Gjon’s Tears has confirmed on Instagram that he has chosen the song he will perform at Eurovision 2021.
Switzerland’s Gjon’s Tears is the latest artist to confirm that he has chosen the song that he will perform at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. The singer took to Instagram Stories to say that as of a few days ago, the song that he will perform next May had been chosen. The singer is also working on new music with his band that will be released soon as well.
In May SRF outlined how they would selected the Swiss song for 2021. The broadcaster said at the time it was “looking for a modern, striking song that complies with international requirements. The lyrics should have a strong, clear and understandable message”. All songs that were created at a series of songwriting camps were to be reviewed editorially before a shortlist is then presented to a 100 person viewer panel and a 20 person jury of international specialists.
Who is Gjon’s Tears?
Gjon Muharremaj (better known as Gjon’s Tears) was born on 29th June 1998 in Fribourg, Switzerland, and is of Kosovar-Albanian descent. His singing career took off when he was just 12 years old, when he placed third in Albania’s Got Talent, after his grandfather had entered him in the contest. He then went on to reach the semi-finals of Switzerland’s Got Talent in 2012, and last year also reached the semi-finals of The Voice France.
Image Source: SRF / Source: Gjon’s Tears
Switzerland hosted the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956 a contest that they won. Lys Assia won the first contest with the song “Refrain”, it wasn’t until 1988 that Switzerland would win the contest again. At the contest in Dublin, it was Celine Dion with “Ne partez pas sans moi” who beat the United Kingdom to victory by just 1 point. In 2019 Luca Hänni brought Switzerland their best result at the Eurovision Song Contest in 26 years. The singer who performed “She Got Me”, finished 4th in the Grand Final.
