Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Refrain" performed by Lys Assia. Their second and, to this point, most recent victory was achieved in 1988 when Canadian singer Céline Dion won the contest with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi". Following the introduction of semi-finals for the , Switzerland had managed to participate in the final four times up to this point. In 2005, the internal selection of Estonian girl band Vanilla Ninja, performing the song "Cool Vibes", qualified Switzerland to the final where they placed 8th. Due to their successful result in 2005, Switzerland was pre-qualified
Ashes (Celine Dion song) Ashes (Celine Dion song) "Ashes" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion for the soundtrack of the 2018 American superhero film "Deadpool 2", which is based on the Marvel Comics character Deadpool and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It was written by Petey Martin, Jordan Smith, and Tedd T and produced by Steve Mac with a remix version produced by Steve Aoki. Director David Leitch wanted to create an original song for "Deadpool 2" that could support the emotional core of the film, with "Ashes" being the song that was ultimately written. He and actor/producer Ryan Reynolds decided