Released 8 January 2016 Recorded 2015 Label Little Jig Records | Format Digital download Length 2:59 | |
Genre Pop
synthpop
alternative pop | ||
"The Last of Our Kind" is a song performed by Canadian-Swiss singer Rykka. The song will represent Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, and was written by Rykka along with Mike James, Jeff Dawson, and Warne Livesey. The song was released as a digital download on 8 January 2016 through Little Jig Records. It was later released worldwide as a digital download on 11 March 2016.
Eurovision Song Contest
In autumn 2015, the song was submitted to the Swiss broadcaster SRF's online voting platform, where it received enough votes to pass through to the live expert check. Rykka passed through the expert check held on 6 December 2015, advancing to the televised final. In the final on 13 February 2016, she was declared the winner and represented Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, in Stockholm. On 12 May 2016, she performed in the first half of the second semi-final, but failed to qualify for the 14 May final.