Introduction
Gjon Muharremaj ([ɟɔn muharɛmaj]; born 29 June 1998), known professionally as Gjon's Tears, is a Swiss singer and songwriter of Kosovar-Albanian descent. He would have represented Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 held in Rotterdam, Netherlands with the song "Répondez-moi". On Instagram, Gjon confirmed he will represent Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.
Career
Early career
In 2011, at the age of 12, Muharremaj competed in the first season of the talent show Albanians Got Talent, placing third in the final. One year later, he reached the semi-final of Die grössten Schweizer Talente. In 2019, he auditioned for the eighth season of the French singing competition The Voice: la plus belle voix and reached the semi-finals with Team Mika.
| The Voice: la plus belle voix performances and results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Song | Original artist | 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 | ||
2020-: Eurovision Song Contest
On 4 March 2020, it was announced that the Swiss broadcaster SRG SSR had internally selected Muharremaj to represent Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 held in Rotterdam, Netherlands with the song "Répondez-moi".Following its cancellation due to the coronavirus pandemic, SRG SSR announced on 20 March 2020 that he would represent Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with a new song.
Personal life
Muharremaj was born in Broc, Gruyère District to a Kosovo Albanian father and an Albanian mother from Tirana.
Discography
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWI |
ALB | |||
| "Babi" | 2018 | — | 1 | Non-album singles |
| "Back in Light" | — | — | ||
| "Répondez-moi" | 2020 | 100 | — | |