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| Released | 9 January 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2013–14 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Phonag Records | |||
| Producer | Sebastiano Paù-Lessi | |||
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Day of Glory is the debut studio album by Swiss singer and fiddle player Sebalter. It was released in Switzerland on 9 January 2015, through Phonag Records. The album has peaked to number 9 on the Swiss Albums Chart. The album includes the singles "Hunter of Stars" and "Saturday".
"Hunter of Stars" was released as the lead single from the album on 2 December 2013. The song has peaked to number 6 in Switzerland. The song was selected to represent Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 at the B&W Hallerne in Copenhagen, Denmark. During the semi-final allocation draw on 20 January 2014 at the Copenhagen City Hall, Switzerland was drawn to compete in the second half of the second semi-final on 8 May 2014. Switzerland qualified from the second semi-final and competed in the final on 10 May 2014. At the end of voting, Switzerland finished 13th overall with 64 points, marking the country's best placing in the final since 2005. It was later revealed that Switzerland finished 4th in the second semi-final, the best placing for a Swiss participant in the semi-final era. "Saturday" was released as the second single from the album on 18 July 2014.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Shadows" | Sebastiano Paù-Lessi | Sebastiano Paù-Lessi | 2:47 |
| 2. | "September" | Paù-Lessi | Paù-Lessi | 4:08 |
| 3. | "Day of Glory" | Paù-Lessi | Paù-Lessi | 3:00 |
| 4. | "Sweet Melancholy" | Paù-Lessi | Paù-Lessi | 3:55 |
| 5. | "Hunter of Stars" | Paù-Lessi | Paù-Lessi | 3:04 |
| 6. | "Sleepless Nights" | Paù-Lessi | Paù-Lessi | 4:02 |
| 7. | "Clouds" | Paù-Lessi | Paù-Lessi | 3:32 |
| 8. | "Saturday" | Paù-Lessi | Paù-Lessi | 3:08 |
| 9. | "Nostalgia" | Paù-Lessi | Paù-Lessi | 2:32 |
| 10. | "Songs of Serenity" | Paù-Lessi | Paù-Lessi | 4:07 |
| 11. | "Not Every Picture Means Goodbye" | Paù-Lessi | Paù-Lessi | 4:07 |
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [1] | 9 |
| Region | Release date | Format | Label |
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| Switzerland | 9 January 2015 [2] | Digital Download, CD | Phonag Records |
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