In November 2013 , " Hunter of Stars " was announced as one of the three entries from Italian Swiss broadcaster RSI for the Swiss national selection . Later in the month the song passed the Expert Check stage , progressing to the national final . In December the song was released as a single . Sebalter and his band performed " Hunter of Stars " on the national final show '' Die Große Entscheidungsshow '' on 1 February , winning the selection . At the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen , Denmark , he performed " Hunter of Stars " during the second semi-final on 8 May 2014 and qualified for the grand final on 10 May 2014 . He finished 13th with 64 points , Switzerland 's best result since 2005 . In July 2014 he released the single " Saturday " . In January 2015 he released his debut studio album '' Day of Glory '' , which includes the singles " Hunter of Stars " and " Saturday " . The album has peaked to number 9 on the Swiss Albums Chart . In 2015 , he retired from music to continue working as a lawyer . Despite his intentions and announcements , he still tours around Switzerland and Italy with guitarist Mattia Bordignon and banjo player Rocco Casella
Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Eurovision Song Contest 2014
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