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Répondez-moi
"Répondez-moi" (; ) is a song by Swiss singer Gjon's Tears. It was released as a Single (music), single on 6 March 2020 by Muve. The song was composed and written by the singer himself along Alizé Oswald, Jeroen Swinnen and Xavier Michel. The song was scheduled to Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, represent Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, before the contest's cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and its spread throughout Europe. Background and composition The subject of the song is personal for Gjon's Tears. He said, "Everyone asks themselves why exactly are we here, where do we come from and where are we going. These are key questions, particularly for people from a migrant background. My parents are from Albania and Kosovo. I grew up in Switzerland and it's my home, these are questions that I think about a lot." Release and promotion A music video to acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland In The Eurovision Song Contest 2020
Switzerland was set to be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "", written by Gjon's Tears, Gjon Muharremaj, Xavier Michel, Alizé Oswald, and Jeroen Swinnen, and performed by Muharremaj himself under his stage name Gjon's Tears. The song was internally selected by the Swiss broadcaster Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) to represent the nation at the 2020 contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands. "" was presented to the public on 4 March 2020. Switzerland was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 14 May 2020. However, the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Background Prior to the 2020 contest, Switzerland had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest sixty times since its first entry in 1956. Switzerland is noted for having won the Eurovision Song Contest 1956, first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Refrain (Lys Assia song), Refrain" performed by Lys Assia. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |