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LUCIAN HUNZIKER
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Gjon’s Tears will represent Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest.
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With “Repondez-moi” he will fight for the Swiss entry into the ESC final on May 14, 2020. It is the first Swiss contribution in French since 2010.
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LUCIAN HUNZIKER
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Gjon’s Tears (2nd from right) originally played in a band. He goes alone to Rotterdam.
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Keystone
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The last Swiss contribution in French in 2010 was “Il pleut de l’or” by Michael von der Heide. At that time he missed the finals in Oslo.
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He succeeds Luca Hänni (25): Gjon Muharremaj (21) from Bulle FR, better known under his stage name Gjon’s Tears, is traveling to Rotterdam with the song “Répondez-moi” for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Switzerland.
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It’s not an easy task for Freiburg: Luca Hänni landed last year with «She Got Me» in sensational fourth place, after rather poor Swiss results in the previous years. The pressure should therefore be high for the young musician.
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Experienced TV man
Muharremaj has a lot of experience in television: In 2010 he made it to the finals of the Albanian version of “Das Supertalent”, 2012 to “Die biggest Swiss Talents” and 2019 to “The Voice” in France.
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With “Repondez-moi”, the French-speaking Switzerland has also made the first French Swiss ESC contribution since 2010. At that time Michael von der Heide (48) sang “Il pleut de l’or” and was eliminated in the semifinals. In 2002 Francine Jordi (42) finished 22nd with “Dans le jardin de monâme”.
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Whether the singer qualified like Luca Hänni for the ESC final on May 16, 2020 will be shown on Thursday, May 14. Then he competes against 17 other nations and fights for one of the 10 starting places for the final round.
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