Switzerland
Representing Switzerland is Mélanie René
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Mélanie René (Switzerland): 'Time To Shine'
Writer: Mélanie René
24-year-old singer-songwriter Mélanie René, originally from Mauritius, won the Swiss final for the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest with her song ‘Time To Shine’. As a daughter of musicians, Mélanie René discovered her passion for music at the age of seven - and for several years she trained in the performing arts and song-writing at the Funambule Theatre in Nyon, Switzerland.
I wrote Time To Shine at a time in my life when I realized how much I had grown, both in my personal and musical life. For the first time I felt like I knew where I was going in lifeMélanie René
Her talent was noticed at several competitions, such as the George Grigoriu Festival in Braila, Romania, where she was awarded the grand prize in 2009. IA year later she left for the United Kingdom to continue her musical training at the ACM (Academy of Contemporary Music) and the BIMM (Brighton Institute of Modern Music). It was during her time in the United Kingdom that she wrote her Eurovision Song Contest entry ‘Time To Shine’.
