Gjon's Tears

	Chart positions ; Explanation of the data
	Singles
	Répondez-moi

Gjon's Tears , actually Gjon Muharremaj (born June 29, 1998 in the Gruyère district , Canton of Friborg , Switzerland ), is a Swiss singer of Albanian - Kosovar descent from Broc . He will represent Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 .

life and career

Gjon Muharremaj grew up in Switzerland, but his parents are from Albania and Kosovo. According to a statement, these influences are also very important to him. His stage name Gjon's Tears is based on a childhood experience: when he was nine years old, he moved his grandfather to tears with a performance of Elvis Presley's Can't Help Falling in Love . It was also his grandfather who signed him up for Albania's Got Talent in 2011 , where he finished third. The following year Gjon's Tears took part in The Greatest Swiss Talents , where he was eliminated in the semifinals. During a six-year break from television, he went to the Conservatory in Bulle, where he studied classical singing. He also yodeled and learned Indian and Chinese singing. In 2017 he registered for the Gustav Akademie, a funding program for young talents in Freiburg. In 2019, he also reached the semi-finals of the French version of The Voice . Muharremaj completed his primary school teacher training.

On March 4th, 2020 it was announced that Gjon's Tears would represent Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam, where he should compete in the second semi-final on May 14th. He wrote his song Répondez-moi together with the songwriters Xavier Michel and Alizé Oswald. It would have been the first time since 2010 that Switzerland was represented by a song in French . Two days after the cancellation of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 , it was announced that Gjon's Tears will instead represent Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.

Discography

Singles

2018: Babi
2018: Back in Light
2020: Répondez-moi

Individual evidence

↑ Le Fribourgeois Gjon's Tears représentera la Suisse à l'Eurovision. In: La Liberté. March 4, 2020, accessed on March 7, 2020 (French).
↑ Freiburg Gjon's Tears represents Switzerland at the ESC 2020. In: Telebasel. March 4, 2020, accessed March 4, 2020 .
↑ NDR: ESC 2021: Gjon's Tears sings for Switzerland. Retrieved May 26, 2020 .
↑ ^a ^b Switzerland picks Gjon's Tears with French 'Repondez-moi' for Rotterdam. In: eurovision.tv. March 4, 2020, accessed March 4, 2020 .
↑ Switzerland this year with a French-language song at the ESC. March 4, 2020, accessed May 26, 2020 .
↑ Esma Jansen: Gjon's Tears confirmed as Switzerland's Eurovision 2021 act. March 20, 2020, accessed March 21, 2020 .
↑ Chart sources: Switzerland

personal data
SURNAME	Gjon's Tears
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Muharremaj, Gjon (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss singer
DATE OF BIRTH	June 29, 1998
PLACE OF BIRTH	Gruyère District , Canton of Friborg , Switzerland

[1] Le Fribourgeois Gjon's Tears représentera la Suisse à l'Eurovision. In: La Liberté. March 4, 2020, accessed on March 7, 2020 (French).

[2] Freiburg Gjon's Tears represents Switzerland at the ESC 2020. In: Telebasel. March 4, 2020, accessed March 4, 2020 .

[3] NDR: ESC 2021: Gjon's Tears sings for Switzerland. Retrieved May 26, 2020 .

[eurovision.tv_2020-03-04-4] Switzerland picks Gjon's Tears with French 'Repondez-moi' for Rotterdam. In: eurovision.tv. March 4, 2020, accessed March 4, 2020 .

[5] Switzerland this year with a French-language song at the ESC. March 4, 2020, accessed May 26, 2020 .

[6] Esma Jansen: Gjon's Tears confirmed as Switzerland's Eurovision 2021 act. March 20, 2020, accessed March 21, 2020 .

[charts-7] Chart sources: Switzerland