red ▁extens ively . ▁He ▁left ▁the ▁band ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁solo ▁career . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁studying ▁at ▁university , ▁Sebast iano ▁co - present ed ▁the ▁youth ▁television ▁series ▁Le ▁v ost re ▁vac anze ▁( Your ▁Hol iday ) ▁on ▁Swiss ▁channel ▁T SI ▁and ▁two ▁New ▁Year ▁spe ci als ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁▁ 2 0 1 3 – 1 5 : ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁Day ▁of ▁Gl ory ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁" H unter ▁of ▁Stars " ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁entries ▁from ▁Italian ▁Swiss ▁broad c aster ▁R SI ▁for ▁the ▁Swiss ▁national ▁selection . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁month ▁the ▁song ▁passed ▁the ▁Ex pert ▁Check ▁stage , ▁progress ing ▁to ▁the ▁national ▁final . ▁In ▁December ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁single . ▁Seb alter ▁and ▁his ▁band ▁performed ▁" H unter ▁of ▁Stars " ▁on ▁the ▁national ▁final ▁show ▁Die ▁Gro ße ▁Ent scheid ungs show ▁on ▁ 1 ▁February , ▁winning ▁the ▁selection . ▁At ▁the ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁in ▁C open hagen , ▁Den mark , ▁he ▁performed ▁" H unter ▁of ▁Stars " ▁during ▁the ▁second ▁semi - final ▁on ▁ 8 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁grand