Gjon's Tears
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Background information | |
Birth name | Gjon Muharremaj |
Born | Broc, Fribourg, Switzerland | 29 June 1998
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Years active | 2011–present |
Gjon Muharremaj (Albanian pronunciation: [ɟɔn muharɛˈmaj]; born 29 June 1998), known professionally as Gjon's Tears, is a Swiss singer and songwriter. He was scheduled to represent Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Répondez-moi" prior to the contest's cancellation. He was internally selected again as the country's representative for the 2021 contest with his song "Tout l'Univers". He finished in third place with 432 points, the best placing for Switzerland since 1993.
Life and career[]
Muharremaj was born in Broc, Fribourg, Switzerland to a Kosovo Albanian father from Gjinoc, part of Suharekë[1] municipality in Kosovo, and an Albanian mother from Tirana, Albania.[2][3][4] He acquired his stage name after thrilling his grandfather when he performed Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling in Love". In 2011, at the age of 12, Muharremaj competed in the first season of the talent show Albanians Got Talent, placing third in the final.[5][6] One year later, he reached the semi-final of .[7] In 2019, he auditioned for the eighth season of the French singing competition The Voice: la plus belle voix and reached the semi-finals with Team Mika.[8]
hideThe Voice: la plus belle voix performances and results | |||
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Round | Song | Original artist | Result |
Blind Audition | "Christine" | Christine and the Queens | Joined Team Mika |
The Battles | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" | Elton John & George Michael | Winner |
The Knockouts | "Under Pressure" | Queen & David Bowie | Advanced |
Live Show 1 | "SOS d'un terrien en détresse" | Daniel Balavoine | Advanced |
Live Show 2 | "Rocket Man" | Elton John | Advanced |
Semi-Final | "Relax, Take It Easy" | Mika | Eliminated |
"Life on Mars" | David Bowie |
In March 2020, Muharremaj was announced by the Swiss national broadcaster, Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), as the country's representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Répondez-moi".[5] However, following the contest's cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the broadcaster eventually announced that he would represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with a new song. His 2021 entry, "Tout l'univers" was released on 10 March 2021.[9][10] In the final, Gjon's Tears won the jury vote but came sixth in the televote. As a result he was placed third overall, behind France and the winner, Italy. In 2021, he gave an interview for Vanity Teen magazine, talking about his success, the origin of his stage name, and his result in the Eurovision Song Contest.[11]
Discography[]
Singles[]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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SWI [12] |
ALB [13] |
BEL (FL) [14] |
FIN [15] |
GER [16] |
IRE [17] |
NLD [18] |
NOR [19] |
SWE [20] |
UK [21] | ||||
"Babi" | 2018 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Back in Light" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Répondez-moi" | 2020 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Tout l'univers" | 2021 | 1 | — | 50 | 5 | 86 | 52 [22] |
16 | 36 | 21 | 93 | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
References[]
- ^ ""Fol Shqip Show - Gjon Muharremaj"" (in Albanian). "Radiotelevizioni21". Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Gjon's Tears Biografia" (in Albanian). TeksteShqip. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Gjon's Tears #Bio" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Le Fribourgeois Gjon's Tears représentera la Suisse à l'Eurovision". La Liberté (in French). 4 March 2020. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Switzerland picks Gjon's Tears with French 'Repondez-moi' for Rotterdam". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 4 March 2020. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Gjon Muharremaj, shqiptari që befasoi jurinë e "The Voice" në Francë me zërin e tij". telegrafi.com (in Albanian). 22 May 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Das ist unser ESC-Kandidat: Gjon's Tears". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (in German). 4 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ Farren, Neil (4 March 2020). "Switzerland: Gjon's Tears to Eurovision 2020". Eurovoix.
- ^ "Eurovision 2020 in Rotterdam is cancelled". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 18 March 2020. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Jansen, Esma (20 March 2020). "Cry no more! Gjon's Tears confirmed as Switzerland's Eurovision 2021 act". Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Switzerland’s Eurovision Representative Gjon’s Tears: I Want to Touch Everyone’s Hearts With my Songs 29 May, 2021. Vanity Teen.
- ^ "Discographie – Gjon's Tears". Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Note: "The Top List" are the charts conducted by Top Channel since December 2015.
- For "Babi":"The Top List – 17/02/2019" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 17 February 2019. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "Discografie Gjon's Tears" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Discography Gjon's Tears". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Discographie Gjon's Tears". offiziellecharts.de (in German). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Discography Gjon's Tears". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Discografie Gjon's Tears". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single 2021-21". VG-lista. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 21". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Gjon's Tears | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- 1998 births
- 21st-century Albanian singers
- 21st-century Swiss singers
- Albanian songwriters
- Kosovan singers
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Switzerland
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2020
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2021
- Living people
- People from Gruyère District
- Swiss people of Albanian descent
- Swiss people of Kosovan descent
- Got Talent contestants
- The Voice (franchise) contestants