Apollo (Timebelle song)

"Apollo"
"Apollo"
Single by Timebelle
Released	10 March 2017
Genre	Pop
Length	2:59
Label	Independent
Songwriters	Elias Näslin; Nicolas Günthardt; Alessandra Günthardt;
Producers	Elias Näslin; Nicolas Günthardt; Alessandra Günthardt;
Timebelle singles chronology
Eurovision Song Contest 2017 entry
Country	Switzerland
Artist	Timebelle
Language	English
Composers	Elias Näslin; Nicolas Günthardt; Alessandra Günthardt;
Lyricists	Elias Näslin; Nicolas Günthardt; Alessandra Günthardt;
Finals performance
Semi-final result	12th
Semi-final points	97
Entry chronology
	◄ "The Last of Our Kind" (2016)
	"Stones" (2018) ►

"Apollo" is an English-language song performed by Swiss band Timebelle. The song represented Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. It was written by Elias Näslin, Nicolas Günthardt, and Alessandra Günthardt. The song was released as a digital download on 10 March 2017.^[1]

Eurovision Song Contest

Originally, the song was submitted to the Azerbaijani internal selection for the 2015 contest, where it entered the final round of auditions performed by Narmina Behbudova and finished in second place behind "Hour of the Wolf" performed by Elnur Hüseynov.^[2]^[3]^[4]

On 5 December 2016, Timebelle was announced as one of the six competing artists in ESC 2017 – Die Entscheidungsshow, Switzerland's national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, with "Apollo".^[4]^[5] They performed last during the final, held on 5 February 2017, and won the competition with nearly 48% of the public vote.^[6] Switzerland competed in the second half of the second semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest, but failed to qualify for the final.^[7]^[8]

Track listing

Digital download^[9]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Apollo" (Main)	2:59
2.	"Apollo" (Singback)	2:59

Other versions

7th Heaven (club mix) - 5:48
7th Heaven (radio edit) - 3:27

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[10]	37

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Worldwide	10 March 2017	Digital download	Independent

References

^ Hebert, Emily (5 February 2017). "Switzerland: Timebelle to Eurovision Song Contest 2017". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix.
^ "Jury members held final internal selections to determine the performer who will represent Azerbaijan on Eurovision Song Contest 2015". itv.az. İctimai Television. 13 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-03-15. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
^ Eurovision Türkiye [@tr.eurovision]; (2022-07-30). "Switzerland's Eurovision 2017 song Apollo was actually going to be Azerbaijan's Eurovision 2015 song". Retrieved 2024-01-10 – via Instagram.
^ ^a ^b Ko, Anthony (5 December 2016). "SWITZERLAND: SIX ACTS ANNOUNCED FOR REVAMPED SWISS NATIONAL FINAL". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs.
^ ""ESC" 2017 – Die 6 Finalisten der Entscheidungsshow". SRF Eurovision. SRF. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
^ Quinn, Angus (5 February 2017). "TIMEBELLE WINS SWITZERLAND'S DIE ENTSCHEIDUNGSSHOW 2017 WITH "APOLLO"". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs.
^ Jordan, Paul (9 September 2016). "Kyiv to host Eurovision 2017!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
^ Jordan, Paul (21 January 2016). "Semi-Final Allocation Draw on Monday, pots revealed". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
^ "Apollo - Single". iTunes. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
^ "Timebelle – Apollo". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 May 2017.

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[1] Hebert, Emily (5 February 2017). "Switzerland: Timebelle to Eurovision Song Contest 2017". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix.

[:1-2] "Jury members held final internal selections to determine the performer who will represent Azerbaijan on Eurovision Song Contest 2015". itv.az. İctimai Television. 13 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-03-15. Retrieved 27 December 2015.

[3] Eurovision Türkiye [@tr.eurovision]; (2022-07-30). "Switzerland's Eurovision 2017 song Apollo was actually going to be Azerbaijan's Eurovision 2015 song". Retrieved 2024-01-10 – via Instagram.

[:0-4] Ko, Anthony (5 December 2016). "SWITZERLAND: SIX ACTS ANNOUNCED FOR REVAMPED SWISS NATIONAL FINAL". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs.

[5] ""ESC" 2017 – Die 6 Finalisten der Entscheidungsshow". SRF Eurovision. SRF. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.

[6] Quinn, Angus (5 February 2017). "TIMEBELLE WINS SWITZERLAND'S DIE ENTSCHEIDUNGSSHOW 2017 WITH "APOLLO"". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs.

[7] Jordan, Paul (9 September 2016). "Kyiv to host Eurovision 2017!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

[8] Jordan, Paul (21 January 2016). "Semi-Final Allocation Draw on Monday, pots revealed". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

[9] "Apollo - Single". iTunes. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.

[sc_Switzerland_Timebelle-10] "Timebelle – Apollo". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 May 2017.

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Songs	"Das alte Karussell" "Amour on t'aime" "Apollo" "Bonjour, Bonjour" "Boys Do Cry" "Canzone per te" "Celebrate" "C'est la chanson de mon amour" "Cielo e terra" "Cinéma" "The Code" "Cool Vibes" "Dans le jardin de mon âme" "Dentro di me" "Djambo, Djambo" "L'Enfant que j'étais" "Era stupendo" "Giorgio" "Guardando il sole" "The Highest Heights" "Hunter of Stars" "I miei pensieri" "If We All Give a Little" "Il pleut de l'or" "In Love for a While" "Io così non ci sto" "Io senza te" "Les Illusions de nos vingt ans" "Irgendwoher" "Je vais me marier, Marie" "Lass ihn" "The Last of Our Kind" "Mikado" "Mein Ruf nach dir" "Mister Music Man" "Moi, tout simplement" "Moitié, moitié" "Mon cœur l'aime" "Musik klingt in die Welt hinaus" "Ne partez pas sans moi" "Ne vois-tu pas ?" "Non, à jamais sans toi" "Nous aurons demain" "Pas pour moi" "Piano, piano" "Quel cœur vas-tu briser ?" "Refrain" ~~"Répondez-moi"~~ "Retour" "Le Retour" "She Got Me" "Sto pregando" "Stones" "Swiss Lady" "T'en va pas" "Time to Shine" "Tout l'univers" "Trödler und Co" "Unbreakable" "Vampires Are Alive" "La vita cos'è?" "Viver senza tei" "Vivre" "Voyage" "Watergun "Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein?" "You and Me"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Switzerland did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.

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