Switzerland: This is how Gjon's Tears' Eurovision 2021 entry has been selected

Switzerland: This is how Gjon's Tears' Eurovision 2021 entry has been selected
Tuesday, 29 December 2020

  • The Swiss broadcaster, SRF, has revealed the steps that led to Gjon's Tears' Eurovision 2021 song selection.

    Through a video on its Twitter account the Swiss German broadcaster shed led on the format used to determine the song that Gjon's Tears will be performing next May in Rotterdam.

    According to the video a total of 13 songs were prepared within the framework of a song camp with Gjon's Tears adding in his vocals at each track. Then the 13 songs were assessed by a 100 member audience panel and a jury of international experts. The evaluation took place with points awarded and observations on the entries. The 13 songs were refined in accrodance with the feedback, with the Swiss hopeful recording live the performances of the songs. This taped performances were submitted back to the jury in order to select the final song to be the next Swiss Eurovision entry. 

    While the tilte of the song that was selected remains unpublished, it has been revealed that Gjon's Tears has contributed in the song's lyrics. 

     

    A few word for Gjon's Tears

    Gjon Muharremaj, also known professionally as Gjon’s Tears, is a Swiss singer and songwriter of Kosovo-Albanian descent. Gjon Muharremaj was born to a Kosovo-Albanian father and an Albanian mother from Tirana. In 2010, he competed in the first season of the talent competition Albanians Got Talent. In 2019, he auditioned for the eight season of The Voice of France and reached the semi-finals.

    The Swiss act was selected for Eurovision 2020, through an internal selection format based on a 21 member international jury and a 100 membered audience panel. The International jury cosnsited of Ruth Lorenzo (Spain 2014)  Tinkara Kovač (Slovenia 2014), Ovidiu Jacobsen (Romania 2010&2014),Helga Möller (member of Icytrio , Iceland 1986)  and Alexey Gross (3 times national finalist in Belarus). In Rotterdam he was set to perform his song  Répondez-moi. 

    The song is written by Xavier Michel, Alizé Oswald and Jeroen Swinnen together with the artist Gjon Muharremaj. Jeroen Swinnen previously worked with Tom Dice on his Eurovision 2010 entry “Me and My Guitar”: “Répondez-moi” was the first Swiss song to be sung in French for 10 years.

    Now Gjon's Tear will have the chance to complete his Eurovision jounrey in Rotterdam next May with his new entry that has already been selected and will be released in due time. 

    Source: SRF