Michael von der Heide (born 16 October 1971) is a Swiss musician, singer, and actor.
Early life
Von der Heide was born the son of a German father and a Swiss mother.
Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1999
In 1999, Von der Heide participated in the
German national final with the song "
Bye Bye Bar", eventually finishing fifth, and did not go on to represent Germany in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1999
The Eurovision Song Contest 1999 was the 44th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 29 May 1999 at the International Convention Centre in Jerusalem, Israel. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Isra ...
.
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Von der Heide played a small part as one of the Swiss
jurors.
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
On 18 December 2009, it was announced that Von der Heide will represent
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Oslo, Norway, following the country's victory at the with the song "Fairytale (Alexander Rybak song), Fairytale" by Alexander Rybak. Organise ...
with the song "
Il pleut de l'or". He participated in the second semi-final but finished last in a field of 17 with 2 points and did not qualify to the final.
Personal life
Von der Heide was awarded 5,000
francs
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by the
Federal Court in 2010. The court determined that coverage of his musical career by the
Zürich
Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The ...
-based tabloid
Blick
''Blick'' (View) is a Swiss German-language daily newspaper and online news website covering current affairs, entertainment, sports and lifestyle. Based in Zurich, it is the largest newspaper in Switzerland with a print circulation of around 28 ...
had been
homophobic
Homophobia encompasses a range of negative attitudes and feelings toward homosexuality or people who identify or are perceived as being lesbian, Gay men, gay or bisexual. It has been defined as contempt, prejudice, aversion, hatred, or ant ...
. He states in interviews, that he doesn't feel the need to discuss his personal life in public.
Discography
Albums
Singles
* 1996 – "Erfolg"
* 1996 – "Mit dir leben"
* 1998 – "Jeudi amour"
* 1998 – "Bad Hair Days"
* 1998 – "Bye Bye Bar"
* 2000 – "Je suis seul"
* 2000 – "Where the Wild Roses Grow" – Duet with
Kuno Lauener
* 2000 – "Paradies"
* 2002 – "Kriminaltango" – Duet with
Nina Hagen
Catharina "Nina" Hagen (; born 11 March 1955) is a German singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her theatrical vocals and rise to prominence during the punk and Neue Deutsche Welle movements in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She is ...
* 2003 – "La solitude"
* 2005 – "Paris c'est toi (toujours)"
* 2005 – "Ich bi wie du"
* 2006 – "Ruggewind"
* 2006 – "Elodie"
* 2008 – "Immer wenn du denkst" (Online single in Germany)
* 2008 – "Tout un été / Einen Sommer lang"
* 2009 – "Gib mir was von dir"
* 2010 – "
Il pleut de l'or"
* 2011 – "J'ai perdu ma jeunesse"
* 2011 – "Reste"
* 2012 – "La nuit dehors"
* 2015 – "Pas vu le temps passer"
* 2015 – "Hinderem Berg"
* 2015 – "Rien que des amis" – Duet with Sina
* 2016 – "Paola et moi"
* 2016 – "Cinéma"
* 2016 – "Wo ist das Land" – Duet with Paola
* 2017 – "Solo por ti"
* 2019 – "Ce soir" – Duet with
Daniela Simmons
Daniela Borruso-Sereftug (born 9 December 1959), better known by the stage name Daniela Simmons (sometimes written Simons), is a singer/songwriter/musician who represented Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 in Bergen with the song '' ...
* 2019 – "Tüüf underem Schnee"
* 2020 – "Abschied von der Nacht" – Duet with Heidi Happy
* 2021 – "SOS"
* 2021 – "Le paradis blanc"
* 2022 – "Mini Wiehnacht"
* 2023 – "Hole In My Heart" – Duet with Eve Gallagher
* 2023 – "Hole In My Heart – Juiceppe's Deep House Mix" – with Eve Gallagher & Juiceppe
* 2023 – "Träne im Wind"
* 2024 – "Liechtli"
* 2024 — “Jour de Neige”
* 2024 — “Schnee vo geschter”
* 2025 — “Blatt im Wind” Duet with Florian Ast
References
External links
*
1971 births
French-language singers of Switzerland
Swiss LGBTQ singers
Living people
Swiss people of German descent
People from the canton of St. Gallen
21st-century Swiss male singers
Eurovision Song Contest entrants
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