Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021

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Eurovision Song Contest 2021
CountryFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)Artist: 20 March 2020
Song: 10 March 2021
Selected entrant Gjon's Tears
Selected song" Tout l'univers "
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (1st, 291 points)
Final result3rd, 432 points
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Switzerland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song " Tout l'univers " written by Gjon Muharremaj, Wouter Hardy, Nina Sampermans and Xavier Michel. The song was performed by Gjon's Tears, which is the artistic name of singer Gjon Muharremaj who was internally selected by the Swiss broadcaster Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) to represent the nation at the 2020 contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands, after they were due to compete in the 2020 contest with " Répondez-moi " before the 2020 event's cancellation. "Tout l'univers" was presented to the public as the Swiss entry on 10 March 2021.

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Switzerland was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 20 May 2021. Performing during the show in position 16, "Tout l'univers" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 18 May. It was later revealed that Switzerland placed first out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 291 points. In the final, Switzerland performed in position 11 and placed third out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 432 points.

Background

Prior to the 2021 contest, Switzerland had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest sixty times since its first entry in 1956. [1] Switzerland is noted for having won the first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Refrain" performed by Lys Assia. Their second and, to this point, most recent victory was achieved in 1988 when Canadian singer Céline Dion won the contest with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi". Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004, Switzerland had managed to participate in the final four times up to this point. In 2005, the internal selection of Estonian girl band Vanilla Ninja, performing the song "Cool Vibes", qualified Switzerland to the final where they placed 8th. Due to their successful result in 2005, Switzerland was pre-qualified to compete directly in the final in 2006. Between 2007 and 2010, the nation failed to qualify to the final after a string of internal selections. Opting to organize a national final between 2011 and 2018, Switzerland has managed to qualify to the final twice out of the last eight years. In 2019, Switzerland returned to an internal selection and earned their highest result in the contest since 2014, qualifying to the final and placing 4th with the song "She Got Me" performed by Luca Hänni.

The Swiss national broadcaster, Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), broadcasts the event within Switzerland and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. SRG SSR confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest on 20 March 2020. [2] On 11 May 2020, the broadcaster announced that the Swiss entry for the 2021 contest would be selected internally. [3] Switzerland has selected their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest through both national finals and internal selections in the past. Between 2011 and 2018, the broadcaster has opted to organize a national final in order to select their entry. In 2019, the Swiss entry was internally selected for the competition.

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

On 20 March 2020, SRG SSR confirmed that Gjon's Tears would remain as Switzerland's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. [2] [4] Multiple songwriting camps were held during which 20 songs were created by Gjon's Tears along with Swiss and international composers for the selection process, and the combination of a 100-member public panel (50%) and the votes of a 20-member international expert jury (50%) selected the winning song. [5] The members of the public panel were Swiss residents put together according to selected criteria in cooperation with Digame, while the international jury consisted of members who had been national juries for their respective countries at the Eurovision Song Contest. [6] " Tout l'univers " was presented to the public as the song on 10 March 2021 via the release of the official music video on the official Eurovision Song Contest's YouTube channel. The song was written by Gjon's Tears together with Wouter Hardy, Nina Sampermans and Xavier Michel. [7]

I am so happy that I will finally be able to take part in Eurovision this year and that I can spread a positive message with my song. It was important for us to keep hope in this particularly difficult time: we must not give up and we must stay strong. With love, friendship, strength and courage, we can rebuild our future. I am convinced that in this exceptional situation it is possible to rediscover and reinvent ourselves.

— Gjon's Tears [8]

Preparation

On 17 March, Gjon's Tears recorded his 'live-on-tape' performance at the SRF studios in Zürich. This would have been used in the event that he was unable to travel to Rotterdam, or subjected to quarantine on arrival. [9]

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam Ahoy 2016.jpg
The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. The semi-final allocation draw held for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 on 28 January 2020 was used for the 2021 contest, which Switzerland was placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 20 May 2021, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show. [10]

Once all the competing songs for the 2021 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Switzerland was set to perform in position 16, following the entry from Latvia and before the entry from Denmark. [11]

In Switzerland, three broadcasters that form SRG SSR aired the contest. Sven Epiney provided German commentary for both semi-finals airing on SRF zwei and the final airing on SRF 1. Jean-Marc Richard and Nicolas Tanner provided French commentary for the second semi-final on RTS 2 and together with Joseph Gorgoni for the final RTS 1. [12] Clarissa Tami and 2014 Swiss Eurovision Song Contest entrant Sebalter provided Italian commentary for the second semi-final on RSI La 2 and the final on RSI La 1. [13] [14] The Swiss spokesperson, who announced the top 12-point score awarded by the Swiss jury during the final, was Angélique Beldner.

Semi-final

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Gjon's Tears during a rehearsal before the second semi-final

Gjon's Tears took part in technical rehearsals on 11 and 14 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 19 and 20 May. This included the jury show on 19 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries. [15]

The Swiss performance featured Gjon's Tears performing alone on stage in an embroidered black shirt with silver accents. The stage featured a giant white 3D frame prop which Gjon's Tears stood and performed a choreographed routine on throughout the performance. During the second chorus, two pieces of the frame moved apart with Gjon's Tears standing on a lone beam for the remainder of the song. The LED screens displayed a molten silver effect and flashing lights were also used for the performance. [16] [17] The creative director of the Swiss performance was Sacha Jean-Baptiste. [18]

At the end of the show, Switzerland was announced as having finished in the top 10 and subsequently qualifying for the grand final. [19] It was later revealed that Switzerland placed first in the semi-final, receiving a total of 291 points: 135 points from the televoting and 156 points from the juries.

Final

Shortly after the second semi-final, a winners' press conference was held for the ten qualifying countries. As part of this press conference, the qualifying artists took part in a draw to determine which half of the grand final they would subsequently participate in. This draw was done in the order the countries were announced during the semi-final. Switzerland was drawn to compete in the first half. [20] Following this draw, the shows' producers decided upon the running order of the final, as they had done for the semi-finals. Switzerland was subsequently placed to perform in position 11, following the entry from Greece and before the entry from Iceland.

Gjon's Tears once again took part in dress rehearsals on 21 and 22 May before the final, including the jury final where the professional juries cast their final votes before the live show. Gjon's Tears performed a repeat of his semi-final performance during the final on 22 May. Switzerland placed third in the final, scoring 432 points: 165 points from the televoting and 267 points from the juries.

Voting

Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with a diversity in gender and age represented. The judges assess each entry based on the performances during the second Dress Rehearsal of each show, which takes place the night before each live show, against a set of criteria including: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. [21] Jury members may only take part in panel once every three years, and are obliged to confirm that they are not connected to any of the participating acts in a way that would impact their ability to vote impartially. Jury members should also vote independently, with no discussion of their vote permitted with other jury members. [22] The exact composition of the professional jury, and the results of each country's jury and televoting were released after the grand final; the individual results from each jury member were also released in an anonymised form. [23] [24]

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Switzerland and awarded by Switzerland in the second semi-final and grand final of the contest, and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the two shows:

Points awarded to Switzerland

Points awarded by Switzerland

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Swiss jury: [23] [24]

Detailed voting results from Switzerland (Semi-final 2) [25]
DrawCountryJuryTelevote
Juror AJuror BJuror CJuror DJuror ERankPointsRankPoints
01Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 86126109212
02Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 4111051483101
03Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 91413981216
04Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 79714610192
05Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 354394774
06Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 12151515161513
07Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 1512913121311
08Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1118233847
09Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 57610774112
10Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 16161416131614
11Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 683856538
12Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 231171210210
13Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1211211283
14Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1045445656
15Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 1413212111115
16Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
17Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 13101611151465
Detailed voting results from Switzerland (Final) [26]
DrawCountryJuryTelevote
Juror AJuror BJuror CJuror DJuror ERankPointsRankPoints
01Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 591814211320
02Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 1014610131147
03Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 172078231618
04Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 16112217172021
05Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 211721168311
06Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 854735612
07Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2316644738
08Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 122210241519112
09Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 22231921192225
10Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 6151115181413
11Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
12Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 15621456565
13Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 18191320162117
14Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 24241725242423
15Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 25182022222314
16Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 11795910174
17Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1453721016
18Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 783131474101
19Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2321159121792
20Flag of France.svg  France 3281111256
21Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 1910119119219
22Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 20252523252515
23Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 916241281522
24Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 141142238210
25Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4132318101283
26Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 13121216201824

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gjon's Tears</span> Swiss singer and songwriter (born 1998)

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