Gjon's Tears will represent Switzerland at Eurovision next May, SRF channel revealed on Wednesday. This 21-year-old artist is far from unknown to the faithful of The Voice since he was a semi-finalist in season 8 of the TF1 telecrochet last year. Member of Mika's team, he was eliminated at the gates of the final by the future winner, Whitney.
“When I heard it at the castings, I imagined it among the potential winners. He has a great, powerful voice, "says Bruno Berberes, the casting director of The Voice , who also praises the" kindness "of the singer.
"We talked a lot about Eurovision, he was ready to Eurovision destination," says one who also officiated behind the scenes of the show France 2 decided not to renew for a third edition in 2020. "I also had put in contact with the Albanian delegation of Eurovision ”, adds Bruno Berberes.
" Answer me "
Gjon's Tears - Gjon Muharremaj in civil status - is also not unknown in Albania. In 2010, he rose to the final of the local version of Incroyable Talent by interpreting songs from the French repertoire, from Belle to Je t'aime .
But it is therefore his country of birth, Switzerland, whose chances he will defend at Eurovision in May with Respond me . A song in French and Albanian. In terms of statistics, it had been ten years since Switzerland had entered the competition with a French title. In 2010 Michael von der Heide was eliminated in the semi-finals with his It is raining gold .
We wish a better fate to Gjon's Tears who succeeds Lucas Hänni, the Swiss singer who obtained a beautiful fourth place at Eurovision last year with She Got Me .
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After Amir, sixth in Eurovision 2016 with I searched , Gjon's Tears is the second former candidate of The Voice France to try his luck in the European competition. Bilal Hassani, French representative of last year - 16th overall - had meanwhile passed through The Voice Kids .
There is no shortage of links between the TF1 telecrochet and the international music competition broadcast on France 2. Lidia Isac, Moldovan candidate from 2016 participated in season 6 of The Voice a year later. Lisa Angell, the unhappy French candidate for Eurovision 2015, successfully passed the auditions blind last year but her adventure stopped before the direct ones. In the season currently being broadcast on the first channel, we can follow the adventure of Maria, representative of Ireland at Eurovision 1985. She is part of the team of Lara Fabian… who had represented Luxembourg during the '' 1988 edition.
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