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"Répondez-moi" (French for Answer me) is a French-language song by Swiss singer Gjon's Tears. It will represent Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020.[1]
Background
The subject of the song is very personal for Gjon's Tears and is also universal and speaks to everyone. He said, "Everyone asks themselves why exactly are we here, where do we come from and where are we going. These are key questions, particularly for people from a migrant background. My parents are from Albania and Kosovo. I grew up in Switzerland and it's my home, these are questions that I think about a lot."[2]
Eurovision Song Contest
The song was selected to represent Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 after Gjon's Tears was internally selected by the Swiss broadcaster Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR). On 28 January 2020, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Switzerland was placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 14 May 2020, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show.
Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "Répondez-moi" was first released onto YouTube on 4 March 2020.[3] Gjon's Tears wanted to do more than just arouse emotion and show impressive shots, he wanted to create his own world of memories, dreams and reality. For this, he took inspiration from the style of one of his favourite filmmakers, Andrei Tarkovsky. He said, "The shooting was more difficult than expected because we wanted to use real elements to create rain, snow and fire. In order to control the fire in the fight scene, we burned 8 curtains for sure." The video was directed by Janine Piguet. The video also features his parents, his brother and grandmother. It was shot in Fribourg Library, amongst other places.[2]
References
- ^ "🇨🇭 Gjon's Tears represents Switzerland in Rotterdam with "Répondez-moi"". ESCXTRA.com. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Switzerland picks Gjon's Tears with French 'Repondez-moi' for Rotterdam - Eurovision Song Contest". eurovision.tv. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Gjon's Tears - Répondez-moi - Switzerland 🇨🇭 - Official Music Video - Eurovision 2020". Retrieved 5 March 2020 – via YouTube.
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