Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest Di Rienzo () and Arlette Zola (), before winning the contest for the second time in with Celine Dion and the song "Ne partez pas sans moi". Annie Cotton gave the country its 15th top five result in , when she placed third. Girl band Vanilla Ninja finished eighth in , Switzerland's only top ten result of the 21st century. Sebalter gave the country its second-best result of the century, finishing 13th in . Since the introduction of the semi-final round in 2004, Switzerland has failed to reach the final 11 times. Switzerland had been absent from Eurovision four times
Hymn (Celine Dion song) Hymn (Celine Dion song) "L'hymne" () is a French-language song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion and Fred Pellerin, released on 19 August 2015 as the lead single from the Quebec animated film, "La guerre des tuques 3D" (2015). The English-language solo version by Dion, "Hymn", was released as the lead single from the English-language version of the film, "Snowtime!", on 5 February 2016. In August 2015, it was revealed that Dion and Pellerin had recorded "L'hymne" for the soundtrack to the animated film "Snowtime! (La guerre des tuques 3D)", a re-imagination of the 1984 film "The Dog Who Stopped