Takasa

The Salvation Army is a string of Salvationists of the Berne Salvation Army pop group, founded in the Swiss preliminary decision to Euro Vision Song Contest 2013. At the competition in Malmö, she performed under the name Takasa.

The group won the title You and Me at the Swiss finalists for the Euro Vision Song Contest. When the Swiss television SRF 1 broadcast live show decision of 15 December 2012, it received 37% of votes from the televoting. In order for the group to represent Switzerland at the Song Contest in Malmö qualified. However, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU ) announced on concerns that the name of the group and their uniforms were not in compliance. Thus was open whether the group competes as the appearance as Salvation Army, including uniforms belong to the concept of the group. Prior to the preliminary round had been reported by the EBU no infraction. In January 2013, the Group announced to participate under another name and with a different clothes in the contest. On January 6, 2013, the song You and Me rose in the Swiss charts at No. 21, but initially could keep only one week on the charts.

The youngest musician of the band was 20 years old Sarah Broad, the oldest was Emil Ramsauer, who celebrated his 95th birthday the beginning of March 2013. He was the oldest musician who has ever competed for the Euro Vision Song Contest.

On March 13, 2013, the band announced under the name Takasa ( Swahili for: clean ) and with white- blue clothes to occur. On 14 March 2013, a new music video was presented to You and Me, which is a journey of the band to Malmo with a red Fiat 600. A widely used on the Internet rumor Takasa stands in line with Prince for The artists ... or The act known as Salvation Army rejected the musicians. After her participation in the second semi-final, however, the group did not qualify for the final.

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