This was way ahead of its time. A true vision. Every now and then I get "Vampires in Helsinki, come aliveee!" as a form of an intrusive thought, in the best way possible.
I remember when DJ Bobo got selected for ESC in 2007, it was a real blast from the past as he was a staple in pop culture in my country back in the mid-90s. I actually rather liked the song in the studio version for its nostalgic 90s kitsch. But then he took the stage and he and his sidekick vocalist started singing live. Me and the rest of Europe were literally like: Oooooooh dear!
this is one of my biggest guilty pleasures in eurovision. the melody of the song and the woman's voice transport me to the music that I listened to when I was a child ❤️ the live performance was a total mess but I’m here for it haha
2007: Switzerland sends a common meme in Romania. 🧛♂️ *10 years later* Switzerland sends band with Romanian singer and Romania starts yodeling. *WTF?!* That's why we love Eurovision, y'all?
The song is amazing the idea was good, but their voices and the performance maybe didn't help much...anyway Switzerland is always one of the underrated countries in the contest....
This song is actually very nostalgic for me. It's like an old-school techno beat with an orchestral twist. I really liked how music back then was a bit more daring; this was mainstream, but it still had room for an "edgy" identity without pulling away it's genre. I just feel like variation in pop music has reduced so much since then. Performance may have been hella cringe, but back then cringe probably didn't even mean what it does today.
Still don’t understand how they messed up the performance with such bad vocals. The song is so catchy and could have won with the right staging and vocals.
Because they tried to make a choregraphy too sophisticated and at the same time sing the song. It wasn't a good choice but I think that it could have been worse.
His shows are usually huge, with lots of effects and choreography. That tiny stage and a 3 minute performance just wasn't ideal. Also, they are usually not fully live, lots of lip synching involved. Of course here they had to sing everything live and it shows why they usually don't do it. Also I loved the mannequins lol.
With this live performance? Hardly. Sorry, but it's far from great. They blamed "block voting" for their NQ, but I think it has more to do with the fact, that semi-final was crowded (28 countries) and strong.
This was in killer semi with 27 other countries and this year Eastern european and Balkan countries were dynamite! i Remember this was betting odd numero uno one month before contest. Nostalgic entry, Legendary DJ Bobo hopefully he returns one day.
I wasn't watching Eurovision at this point, but I can only imagine had I been a fan I would have been SO hyped for this entry. While the vocals were off, the entire song takes you into a different world and even though it's a "Eurovision-type" song, I still think it such a unique entry.
i noticed that in 2007 ESC the mix between the singers mics & the backing track volume was off , especially in the semi finals ... later years the live performances sounded like CD quality ... DJ Bobo had huge success in the 90s and i think he thought his name alone will get him a high position. this song was just not good, tbh. early 2000s he mightve had more success with this.
T MT I think this is great. The performance was really good, nowadays there are really bad and embarrasing performances like Montenegro and Greece 2017
That's why you need backing vocalists, especially if you can't sing and dance simultaneously. Just compare this to the official music video, it's day and night.
Es un gran tema, yo creo que no pasó a la final por algunos problemas vocales tanto de el como de ella, aún así joder DJ Bobo es una institución, deberían haberle votado por méritos y al menos pasar a la final.
With 28 countries in one semi and only 10 spots in the final? No chance for this. They maybe could do better, but staging, costumes, these mannequins - everything was weird and vocals were not good either.
This performance and the result showed that just because you have sold a lot of records in Europe, it doesn't mean you can do well in Eurovision. I appreciate DJ Bobo for being one of the few acts from the Eurodance era that is still quite successful today. At least here in Germany he can still fill big venues because his shows are worth seeing, but there's the problem why it didn't work out that night. Visually it may have been noticeable, but vocally it was pretty lousy. It's still a SONG contest and I'm not sure if it was the right decision to perform there with a song that has vampires as the lyrical content 😉.
Dihaj in 2017 sang "Have my skeletons" and shw entered top 15. I don't think the lyrics was the problem. I feel that the stage was too tiny for what they wanted to do and as a result the whole performance seemed to be "too much".
My complete favourite of Esc 2007 and one of the best songs in the history. Sounds like film soundtrack, performance was great, a little mysterious. Honestly, I had expected dancers dressed as vampires XD And her vocals were weak. But anyway, great song.
Guys your comments about this performance are so tough. This is not the best of the night for sure but for me it was ok. It could be 100x times better if they didn't made this curious choice to let the singers sing and make a sophisticated choregraphy simultaneously. The girl has an interesting voice but the dancing didn't helped her at some parts of the music. The staging was quiet messy. Why all these models behind ? Fun fact: They came 3rd in the final OGAE vote.
You guys have got to be kidding. There's nothing about this song or performance that rates above "this is humiliating, I've got to go get a drink." Backup dancers with ludicrous mohawks and platform boots? You've GOT to be fucking kidding me.
I had totally forgot that DJ Bobo had competed in Eurovision!! And I've been a Eurovision slave since the early 2000s. He's my favorite artist... and when ever I listen to him or see him. My body begins to tingle. It's weired, he's not particulary handsome. But there is still something (really) sexy about him.
The legends HAVE to survive. 🧛♂
Jpp
Thank u this song came on every day in spirit Halloween
The voice are awful, but the video is awsome.
Boycotting you in 2024, I wish your ABBA tribute festives flop big time. See you in HELSINKI 2025
This was way ahead of its time. A true vision. Every now and then I get "Vampires in Helsinki, come aliveee!" as a form of an intrusive thought, in the best way possible.
"Ahead of its time" means it's bad
Nah.
You just don't get it😂
I remember when DJ Bobo got selected for ESC in 2007, it was a real blast from the past as he was a staple in pop culture in my country back in the mid-90s. I actually rather liked the song in the studio version for its nostalgic 90s kitsch. But then he took the stage and he and his sidekick vocalist started singing live. Me and the rest of Europe were literally like: Oooooooh dear!
I like it.
I know what you mean she is weak
''Vampires in Helsinki, get alive'' xDDDDDD
*come alive
İmagine Mikko Leppilampi dressed up as a finnish vampire? İ’d buy that poster😄
Eurovision 2007 was held in Helsinki
@@Antti-ox1ho This is actually the only version where they say "Come alive" .. The official lyrics are "Get alive"
0:30
This, this is what Eurovision was built for.
this is one of my biggest guilty pleasures in eurovision. the melody of the song and the woman's voice transport me to the music that I listened to when I was a child ❤️
the live performance was a total mess but I’m here for it haha
gosh dang I missed these kind of songs in this year's contest.... (2019)
We had Hatari?
the choreo.. the lyrics... the mannequins in the back.... everything about this entry sends 😭
DJ BoBo - King of Eurodance 90's !
yeah but this was trash
@@mariomm9080nope
Ladies and Gentlemen, i present you one of the most successful musicans of our country ! 😭😭🤣🤣🤣
Hahahaha.... de Bobeli 🤣
He always was kind of a meme here in Switzerland, even when memes didn't exist. I was a HUGE fan of him in the 90s though. 😅
Wow still better than Twilight
By a very, very, very, very, very, very long longshot.
Try to find anything worse than Twilight :P
2007: Switzerland sends a common meme in Romania. 🧛♂️
*10 years later*
Switzerland sends band with Romanian singer and Romania starts yodeling.
*WTF?!*
That's why we love Eurovision, y'all?
this song was no1 for betting odds!
and didn't qualify 😂😂😂
Balkan robbed this ESC
I'm maybe weird but I loved this and I love this still.
you must be single? right?
and yes you are weird
me too!
@@jonathanparadise6989 wtf man what is the connection? Lol
I think it’s an amazing Halloween song...but also I work at a Halloween store and we play this all the time 😂 so yes it’s catchy and I love it
this was my introduction to DJ Bobo. Loved him ever since ^^
The song is amazing the idea was good, but their voices and the performance maybe didn't help much...anyway Switzerland is always one of the underrated countries in the contest....
LUIZ STS together with Poland. Shame
I agree with you 100percent
She got me dirty dancing...
@@alexanderukraine7208 Haha
Not in 2019 and 2021, Switzerland is back in the Game
I like how they're dancing.
yes I agree the performances of the mannqeuins are impeccable
You know whats really scary?? Their voices!
BH G although the black guy was better than the rest
You mean that DJ Bobo is a bad singer ?
1769Joner if that is the old white guy then yes...
1769Joner
Yep! The girl is even worse! :D
Just try to dance and sing at the same time.
Maybe I'm crazy, but I like this song
You're not the only one. And i even like the performance as well
agreed let's call the mental asylum
So I'm crazy too😂
Me toooo
I love it!
The CD-Version is x100 times better
A+ for song
F for performance
This song is so catchy and weird at the same time....
I love DJBobo and im not scared to admit it ive been to 4 of his concerts with my sister and it was always amazing.
Does he play "Vampires are Alive" as the encore?
I remember feeling so disappointed on the night .. loved it in the build up
Guilty pleasure. ;)
Backing vocals aside, this song is so underrated! It wasn’t even bad..I guess it was just ahead of it’s time
no, the live performance was weak and staging was weird
This song is actually very nostalgic for me. It's like an old-school techno beat with an orchestral twist. I really liked how music back then was a bit more daring; this was mainstream, but it still had room for an "edgy" identity without pulling away it's genre. I just feel like variation in pop music has reduced so much since then. Performance may have been hella cringe, but back then cringe probably didn't even mean what it does today.
Guilty pleasure alarm!
Still don’t understand how they messed up the performance with such bad vocals. The song is so catchy and could have won with the right staging and vocals.
Because they tried to make a choregraphy too sophisticated and at the same time sing the song. It wasn't a good choice but I think that it could have been worse.
His shows are usually huge, with lots of effects and choreography. That tiny stage and a 3 minute performance just wasn't ideal. Also, they are usually not fully live, lots of lip synching involved. Of course here they had to sing everything live and it shows why they usually don't do it.
Also I loved the mannequins lol.
One of my favourite Swiss entries I just find it really catchy
It really is!!!
That one was 10, no 15 years too late :D i still love it
i love this song it always make me dance it should have won the Eurovision song contest
wonderful music the dj bobo, kisses for brazil
Wonderful song and performance ❤
Who is listening to this fantastic masterpiece in 2022
What a voice from that vocalist woman 😍
We don't talk about this performance enough
Should BE in the final for 100%!!
With this live performance? Hardly. Sorry, but it's far from great. They blamed "block voting" for their NQ, but I think it has more to do with the fact, that semi-final was crowded (28 countries) and strong.
who is listening to this masterpiece in June 2020
Eurovision 2023 reminding us of this song. I remember being a fan of this song.
This was in killer semi with 27 other countries and this year Eastern european and Balkan countries were dynamite! i Remember this was betting odd numero uno one month before contest. Nostalgic entry, Legendary DJ Bobo hopefully he returns one day.
Oh it'd be epic to have him back😊
Remember when the song was one of the favorites and then somebody thought it would be cool to put mannequins in it?
i love this song and it should have won the Eurovision song contest
I wasn't watching Eurovision at this point, but I can only imagine had I been a fan I would have been SO hyped for this entry. While the vocals were off, the entire song takes you into a different world and even though it's a "Eurovision-type" song, I still think it such a unique entry.
this is peak camp, i love esc so much for bringing stuff like this x
i wonder if her daughter did her makeup..?
if he did this in 2001 he might have won
I'm probably the only one who thinks this performance was good
yes. you are lonelier than a polish jew after 1945
Yeah...
oh sweet childhood memory that lives more rent free in my head than the mii theme
Imagine Switzerland singing about Romanian things 😂
Cause they are half Italian Romanian
If u dont believe seek it on Google
@@haileyh.507 1/4 italian romanian xdd
Lol exactly my thoughts
And in 2017 Romania brang a yodel song aka something swiss :D
@@whosxandra 😂
Dj Bobo is born to make Eurodance and pop, He's one of the kings of this style, but not to be in eurovision shows.
Here because of Romania's 2018 entry lmfao
same
These guys walked so Cezar could run
i noticed that in 2007 ESC the mix between the singers mics & the backing track volume was off , especially in the semi finals ... later years the live performances sounded like CD quality ... DJ Bobo had huge success in the 90s and i think he thought his name alone will get him a high position. this song was just not good, tbh. early 2000s he mightve had more success with this.
2:02 besides these performance problems, I like the music and at the time it was my favorite. One of the most underrated entries
the most embarassing song that Switzerland has ever had... And I'm Swiss lol
I think that's 2004 (a.k.a. the worst Eurovision song ever). xD
ESC Argy Ok you're probably right😂😂😂
It's fucking awesome(in a fun way) be proud!
it's a very cool and crazy fun song!! you shouldnt be embarassed =)
T MT I think this is great. The performance was really good, nowadays there are really bad and embarrasing performances like Montenegro and Greece 2017
Im here because this is on the Radio at Spirit Halloween.
who's here from screen junkies' Joe Starr?
Brian Li I did I looked up this video as soon as I finished the SJU video
Lol me!! This was weird AF
Brian li link please
I Love DJ BoBo🌟 ❤️❤️☺️🇩🇰
False flag. This flag is denmark
0:30 Nightmares...4ever!
This could b a success in reddit.
>when you botch your performance roll.
I love how the comments are all calling this awful, but there aren't even that many dislikes xD
I still think it's so legendary that all back up singers can sing better than DJ Bobo himself
this is literally a what we do in the shadows skit, like this is legit something nadja and lazlo and deacon would do
That's why you need backing vocalists, especially if you can't sing and dance simultaneously. Just compare this to the official music video, it's day and night.
Unless you’re name is Luca Hänni 😄
Love this song but those dummies on stage are certainly NOT alive haha!
Es un gran tema, yo creo que no pasó a la final por algunos problemas vocales tanto de el como de ella, aún así joder DJ Bobo es una institución, deberían haberle votado por méritos y al menos pasar a la final.
I don't understand how this didn't passed to the final this performance is amazing
Katerina Kapsi it was one of the fan favourites as well. However, the staging and performance let them down a lot.
Because this song is very bad.
and there were 28 countries in one semi sooooo
With 28 countries in one semi and only 10 spots in the final? No chance for this. They maybe could do better, but staging, costumes, these mannequins - everything was weird and vocals were not good either.
ok...I used to love DJ Bobo when i was 15. But the lyrics here are really crappy...I feel bad saying it.
The blond chick with big mouth was very good =D
:D
Her name is Nancy Baumann ( formerly Nancy Rentzsch). She's DJ Bobo wife.
@@belinea282 no its not
@@LeonieDieckhoff certainly is / yes
belinea282 since I know the woman singing personally I can tell you it’s not :)
@@LeonieDieckhoff Ok
Who got the idea with that dolls? My dear! 😂
That's because at ESC you can only have 6 people on stage, but he is used to have a whole army of dancers... haha
I know that rule of course, but it looks hilarious haha. Maybe he could have qualified without these dolls.
Christian Fischer with that song and that singing? Never. As I said, they've NEVER sung live before.
This performance and the result showed that just because you have sold a lot of records in Europe, it doesn't mean you can do well in Eurovision. I appreciate DJ Bobo for being one of the few acts from the Eurodance era that is still quite successful today. At least here in Germany he can still fill big venues because his shows are worth seeing, but there's the problem why it didn't work out that night. Visually it may have been noticeable, but vocally it was pretty lousy. It's still a SONG contest and I'm not sure if it was the right decision to perform there with a song that has vampires as the lyrical content 😉.
Dihaj in 2017 sang "Have my skeletons" and shw entered top 15. I don't think the lyrics was the problem. I feel that the stage was too tiny for what they wanted to do and as a result the whole performance seemed to be "too much".
@@kateriinaaYet it was rather large. Bobo must really have big ideas if this didn’t work well enough.
@@thesnesgeek He does. Look at his shows, e.g. his stage in 2005 was a giant pirate ship with four dance floors.
Still know the lyrics, after all this time! 12 points from Greece!
My complete favourite of Esc 2007 and one of the best songs in the history. Sounds like film soundtrack, performance was great, a little mysterious. Honestly, I had expected dancers dressed as vampires XD And her vocals were weak. But anyway, great song.
Guys your comments about this performance are so tough. This is not the best of the night for sure but for me it was ok. It could be 100x times better if they didn't made this curious choice to let the singers sing and make a sophisticated choregraphy simultaneously. The girl has an interesting voice but the dancing didn't helped her at some parts of the music.
The staging was quiet messy. Why all these models behind ?
Fun fact: They came 3rd in the final OGAE vote.
You guys have got to be kidding. There's nothing about this song or performance that rates above "this is humiliating, I've got to go get a drink." Backup dancers with ludicrous mohawks and platform boots? You've GOT to be fucking kidding me.
There's something so camp about this. I love it. It's trash, but it's my trash
This song didn't make it to the final! Unbelievable!
How was this unbelievable..
Why? Being well-known doesn't help, if the song and vocals are weak.
The song and the performance were amazing, but her voice kind of ruined the whole package. It truly deserved to be in the final.
yes it truly deserved to be in the final garbage
Still a Better Love Story than Twilight
very good song :)
I had totally forgot that DJ Bobo had competed in Eurovision!! And I've been a Eurovision slave since the early 2000s.
He's my favorite artist... and when ever I listen to him or see him. My body begins to tingle. It's weired, he's not particulary handsome. But there is still something (really) sexy about him.
A great theme song for Monster High. Deuce and Draculaura. Should have been used in "Twilight", i think they predicted it.
Still love this awesome song
Switzerland people can do this. But don't forget about Spain in 2008.
casually foreshadowed the vampire clans of 2021 eurovision im down
Spirit Halloween 2020 took me here! 🎃
Danke, ScreenJunkies! Jetzt muss ich brechen.
I remember i danced to this song as a kid
I love this song but Shame the vocals weren't better but it would be amazing if it was in a stage show for example
Boba es la actuación.
It was actually a big favorite before the show
This was a favourite in 2007
Haha, this is so funny! xD
It was a good song !!!
Brings me back to working at spirit Halloween
do you realize they're telling the truth? Vampires are alive.
look at the putin
kamilrioru no... look at the real vampires.
😂😂😂😂😂
Ronny Schutzstaffel the vampires are alive
Switzerland! You produced Celtic Frost and this is the best you can come up with?
Remember this being first for bookmakers lol
I love these troll entries
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Anyone who knows the business man BoBo would never call his intentions a troll!
I think this fail hurts him until today...
Legends!