Répondez-moi

"Répondez-moi" (French for Answer me) is a French-language song by Swiss-Albanian singer Gjon's Tears. It was meant to represent Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020.[1]

"Répondez-moi"
Single by Gjon's Tears
Released4 March 2020 (2020-03-04)
Length3:00
LabelMuve
Songwriter(s)
Gjon's Tears singles chronology
"Back in Light"
(2018)		 "Répondez-moi"
(2020)
Eurovision Song Contest 2020 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
  • Gjon Muharremaj
  • Xavier Michel
  • Alizé Oswald
  • Jeroen Swinnen
Finals performance
Semi-final result
Contest cancelled
Entry chronology
◄ "She Got Me" (2019)   

Background

The subject of the song is personal for Gjon's Tears. 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
Main article: Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020

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]

Charts
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[4] 100
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gollark: ```The loneliest is a.(Abs function)(returns the absolute value of 'a thought')Abs takes a thoughtIf a thought is greater than nothingGive back a thoughtElseGive back nothing without a thought(end Abs function)(Pow function)(returns 'all' raised to 'your base')Pow takes all and your baseIf your base is emptyGive back the loneliest (end if)If your base is less than nothingPut nothing without your base into your baseGive back the loneliest over Pow taking all, your base (end if)Put the loneliest into the onePut all into the magicWhile the one is smaller than your basePut all of the magic into the magicBuild the one up (end while)Give back the magic(end Pow function)(some constants for Sqrt function)The wing is strange.My song is knickknack. lumberjacksPut Pow taking my song, the wing into the dawnHalf is flummoxing. huzza(Sqrt function)(iterates until the estimate update is less than 'the dawn')Sqrt takes a mountainIf a mountain is nowhereGive back nothing (end if)Put a mountain into a molehillPut a molehill into the seaWhile Abs taking the sea is greater than the dawnPut a molehill into the seaPut Half of a molehill with Half of a mountain over a molehill into a molehillPut the sea without a molehill into the sea (end while)Give back a molehill(end Sqrt function)```A simple maths library.
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gollark: ```Midnight takes your heart and your soulWhile your heart is as high as your soulPut your heart without your soul into your heartGive back your heartDesire is a lovestruck ladykillerMy world is nothing Fire is iceHate is waterUntil my world is Desire,Build my world upIf Midnight taking my world, Fire is nothing and Midnight taking my world, Hate is nothingShout "FizzBuzz!"Take it to the topIf Midnight taking my world, Fire is nothingShout "Fizz!"Take it to the topIf Midnight taking my world, Hate is nothingSay "Buzz!"Take it to the topWhisper my world```A fizzbuzz program.
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References
  1. "🇨🇭 Gjon's Tears represents Switzerland in Rotterdam with "Répondez-moi"". ESCXTRA.com. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  2. "Switzerland picks Gjon's Tears with French 'Repondez-moi' for Rotterdam - Eurovision Song Contest". eurovision.tv. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  3. "Gjon's Tears - Répondez-moi - Switzerland 🇨🇭 - Official Music Video - Eurovision 2020". Retrieved 5 March 2020 – via YouTube.
  4. "Swisscharts.com – Gjon's Tears – Répondez-moi". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
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