2005 in Swiss Music - Other Events in 2005

Other Events in 2005

• In December 2005, the Swiss national broadcaster announced that Six4one will represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. Six4one were put together for the sole purpose of representing Switzerland there, and are expected to disband afterwards. The six individuals in the group were chosen at a casting session in November, and include Andreas Lundstedt (of Alcazar fame), Tinka (famous Balkan opera singer and TV celebrity), Liel (branded the "next Celine Dion") and Claudia D'Addio (the only Swiss member of the group, and a participant in the MusicStars show which was hugely popular during 2005). The media are already tipping Six4one to be major contenders at the contest next May.
• On December 16, 2005 the official website of the Swiss charts, Hitparade.ch, celebrated their tenth birthday. The site had been started in 1995 by Steffen Hung, and had eventually grown to be so popular that the official charts company adopted it as the official site of the Swiss music industry. Hitparade celebrated the milestone with several competitions and special birthday branding on their website.