Performing during the show in position 12, "Hunter of Stars" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 12 May.

Their second and, to this point, most recent victory was achieved in 1988 when Canadian singer Céline Dion won the contest with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi".

In 2005, the internal selection of Estonian girl band Vanilla Ninja, performing the song "Cool Vibes", qualified Switzerland to the final where they placed 8th.

[2] Along with their participation confirmation, the broadcaster also announced that the Swiss entry for the 2014 contest would be selected through a national final.

Die grosse Entscheidungs Show 2014 was the fourth edition of the Swiss national final format that selected Switzerland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014.

[3][4] The show took place on 1 February 2014 at the Bodensee Arena in Kreuzlingen, hosted by Sven Epiney and was televised on SRF 1, RSI La 2 with Italian commentary by Sandy Altermatt and Ale Bertoglio, and RTS Deux with French commentary by Valérie Ogier and Jean-Marc Richard.

[3] The "Expert Check" of the nineteen selected candidates was webcast from SRF studios in Zürich on 30 November 2013 and was hosted by Sven Epiney.

[22] The combination of televoting (50%) and the votes of an expert jury (50%) selected "Hunter of Stars" performed by Sebalter as the winner.

The jury consisted of Luisa Rossi (actress), Igor Negrini (lead singer for Swiss band The Flag), Stefan Büsser (presenter), Catherine Colombara (director of Option Musique), Thierry Romanens (singer-songwriter), Pele Loriano (musician), Tamara Steffen (music editor Radio SRF 3), Tanja Dankner (vocal coach), René Spescha (production manager RTR) and Dominik Flaschka (director).

[24] Sebalter made several appearances across Europe to specifically promote "Hunter of Stars" as the Swiss Eurovision entry.

[25] On 5 April, Sebalter performed during the Eurovision in Concert event which was held at the Melkweg venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands and hosted by Cornald Maas and Sandra Reemer.

[27] According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final.

On 20 January 2014, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in.

[37][38] The backing vocalist that joined Sebalter was Patric Scott, while the musicians were: Marco Cuzzovaglia, Rocco Casella, Mattia Bordignon and Christoph Pedretti.

[39] At the end of the show, Switzerland was announced as having finished in the top 10 and subsequently qualifying for the grand final.

The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency.

This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act.