Cœur à Cœur (CÀC) (literally Heart-to-Heart) is the French Swiss version of Serious Request, originally created by Dutch radio station NPO 3FM in 2004.
The annually recurring show is a charity fundraiser for a chosen cause. As in the original Dutch version, several radio hosts or television personalities are locked inside a glass house for around a week. Every year, funds are collected in favour of Swiss Solidarity.[1] The show is broadcast live in December on the Swiss public broadcasting organisation Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS).[2]
The first edition, called Couleur Terre, took place in 2007 on Couleur 3.[3] The show was then discontinued until 2016, when it returned with a new name and on other radio stations: Option Musique from 2016 to 2018 and La Première since 2019.
There was a similar format in the German-speaking part of Switzerland called Jeder Rappen zählt which was held every year until 2018.[4]
| Period | Main broadcaster | City | Location | Personalities | Cause | Amount collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couleur Terre | ||||||
| 2007[5] 19–24 December | Place de la Rôtisserie | Emilie Gasc Yann Zitouni Michel Ndeze | CHF 252'000 | |||
| Cœur à Cœur | ||||||
| 2016[6] 17–23 December | Place Centrale | Pauline Seiterle Jonas Schneiter Philippe Robin | People in need | CHF 1'230'276 | ||
| 2017[7] 16–22 December | Place Centrale | Pauline Seiterle Jonas Schneiter Philippe Robin | Young people in need | CHF 1'257'461 | ||
| 2018[8] 15–21 December | Place Centrale | Tania Chytil Jonas Schneiter Philippe Martin | Children victims of abuse | CHF 1'519'224 | ||
| 2019[9] 14–20 December | Place du Midi | Tania Chytil Jonas Schneiter Philippe Martin | Children victims of abuse | CHF 3'140'136 | ||
| 2020[10] 12–18 December | None | Tania Chytil Vincent Veillon Philippe Martin | Children victims of abuse | CHF 2'028'186 | ||
| 2021 | Not held | |||||
| 2022[11] 17–23 December | None | Tania Chytil Jonas Schneiter Philippe Martin | Children victims of abuse | CHF 1'718'983 | ||
| 2023[12] 16–22 December | Tania Chytil Jonas Schneiter Philippe Martin | Education for children and young adults | CHF 4'329'701 |
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the hosts weren't locked inside a glass house. Instead, they visited more than 60 locations all over Romandy.
Once again, there was no glass house. The hosts visited a different canton each day: Bern on Saturday, Bern on Saturday, Valais on Sunday, Fribourg on Monday, Geneva on Tuesday, Vaud on Wednesday, Jura on Thursday and Neuchâtel on Friday.[13]
This edition saw the return of the house glass, but it moved to a new city every day.[14]