Hello Timebelle, thank you for taking the time to answer a few questions and to share your Eurovision journey with us. Firstly, what emotions did you feel when you were announced as the winner of the national final in Switzerland?

- The emotions we felt were strong and unique. But we have worked for the result and it was the moment we expected the most. It’s amazing to have your work rewarded with something like this.

Since winning the national final in Switzerland, how have your lives changed?

- We haven’t really have so much time to think about it because we always do something. It’s either rehearsing, or doing interviews and T.V. shows, concerts or writing emails, there is always something going on. And we absolutely love it and fully enjoy it!

Could you briefly explain the message behind your song and what it means personally to you?

- The message of „Apollo“ is very simple and very deep at the same time: follow your dream. Whether that dream is a person, a job or a career, a dream that you have from your childhood, just follow your inner voice. For us in particular, our dream is to make music. Apollo is the god of art in the Greek mythology. When we sing in the chorus „I follow you, Apollo“ is equally saying „I follow you music“.

What is your earliest memory of the Eurovision Song Contest? Do you perhaps have a favourite song from the history of the contest?

- One of our favorite songs is „Heroes“ from Sweden from two years ago. And also Sebalter’s song from Switzerland we love very much. It’s very original.

What are your plans for the contest? Will you have similar staging to the National Final, will you make changes or will you keep most of the details secret?

- We would rather prefer to keep it secret. It’s more interesting that way :) 

How have you been preparing for the contest so far? Do you plan to visit any countries for the promo-tour prior to Kyiv?

- Yes, we have already visited Romania when we performed at the National Final there. Next countries are Holland, Israel and many others.

Thank you so much once again for answering our questions and we wish you the best of luck in Kyiv and for the future.  Do you have a message for all of your fans and our readers?

- Thank you for the support and all the love that you send us every day through your messages and pictures! We absolutely adore you and we honestly say a big THANK YOU to you :)

Take a listen to the official video of Timebelle’s Apollo! 

Zdravo Tajmbel, hvala vam puno što ste odvojili malo vašeg vremena da odgovorite na nekoliko pitanja i podelite vaše evrovizijsko putovanje sa nama. Najpre, kako ste se osećali kada ste proglašeni za pobednike u Švajcarskoj?

- Emocije koji smo osetili su bile jake i jedinstvene, ali puno smo radili za ovaj rezultat i to je bio trenutak koji smo najviše očekivali. Neverovatno je da kada vaš rad bude nagrađen sa ovakvom ishodom.

Nakon pobede na nacionalnom izboru, kako se vaš život promenio?

- Nismo baš imali vremena da mislimo o tome jer uvek imamo nešto što moramo da uradimo. Da li je to proba, davanje intervjua ili gostovanja u TV emisijama, koncerti, pisanje imejlova, uvek se dešava nešto. I mi to potpuno volimo i uživamo o tome.

Možete nam ukratko reći koja je poruka vaše pesme i koliko vam to lično znači?

- Poruka Apolo-a je jako jednostavna, ali jako duboka u isto vreme: sledi svoje snove. Da li su to snovi o osobi, o poslu ili karijeri, iz detinjstva, samo treba pratiti svoj unutrašnji glas. Za nas je ona posebna, naši snovi su napraviti muziku, Apolo je bog umetnosti u grčkoj mitologiji. Kada pevamo refren: “I follow you, Apollo” (Pratim te, Apolo) mi u suštini pevamo “Pratim te, muziko”.

Koja su vaša najranija sećanja na Evroviziju? Da li možda imate neku pesmu koja je za vas posebna?

- Jedna od naših omiljenih pesama je „Heroes“ iz Švedske od pre dve godine. Takođe smo mnogo voleli pesmu Švajcarske iz 2014. od Sebaltera. Veoma originalna pesma.

Kakvi su vam planovi za Evroviziju u vezi sa nastupom u Kijevu? Hoćete li da zadržite nastup kao na nacionalnom izboru, ili ćete da napravite neke promene, ili možda planirate da nastup na Evrosongu ostane u tajnosti?

- Mi bismo radije da ostane tajna, zanimljivije je tako :)

Da li planirate da posetite neke zemlje kako bi promovisali vašu pesmu?

- Da, već smo bili u Rumuniji gde smo nastupili na nacionalnom izboru. Naredne zemlje su na redu Holandija, Izrael i još mnogo toga.

Još jednom hvala puno na odgovorima i želimo vam sve najbolje u Kijevu i ubuduće. Da li imate neku poruku za vaše fanove i naše čitaoce?

- Hvala za podršku i naklonjenost koju ste nam slali preko vaših poruka i slika. Mi vas obožavamo i kažemo iskreno, jedno veliko HVALA  :)

Poslušajte pesmu „Apollo“!

The show was held in Zurich, the largest city in Switzerland and featured 5 other acts alongside Timebelle who had been selected after the “Live Check” round where a panel of 20 music experts chose 6 acts to advance to the final.  The results were announced by host Sven Epiney and were determined by the Swiss public:

1. Nadya – Fire In The Sky
2. Ginta Biku – Cet Air Là
3. Michèle – Two Faces
4. Freschta - Gold
5. Shana Pearson – Exodus
6. Timebelle – Apollo

Switzerland will compete in the second semi-final along with Serbia on the 11^th of May.  Take a listen to the Swiss song below!

Od 2011. godine, Švajcarska organizje nacionalni izbor “Die Entscheidungsshow” kako bi izabrala predstavnika na Pesmi Evrovizije. Ovogodišnje izdanje ovog takmičenja je održano u Cirihu.

Osim „Timebelle“-a, na takmičenju je nastupilo još pet takmičara koji su bili izabrani posle druge runde izbora koja je nazvana „Live Check“.  U ovoj rundi je 20 muzičkih stručnjaka izabralo 6 pesama za prolazak u finale. U finalu su nastupili:

1. Nadya – Fire In The Sky
2. Ginta Biku – Cet Air Là
3. Michèle – Two Faces
4. Freschta - Gold
5. Shana Pearson – Exodus
6. Timebelle – Apollo

Domaćin večeri bio je Sven Epiney. Glasanje publike je trajalo 15 minuta, a publiku je tokom glasanja zabavljao Sebalter, predstavnik Švajcarske na Pesmi Evrovizije 2014. u Kopenhagenu.

Švajcarska će nastupiti u drugom polufinalu Pesme Evrovizije, zajedno sa Srbijom, 11. maja 2017.  Poslušajte predstavnika Švajcarske:

ŠVAJCARSKA 2017 – FORUM