberle votado por méritos y al menos pasar a la final.

[@boukirlakhdar110]

Dj Bobo is born to make Eurodance and pop, He's one of the kings of this style, but not to be in eurovision shows.

[@alberab94]

Remember when the song was one of the favorites and then somebody thought it would be cool to put mannequins in it?

[@DavidDamen-ve7br]

if he did this in 2001 he might have won

[@ESCloverr]

Still love this awesome song

[@IllusionEDM]

i wonder if her daughter did her makeup..?

[@aWildGermanLadyAppears]

i noticed that in 2007 ESC the mix between the singers mics & the backing track volume was off , especially in the semi finals ... later years the live performances sounded like CD quality ... DJ Bobo had huge success in the 90s and i think he thought his name alone will get him a high position. this song was just not good, tbh. early 2000s he mightve had more success with this.

[@kona0812]

Still know the lyrics, after all this time! 12 points from Greece!

[@Luigia_official]

0:30 Nightmares...4ever!

[@superhermina1]

My complete favourite of Esc 2007 and one of the best songs in the history. Sounds like film soundtrack, performance was great, a little mysterious. Honestly, I had expected dancers dressed as vampires XD And her vocals were weak. But anyway, great song.

[@kendradehnert8786]

These guys walked so Cezar could run

[@aldot3820]

This could b a success in reddit.

[@aleksanderpagels288]

I'm probably the only one who thinks this performance was good

[@jonathanparadise6989]

yes. you are lonelier than a polish jew after 1945

[@silvervixen007]

Yeah...

[@mariah7488]

Here because of Romania's 2018 entry lmfao

[@LaVoixCZ]

same

[@SammyNail]

Im here because this is on the Radio at Spirit Halloween.

[@illyshashow]

Legends!

[@martajestem7912]

very good song :)

[@ilregulator]

I still think it's so legendary that all back up singers can sing better than DJ Bobo himself

[@morbidsearch]

I love how the comments are all calling this awful, but there aren't even that many dislikes xD

[@sendowitos8303]

Boba es la actuación.

[@SmurfsAndRaspberries]

I had totally forgot that DJ Bobo had competed in Eurovision!! And I've been a Eurovision slave since the early 2000s. He's my favorite artist... and when ever I listen to him or see him. My body begins to tingle. It's weired, he's not particulary handsome. But there is still something (really) sexy about him.

[@andreapicariello1298]

LOVE LOVE LOVE

[@blanchehermine]

That's why you need backing vocalists, especially if you can't sing and dance simultaneously. Just compare this to the official music video, it's day and night.

[@mySalerno]

Unless you’re name is Luca Hänni 😄

[@alexanderukraine7208]

Imagine Switzerland singing about Romanian things 😂

[@haileyh.507]

Cause they are half Italian Romanian If u dont believe seek it on Google

[@100ert]

@@haileyh.507 1/4 italian romanian xdd

[@fyr_og_flamme_vasil]

Lol exactly my thoughts

[@whosxandra]

And in 2017 Romania brang a yodel song aka something swiss :D

[@fyr_og_flamme_vasil]

@@whosxandra 😂

[@tmt1387]

the most embarassing song that Switzerland has ever had... And I'm Swiss lol

[@yeseniasrevenge3018]

I think that's 2004 (a.k.a. the worst Eurovision song ever). xD

[@tmt1387]

ESC Argy Ok you're probably right😂😂😂

[@KALIMAindia]

It's fucking awesome(in a fun way) be proud!

[@mdl55yy]

it's a very cool and crazy fun song!! you shouldnt be embarassed =)

[@MortenLongbottom]

T MT I think this is great. The performance was really good, nowadays there are really bad and embarrasing performances like Montenegro and Greece 2017

[@blegh33]

this is literally a what we do in the shadows skit, like this is legit something nadja and lazlo and deacon would do

[@cygnus6843]

>when you botch your performance roll.

[@aleccopile]

This performance and the result showed that just because you have sold a lot of records in Europe, it doesn't mean you can do well in Eurovision. I appreciate DJ Bobo for being one of the few acts from the Eurodance era that is still quite successful today. At least here in Germany he can still fill big venues because his shows are worth seeing, but there's the problem why it didn't work out that night. Visually it may have been noticeable, but vocally it was pretty lousy. It's still a SONG contest and I'm not sure if it was the right decision to perform there with a song that has vampires as the lyrical content 😉.

[@kateriinaa]

Dihaj in 2017 sang "Have my skeletons" and shw entered top 15. I don't think the lyrics was the problem. I feel that the stage was too tiny for what they wanted to do and as a result the whole performance seemed to be "too much".

[@thesnesgeek]

@@kateriinaaYet it was rather large. Bobo must really have big ideas if this didn’t work well enough.

[@elgoog-the-third]

@@thesnesgeek He does. Look at his shows, e.g. his stage in 2005 was a giant pirate ship with four dance floors.

[@SkullkraneEntertainment]

Spirit Halloween 2020 took me here! 🎃

[@brianli0987]

who's here from screen junkies' Joe Starr?

[@Marukiswife]

Brian Li I did I looked up this video as soon as I finished the SJU video

[@danlagga]

Lol me!! This was weird AF

[@ianfromthephilippines]

Brian li link please

[@zuzanapazitna5594]

Dj love

[@ariciobaur6599]

ok...I used to love DJ Bobo when i was 15. But the lyrics here are really crappy...I feel bad saying it.

[@Doomchild2XL]

Danke, ScreenJunkies! Jetzt muss ich brechen.

[@flavius9722]

The song and the performance were amazing, but her voice kind of ruined the whole package. It truly deserved to be in the final.

[@jonathanparadise6989]

yes it truly deserved to be in the final garbage

[@katerinasart1643]

I don't understand how this didn't passed to the final this performance is amazing

[@mollydog181]

Katerina Kapsi it was one of the fan favourites as well. However, the staging and performance let them down a lot.

[@resulkardes]

Because this song is very bad.

[@sienekebd]

and there were 28 countries in one semi sooooo

[@polinabernard7579]

With 28 countries in one semi and only 10 spots in the final? No chance for this. They maybe could do better, but staging, costumes, these mannequins - everything was weird and vocals were not good either.

[@ethangentles]

This was a favourite in 2007

[@pkarap19]

sooo underrated song

[@cgfischer]

Who got the idea with that dolls? My dear! 😂

[@Mtanic]

That's because at ESC you can only have 6 people on stage, but he is used to have a whole army of dancers... haha

[@cgfischer]

I know that rule of course, but it looks hilarious haha. Maybe he could have qualified without these dolls.

[@Mtanic]

Christian Fischer with that song and that singing? Never. As I said, they've NEVER sung live before.

[@stephenluigismith]

I love this song but Shame the vocals weren't better but it would be amazing if it was in a stage show for example

[@MTGirlthegamer]

Brings me back to working at spirit Halloween

[@kamilem.6947]

casually foreshadowed the vampire clans of 2021 eurovision im down

[@roentgen571]

You guys have got to be kidding. There's nothing about this song or performance that rates above "this is humiliating, I've got to go get a drink." Backup dancers with ludicrous mohawks and platform boots? You've GOT to be fucking kidding me.

[@thinkabouteurovision2910]

There's something so camp about this. I love it. It's trash, but it's my trash

[@rickadams]

Love this song but those dummies on stage are certainly NOT alive haha!

[@abrahansaezsanchez9191]

Con aires de musical este famoso dj trajo este tema a Eurovisión representado a Suiza...aunque su participación fue muy sonada no logró pasar a la final.

[@aga48584]

Still a Better Love Story than Twilight

[@Roman.M123]

Ist soooo Baaad!!! And im from 🇨🇭!

[@Glovedart]

I remember i danced to this song as a kid

[@FUNFAIRRIDES360]

Very good sing would be great in a pirate musical

[@juvedemis]

This song didn't make it to the final! Unbelievable!

[@hep8008]

How was this unbelievable..

[@polinabernard7579]

Why? Being well-known doesn't help, if the song and vocals are weak.

[@tanik_dranik]

It was actually a big favorite before the show

[@SeverityOne]

This is such a strange song. The lyrics are awkward, DJ Bobo is perhaps not the best singer out there, but the song itself is very well produced. It deserved to reach further than it did.

[@noelmcmahon3407]

I love this songs and it should have won the Eurovision song contest and it makes me want to dance

[@salbelm]

Guys your comments about this performance are so tough. This is not the best of the night for sure but for me it was ok. It could be 100x times better if they didn't made this curious choice to let the singers sing and make a sophisticated choregraphy simultaneously. The girl has an interesting voice but the dancing didn't helped her at some parts of the music. The staging was quiet messy. Why all these models behind ? Fun fact: They came 3rd in the final OGAE vote.