Photo: SRF / Maurice Haas

All eyes turn to the host nation of Eurovision 2025 — Switzerland. The country’s representative, Zoë Më, has now unveiled the entry she’ll be performing on home soil in May, titled “Voyage.”

The Basel-born singer delivers a soft and delicate French-language ballad.

Speaking previously about the chance to perform at Eurovision, Zoë noted:

“Representing Switzerland at the ESC while we are hosting the contest is a huge honour and a surreal experience. I’m from Basel, and my grandparents live here. This is a full-circle moment, just like something out of a fairytale.”

At 1.80 metres tall, Zoë Më describes herself as a “little fairy” with a deep connection to two cultures. 

She sings in both German and French, blending poetic pop with ‘chanson’. Born in Basel, she lived in Germany before moving with her family to Fribourg in 2009. She began writing her own songs at the age of 10, and her love for the French language soon began to shape her musicality; which she nurtured through school, friendships, and personal passion.

Her ability to bridge cultures through music has earned her widespread recognition. In 2024, she was awarded ‘SRF 3 Best Talent’ and ‘RTS Artiste Radar’. Her bilingual EP Dorienne Gris led to performances at prestigious festivals, including the Montreux Jazz Festival and Luzern Live.

What do you think of Zoë Më’s song for Eurovision? Can Switzerland do the double and win again? Let us know in the comments below.

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Hector
Hector
2 minutes ago

Just beautiful! Hopefully it ends up left-side of the scoreboard.

And it follows the list of multiple-tempo entries this year: Finland, Austria, Czechia, UK, Ukraine…

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
40 minutes ago

This is the beauty of being a host country. You can send whatever you want without worrying about whether your song will qualify or not because you’re already in the final.

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
42 minutes ago

With that, I think this is the first time that all the Eurovision pre-qualifiers, the big five and the host country, are sending songs in their national languages. I admit I wish Switzerland was sending a song in German because Basel is a German speaking country, but like I said earlier, it’s great to hear so many countries sending songs to their national language this year, probably the most ever since the language rule was lifted in 1999. Once Cyprus, France, and Georgia release their songs by the end of this week, I will present my findings on languages at… Read more »

Maria
Maria
1 hour ago

A decent song, but not a second win in a row bonne chance!

BadWoolfGirl
BadWoolfGirl
40 minutes ago
Reply to  Maria

That’s probably the point. The host entry is usually weaker than the winning entry the year before because a country doesn’t wanna host twice in a row, But it’s still a good song, just not a winning song.

PTSNicolai
PTSNicolai
1 hour ago

Classic and high quality. All good but it bores me.

Andrew
Andrew
1 hour ago
Reply to  PTSNicolai

Like an overused Rampant Rabbit™

Efthymios
Efthymios
2 hours ago

Exquisite. Classical quality. Deserves a top10 placement, honestly.

Yup
Yup
2 hours ago

Sweden, Finland, Israel and Austria are awesome

Sh1ft_key
Sh1ft_key
2 hours ago
Reply to  Yup

You mean the songs

Vjera Brdar
Vjera Brdar
2 hours ago

I actually like this. Very classy. Well done.

PhrygesStan
PhrygesStan
3 hours ago

It’s a nice chill song with a good instrumentation at the end, I was waiting for German in the song, it could have been cool. Her voice is so soothing, the MV is original. The host country will be well represented, congrats Switzerland, good luck!

Maria N.
Maria N.
3 hours ago

Nice ballad, doesn’t do much for me to stand out. Decent entry for the host country though.

Sh1ft_key
Sh1ft_key
3 hours ago

Nice song
It’s a shame that the Swiss general public is so uninterested towards the ESC. I wish we had the same excitement here like the Nordics. All of my friends who aren’t part of the ESC “bubble” don’t really care or have a negative opinion on it

elysian03Cassandra
elysian03Cassandra
2 hours ago
Reply to  Sh1ft_key

Tell me about it ?

Jessie
Jessie
4 hours ago

A good choice that can shine among all these joke songs.

Maria
Maria
1 hour ago
Reply to  Jessie

Which jokes?, I don’t think there are many joke entries.

ANDREW BROWN
ANDREW BROWN
4 hours ago

Ahhh what a lovely gentle ballad. This is a song i think will grow the more you listen to it. I like the… want of a better description the “tango break” two thirds through. It adds a lovely dimension to the structure of the song.

Ria NL
Ria NL
4 hours ago

I love the song very much. Good luck with Voyage. Good choice.

EProduc
EProduc
4 hours ago

Breathtaking song, I got goosebumps. This falls or stands with good staging though, so I’m excited to see their act, especially considering what Nemo did last year. Good on Switzerland to choose this slow pace song, knowing they don’t have to survive the juryless semi-final. They chose for quality and I love them for it.

Zisk
Zisk
4 hours ago

Pleasant song but to be honest I think this is saved by host nation privilege because I don’t actually think this would qualify from a semi this year. I can barely remember it after listening to it twice even if it’s nice to listen to.

Francis
Francis
4 hours ago

Pretty song for Switzerland, if juries push it a bit, it could score around 15th place in the final. Now excited to hear Cyprus tomorrow!

Benji
Benji
4 hours ago

Well, it’s obvious. Switzerland wanted to send a decent song but with zero chances of winning. They don’t want to host ESC two years in a row.

Milan
Milan
4 hours ago
Reply to  Benji

Then they’re lucky I’m not in any jury.

Poul Riisen
Poul Riisen
5 hours ago

That’s a very good song, artistic, well-produced, well-sung, more like the soundtrack of a movie.

Now, I don’t know if this is suitable for Eurovision or not, it’s certainly not televote-friendly. It’s up to the juries to decide if Switzerland will land right or left on the scoreboard.

Don’t get me wrong. The song is very high-quality. However, I find it a bit repetitive with no exciting climax. But I can’t ignore its artistic value.

Good luck Suisse / Schweiz / Svizzera / Svizra

Markus
Markus
1 hour ago
Reply to  Poul Riisen

„Televote-friendly“ has become a fetishism, from which we see the result in the many joke and trash entries this year. 

elysian03cassandra
elysian03cassandra
5 hours ago

As a Swiss, I’m so happy! This song is perfect as a host entry. There aren’t many ballads this year, so Zoë will stand out, and I hope she will not fall victim to the host country curse. I just want a decent result for this beautiful ballad.

Milan
Milan
4 hours ago

It is an entry any country can be proud of! Such a piece of music has already achieved its mission by being brought into this world so that people can enjoy it, that is much more important then any “number of votes”.

alex
alex
5 hours ago

With Zoe singing in French, it will be the first time since the introduction of the semifinals that all automatic qualifiers are singing in their national language.

Anonymous91
Anonymous91
1 hour ago
Reply to  alex

that is so cool, as well as many countries having entries in different languages, more than english entries this year

also swedish for the first time since 1998

a fully latvian entry for the first time since 2004

the first israeli entry with french lyrics i think? not sure though

San Marino also singing in a national language of theirs (while last year was the first entry of theirs in spanish, which had a few italian lyrics)

HEC22
HEC22
5 hours ago

This Swiss entry is quite a beautiful ballad I can get behind! I find a majority of ballads to be quite boring/stagnant but this one is quite lovely, not too slow and builds. I find the key change to be innovative and unexpected. Vocals are delicate yet powerful and hopefully will translate live. Juries will definitely find merit and hope the public can also feel the sincerity in their hearts.

Dida
Dida
5 hours ago

Snoozefest. This year Switzerland has high chances of finishing last in the final, just how it happened with Portugal in 2018 or Israel in 2019…

Milan
Milan
2 hours ago
Reply to  Dida

Or Portugal in 2017

Simon
Simon
1 hour ago
Reply to  Milan

Portugal won in 2017

Sam
Sam
5 hours ago

I thought she would sing some parts in Swiss German and Italian, but still the quality of this song really stands out this year as compare to a very low average. It fits perfectly the theme of the contest too (can imagine this being the background music for a Swiss landscape video recorded by drones). If performed correctly, juries will love it.

Stephanie
Stephanie
5 hours ago

OH YES SWITZERLAND !!! I really like this one, so beautiful…Well chosen!!!

LUO
LUO
5 hours ago

It’s so beautiful. Something Carla Bruni would sing… This song, your love one, a road trip on the south of France in a cabriolet car.

Leo M
Leo M
5 hours ago

It’s a nice song, a tad forgettable though

Leendert Jan
Leendert Jan
5 hours ago

The host nation can be proud of this quality song. It sounds sweet and dreamy, and I love that she’s singing in French.

Jessica Folker
Jessica Folker
5 hours ago

You know that I KANT live without a banger, but this is simply beautiful.

Going straight to my playlist.

grft
grft
6 hours ago

Very pretty song, will rank high with the juries. Maybe top10

Stian F
Stian F
6 hours ago

Beautiful song and it reminds me of a French version of the Bulgarian entries from 2020 and 2021 by Victoria. Gentle, authentic and pure. No gimmicks at all and we need a song like this as well in the contest – a good host entry!

Poul Riisen
Poul Riisen
4 hours ago
Reply to  Stian F

Well said. It reminds me a bit of Bulgaria’s Victoria, too. But it stands on its own merit.

Paul
Paul
6 hours ago

Lovely and nice are probably the best words to describe it!

Normally that would be a bad thing but given a lot of the other entries this year, they might be useful adjectives on this occasion!

Jay
Jay
6 hours ago

It’s okay .. middle of the pack

David Damen
David Damen
6 hours ago

i love it its so beautiful

Milla
Milla
6 hours ago

Lovely little song, but I was waiting for a big crescendo and it didn’t happen.

noone
noone
6 hours ago

Song is entirely in French, not a single German word, which is a shame. Was hoping for bit of German or even Swiss dialect. But nevertheless, song is very nice and she has a beautiful voice. But sooo many ballads this year.

Stian F
Stian F
6 hours ago
Reply to  noone

Most of them wont qualify to the final anyways ..and also it is good that those votes get spread as well…

Andrew
Andrew
6 hours ago

It’s very sweet and charming. No real oomph, but maybe that’s the point