Michael von der Heide (born 16 October 1971 in

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, Switzerland) 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

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Eurovision Song Contest 2009

Von der Heide played a small part as one of the Swiss

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Eurovision Song Contest 2010

On 18 December 2009, it was announced that Von der Heide will represent Switzerland in the

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with the song "

Il pleut de l'or Switzerland participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Il pleut de l'or" written by Michael von der Heide, Pele Loriano and Heike Kospach. The song was performed by Michael von der Heide, who was internally selected by the S ...

". 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

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by the Federal Court in 2010. The court determined that coverage of his musical career by the

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-based tabloid

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had been

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. 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

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*2000 – "Paradies" *2002 – "Kriminaltango" – Duet with

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*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) *2009 – "Gib mir was von dir" *2010 – "

References

External links

* 1971 births French-language singers of Switzerland Swiss LGBT singers Living people Swiss people of German descent Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Switzerland Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2010 People from the canton of St. Gallen 21st-century Swiss male singers {{Switzerland-singer-stub