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Gjon's Tears

Gjon Muharremaj (Albanian: [ɟɔn muhaˈrɛmaj]; born 29 June 1998), known professionally as Gjon's Tears, is a Swiss singer and songwriter. He was scheduled to represent Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Répondez-moi" prior to the event's cancellation. He was internally selected again as the country's representative for the 2021 contest with "Tout l'univers". He finished in third place with 432 points, at the time the best placing for Switzerland since 1993.

Infobox

Also known as
Gjon's Tears
Born
Gjon Muharremaj (1998-06-29) 29 June 1998 (age 27)Saanen, Bern, Switzerland
Origin
Broc, Switzerland
Genres
Pop
Occupations
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Instrument(s)
Piano, Classical guitar
Years active
2011–present
Labels
Nvak Collective, Jo & Co
Member of
Gjon's Tears and the Weeping Willows
Instruments
Piano, Classical guitar

Tables

· Life and career › 2019: The Voice: la plus belle voix
Round
Round
The Voice: la plus belle voix performances and results
Round
The Voice: la plus belle voix performances and results
Song
The Voice: la plus belle voix performances and results
Original artist(s)
The Voice: la plus belle voix performances and results
Result
Blind Audition
Blind Audition
The Voice: la plus belle voix performances and results
Blind Audition
The Voice: la plus belle voix performances and results
"Christine"
The Voice: la plus belle voix performances and results
Christine and the Queens
The Voice: la plus belle voix performances and results
Joined Team Mika
The Battles
The Battles
The Voice: la plus belle voix performances and results
The Battles
The Voice: la plus belle voix performances and results
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
The Voice: la plus belle voix performances and results
Elton John & George Michael
The Voice: la plus belle voix performances and results
Winner
The Knockouts
The Knockouts
The Voice: la plus belle voix performances and results
The Knockouts
The Voice: la plus belle voix performances and results
"Under Pressure"
The Voice: la plus belle voix performances and results
Queen & David Bowie
The Voice: la plus belle voix performances and results
Advanced
Live Show 1
Live Show 1
The Voice: la plus belle voix performances and results
Live Show 1
The Voice: la plus belle voix performances and results
"SOS d'un terrien en détresse"
The Voice: la plus belle voix performances and results
Daniel Balavoine
The Voice: la plus belle voix performances and results
Advanced
Live Show 2
Live Show 2
The Voice: la plus belle voix performances and results
Live Show 2
The Voice: la plus belle voix performances and results
"Rocket Man"
The Voice: la plus belle voix performances and results
Elton John
The Voice: la plus belle voix performances and results
Advanced
Semi-Final
Semi-Final
The Voice: la plus belle voix performances and results
Semi-Final
The Voice: la plus belle voix performances and results
"Relax, Take It Easy"
The Voice: la plus belle voix performances and results
Mika
The Voice: la plus belle voix performances and results
Eliminated
"Life on Mars"
"Life on Mars"
The Voice: la plus belle voix performances and results
"Life on Mars"
The Voice: la plus belle voix performances and results
David Bowie
The Voice: la plus belle voix performances and results
Round
Song
Original artist(s)
Result
Blind Audition
"Christine"
Christine and the Queens
Joined Team Mika
The Battles
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
Elton John & George Michael
Winner
The Knockouts
"Under Pressure"
Queen & David Bowie
Advanced
Live Show 1
"SOS d'un terrien en détresse"
Daniel Balavoine
Advanced
Live Show 2
"Rocket Man"
Elton John
Advanced
Semi-Final
"Relax, Take It Easy"
Mika
Eliminated
"Life on Mars"
David Bowie
· Life and career › 2020–2022: Eurovision Song Contest
Round
Round
The Voice All-Stars performances and results
Round
The Voice All-Stars performances and results
Song
The Voice All-Stars performances and results
Original artist(s)
The Voice All-Stars performances and results
Result
Blind Audition
Blind Audition
The Voice All-Stars performances and results
Blind Audition
The Voice All-Stars performances and results
"Corps"
The Voice All-Stars performances and results
Yseult
The Voice All-Stars performances and results
Joined Team Zazie
Cross-Battle
Cross-Battle
The Voice All-Stars performances and results
Cross-Battle
The Voice All-Stars performances and results
"Smalltown Boy"
The Voice All-Stars performances and results
Bronski Beat
The Voice All-Stars performances and results
Advanced
Semi-Final
Semi-Final
The Voice All-Stars performances and results
Semi-Final
The Voice All-Stars performances and results
"Sur un prélude de Bach"
The Voice All-Stars performances and results
Maurane
The Voice All-Stars performances and results
Eliminated
The Voice All-Stars performances and results
Round
Song
Original artist(s)
Result
Blind Audition
"Corps"
Yseult
Joined Team Zazie
Cross-Battle
"Smalltown Boy"
Bronski Beat
Advanced
Semi-Final
"Sur un prélude de Bach"
Maurane
Eliminated
· Discography › Studio albums
SWI
SWI
Title
SWI
The Game
The Game
Title
The Game
Details
Released: 28 April 2023 Label: Jo & Co
Peak chart positions
11
Title
Details
Peak chart positions
SWI
The Game
Released: 28 April 2023 Label: Jo & Co
11
List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name · Discography › Singles › As lead artist
Title
Year
Peak chart positions
Album or EP
SWI
ALB
BEL(FL)
FIN
GER
IRE
NLD
NOR
SWE
UK
"Babi"
2018
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
The Game
"Back in Light"
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Non-album singles
"Répondez-moi"
2020
42
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
"Tout l'univers"
2021
1
—
50
5
86
52
16
36
21
93
The Game
"Silhouette"
2022
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
"Pure"
—
9
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
"Midnight in Paris"
2023
—
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
"Disco"
—
15
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
"Cancer"(with Ibrahim Maalouf)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
"Balloons"(with Bart Derylo and Szymon Justyński)
2025
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Non-album singles
"Oret e fundit"(with Adelina Thaqi)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
"Set Me Free"
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
"L'eclat de Nous"(with Philippine Lavrey)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
"Où est mon amour"
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
"Qui je suis"
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name · Discography › Singles › As featured artist
Title
Year
Peakchartpositions
Album
ALB
"Dance Me"(Arilena Ara featuring Gjon's Tears)
2021
10
Pop Art
"Heavenbound"(Marina Kaye featuring Gjon's Tears; French Version)
2023
—
Non-album singles
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
· Awards and nominations
2021
Marcel Bezençon Awards
Role(s)
Composer Award
Notes
"Tout l'univers"
MTV Europe Music Awards
Role(s)
Best Swiss Act
Notes
Himself
2023
MTV Europe Music Awards
Role(s)
Best Swiss Act
Notes
Himself
Year
Award
Nomination
Work
Result
2021
Marcel Bezençon Awards
Composer Award
"Tout l'univers"
Won
2021
MTV Europe Music Awards
Best Swiss Act
Himself
Won
2023
MTV Europe Music Awards
Best Swiss Act
Himself
Won
· References
Preceded byLuca Hänniwith "She Got Me"
Preceded byLuca Hänniwith "She Got Me"
Awards and achievements
Preceded byLuca Hänniwith "She Got Me"
Awards and achievements
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 (cancelled)
Awards and achievements
Succeeded byHimselfwith "Tout l'Univers"
Preceded byHimselfwith "Répondez-moi"
Preceded byHimselfwith "Répondez-moi"
Awards and achievements
Preceded byHimselfwith "Répondez-moi"
Awards and achievements
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Awards and achievements
Succeeded byMarius Bearwith "Boys Do Cry"
Awards and achievements
Preceded byLuca Hänniwith "She Got Me"
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 (cancelled)
Succeeded byHimselfwith "Tout l'Univers"
Preceded byHimselfwith "Répondez-moi"
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Succeeded byMarius Bearwith "Boys Do Cry"

References

  1. Illustre
    https://www.illustre.ch/magazine/je-veux-rendre-mon-grand-pere-fier-339786
  2. Radiotelevizioni21
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcvKR8BMEEQ
  3. "Suisse-Kosovo 2/5 - Comme un oiseau"
    https://www.rts.ch/audio-podcast/2021/audio/suisse-kosovo-2-5-comme-un-oiseau-25766024.html
  4. "Gjon's Tears Biografia"
    https://www.teksteshqip.com/gjon-muharremaj/biografia
  5. "Gjon's Tears #Bio"
    http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/artist/gjons-tears/
  6. La Liberté
    https://web.archive.org/web/20201023060014/https://www.laliberte.ch/info-regionale/concours/le-fribourgeois-gjon-s-tears-representera-la-suisse-a-l-eurovision-556180
  7. "Switzerland picks Gjon's Tears with French 'Repondez-moi' for Rotterdam"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20210224182154/https://eurovision.tv/story/switzerland-chooses-gjons-tears-for-eurovision-2020
  8. telegrafi.com
    https://telegrafi.com/gjon-muharremaj-shqiptari-qe-befasoi-jurine-e-voice-ne-france-zerin-e-tij/
  9. Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
    https://www.srf.ch/sendungen/eurovision-song-contest/das-ist-unser-esc-kandidat-gjon-s-tears
  10. "Switzerland: Gjon's Tears to Eurovision 2020"
    https://eurovoix.com/2020/03/04/switzerland-gjons-tears-to-eurovision-2020/
  11. "Eurovision 2020 in Rotterdam is cancelled"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20200408073040/https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-2020-in-rotterdam-is-cancelled
  12. "Cry no more! Gjon's Tears confirmed as Switzerland's Eurovision 2021 act"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20210208202452/https://wiwibloggs.com/2020/03/20/gjons-tears-confirmed-as-switzerlands-eurovision-2021-act/252304/
  13. ESCXTRA
    https://escxtra.com/2021/05/23/marcel-bezencon-awards-2021/
  14. Switzerland’s Eurovision Representative Gjon’s Tears: I Want to Touch Everyone’s Hearts With my Songs 29 May, 2021. Vani
    https://www.vanityteen.com/switzerlands-eurovision-representativ-gjons-tears-i-want-to-touch-everyones-hearts-with-my-songs/
  15. wiwibloggs
    https://wiwibloggs.com/2022/02/16/france-cest-vous-qui-decidez-2022-acts-songs-revealed/269781/
  16. Gjon's Tears - Pure (Official Video)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyIz-aznfpk
  17. wiwibloggs
    https://wiwibloggs.com/2023/04/30/new-music-blanca-paloma-cornelia-jakobs-gjons-tears-and-more/277051/
  18. "Discographie – Gjon's Tears"
    http://swisscharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&from=&to=&search=Gjon%27s+Tears
  19. "The Top List – 17/02/2019"
    http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/17-02-2019/
  20. "Discografie Gjon's Tears"
    https://ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Gjon%27s+Tears
  21. finnishcharts.com
    https://finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Gjon%27s+Tears
  22. offiziellecharts.de
    https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artist_search=Gjon%27s+Tears&do_search=do
  23. irish-charts.com
    http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Gjon%27s+Tears
  24. dutchcharts.nl
    https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Gjon%27s+Tears
  25. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single 2021-21"
    https://topplista.no/charts/singles/2021-w21/
  26. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 21"
    https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/41?dspy=2021&dspp=21
  27. "Gjon's Tears | full Official Chart History"
    https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/60282/gjons-tears/
  28. "The Top List – 26/03/2022"
    http://topawards.top-channel.tv/index.php/26-03-2022/
  29. "Here are the winners of the Marcel Bezençon Awards!"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20220818191757/https://eurovision.tv/live-blog-grand-final-2021/here-are-the-winners
  30. 20 minutes
    https://web.archive.org/web/20211115154527/https://www.20min.ch/fr/story/gjons-tears-remporte-la-victoire-138803858707
  31. Billboard
    https://web.archive.org/web/20231106013319/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2023-mtv-ema-awards-full-winners-list-taylor-swift-1235463964/
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