Tout l'univers

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"Tout l'univers"
The official cover for "Tout l'univers"
Single by Gjon's Tears
Released10 March 2021
Length3:03
Label
  • Jo & Co
  • Sony Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Wouter Hardy
Gjon's Tears singles chronology
"Répondez-moi"
(2020) 		"Tout l'univers"
(2021)
Eurovision Song Contest 2021 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
  • Gjon Muharremaj
  • Nina Sampermans
  • Wouter Hardy
  • Xavier Michel
Finals performance
Semi-final result
1st
Semi-final points
291
Final result
3rd
Final points
432
Entry chronology
◄ "Répondez-moi" (2020)   

"Tout l'univers" (French pronunciation: ​[tu lynivɛʁ]; transl. "The Whole Universe") is a song by Swiss singer Gjon's Tears released as a single on 10 March 2021 by Jo & Co and Sony Music. It was written and composed by the singer himself alongside Nina Sampermans, Wouter Hardy and Xavier Michel. The song represented Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, after being internally selected by the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR). The song finished in 3rd place, receiving 432 points, the best result of Switzerland in the 21st century and its best result since 1993.

Release and promotion[]

"Tout l'univers" was made available for digital download and streaming by Jo & Co and Sony Music on 10 March 2021.[1] The accompanying music video premiered on the official YouTube channel of the Eurovision Song Contest simultaneously with the digital release on 10 March 2021 at 16:00 (CET).[2][3]

At Eurovision[]

Internal selection[]

On 20 March 2020, SRG SSR confirmed that Gjon's Tears would represent Switzerland in the 2021 contest.[4]

Rotterdam[]

Main article: Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021

The 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest took place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and consisted of two semi-finals on 18 May and 20 May 2021, and the grand final on 22 May 2021.[5] According to the Eurovision rules, all participating countries, except the host nation and the "Big Five", consisting of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals to compete for the final, although the top 10 countries from the respective semi-final progress to the grand final.[6][7] On 17 November 2020, it was announced that Switzerland would be performing in the second half of the second semi-final of the contest.[8]

Track listing[]

Digital download[1]
No.TitleLength
1."Tout l'univers"3:03
Digital download – Tiery F Remix[9]
No.TitleLength
1."Tout l'univers" (Tiery F Remix)3:11

Charts[]

Chart performance for "Tout l'univers"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] 68
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] 50
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] 5
Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 86
Global Excl. US (Billboard)[14] 119
Greece (IFPI)[15] 27
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[16] 13
Ireland (IRMA)[17] 52
Lithuania (AGATA)[18] 9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[19] 16
Norway (VG-lista)[20] 36
Portugal (AFP)[21] 118
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 21
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 1
UK Singles (OCC)[24] 93

Release history[]

Release history and formats for "Tout l'univers"
Region Date Format(s) Version Label Ref.
Various 10 March 2021
Original
  • Jo & Co
  • Sony Music
[1]
28 July 2021 Tiery F Remix
[9]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Tout l'univers – Single von Gjon's Tears" (in German). Apple Music (Switzerland). 10 March 2021. Archived from the original on 15 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Gjon's Tears presents 'Tout l'Univers'". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 10 March 2021. Archived from the original on 15 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  3. ^ Ryan, Tom (5 March 2021). "