SSR idée suisse opened a submission period for interested artists and composers to submit their entries until 30 November 2006. Eligible artists were those that have had television and stage experience (live performances), have made at least one video and have released at least one CD which placed among the top 50 in an official chart. In addition to the public submission, the broadcaster was also in contact with individual composers and lyricists as well as the music industry to be involved in the selection process. On 14 December 2006, SRG SSR idée suisse announced that DJ BoBo had been selected to represent Switzerland in Helsinki. "Vampires Are Alive" was presented to the public as the song on 21 February 2007 via the release of the official music video. Both the artist and song were selected from over 60 entry submissions by a jury panel consisting of representatives of the three broadcasters in Switzerland: the Swiss-German broadcaster Schweizer Fernsehen (SF), the Swiss-French broadcaster Télévision Suisse Romande (TSR) and the Swiss-Italian broadcaster Televisione svizzera di lingua italiana (TSI), as well as the music channel VIVA Switzerland. "Vampires Are Alive" was written by René Baumann (DJ BoBo) together with Axel Breitung, and features uncredited vocals by Kimia Scarlett. Controversy "Vampires Are Alive" was met with concern from Christian parties in Switzerland due to the song lyrics which may encourage satanism and suicidal tendencies. SRG SSR idée suisse later issued a statement assuring that they will not be recommending DJ BoBo to change the song as young people will not misunderstand the lyrics. Promotion DJ BoBo specifically promoted "Vampires Are Alive" as the Swiss Eurovision entry on 28 February 2007 by performing the song during the Greek Eurovision national final Eurovision 2007. In addition to the international appearance, DJ BoBo also performed the song during the SF1 show Benissimo on 10 March. At Eurovision According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country, the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom) and the ten highest placed finishers in the 2006 contest are required to qualify from the semi-final on 10 May 2007 in order to compete for the final on 12 May 2007. On 12 March 2007, a special allocation draw was held which determined the running order for the semi-final and Switzerland was set to perform in position 8, following the entry from Montenegro and before