Tout l'univers explained

Tout l'univers
Cover:Gjon's Tears - Tout l'univers.png
Alt:The official cover for "Tout l'univers"
Type:single
Artist:Gjon's Tears
Album:The Game
Released:10 March 2021
Length:3:03
Label:
Producer:Wouter Hardy
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Song: "Tout l'univers"
Year:2021
Country:Switzerland
Artist:Gjon's Tears
Language:French
Place:3rd
Points:432
Place Semi:1st
Points Semi:291
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"Tout l'univers" (in French pronounced as /tu lynivɛʁ/;) is a song by Swiss singer Gjon's Tears released as a single on 10 March 2021 by Jo & Co and Sony Music Entertainment. It was written and composed by the singer himself alongside Nina Sampermans, Wouter Hardy and Xavier Michel. The song represented Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, after being internally selected by the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR). The song finished in 3rd place, receiving 432 points, the best result for Switzerland since 1993. It also won the Composer Award in the 2021 edition of the Marcel Bezençon Awards, voted on by a panel of participating composers in the 2021 contest.[1]

Release and promotion

"Tout l'univers" was made available for digital download and streaming by Jo & Co and Sony Music on 10 March 2021. The accompanying music video premiered on the official YouTube channel of the Eurovision Song Contest simultaneously with the digital release on 10 March 2021 at 16:00 (CET).[2] [3]

At Eurovision

Internal selection

On 20 March 2020, SRG SSR confirmed that Gjon's Tears would represent Switzerland in the 2021 contest.[4]

Rotterdam

See main article: Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.

The 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest took place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and consisted of two semi-finals on 18 May and 20 May 2021, and the grand final on 22 May 2021.[5] According to the Eurovision rules, all participating countries, except the host nation and the "Big Five", consisting of,,, and the, are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals to compete for the final, although the top 10 countries from the respective semi-final progress to the grand final.[6] [7] On 17 November 2020, it was announced that Switzerland would be performing in the second half of the second semi-final of the contest.[8]

At The 2022 Winter Olympics

The track was used by Georgian figure skater Morisi Kvitelashvili in his short program for 2021–2022 season, which was also presented at 2022 Winter Olympics[9]

Charts

Chart (2021–2022)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 5
Global Excl. US (Billboard)[11] 119
Greece (IFPI)[12] 27
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[13] 13
Ireland (IRMA)[14] 52
Lithuania (AGATA)[15] 9
Norway (VG-lista)[16] 36
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 21
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[18] 9

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormat(s)VersionLabel
Various10 March 2021Original
28 July 2021Tiery F Remix

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Barbara Pravi and Gjon's Tears win Marcel Bezençon Awards. Van Lith. Nick. 2021-05-23. ESCXTRA.
  2. Web site: European Broadcasting Union (EBU) . Gjon's Tears presents 'Tout l'Univers' . 15 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210315183125/https://eurovision.tv/story/gjons-tears-shares-tout-lunivers . 15 March 2021 . 10 March 2021.
  3. Web site: Ryan . Tom . ESCXtra . Gjon's Tears to release Eurovision 2021 entry on 10th March . 15 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210306230253/https://escxtra.com/2021/03/05/gjons-tears-eurovision-2021-10-march/ . 6 March 2021 . 5 March 2021.
  4. Web site: Jansen . Esma . . Cry no more! Gjon's Tears confirmed as Switzerland's Eurovision 2021 act . 27 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201027125115/https://wiwibloggs.com/2020/03/20/gjons-tears-confirmed-as-switzerlands-eurovision-2021-act/252304/ . 27 October 2020 . 20 March 2020.
  5. Web site: European Broadcasting Union (EBU) . Rotterdam 2021–Eurovision Song Contest . 24 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201224155243/https://eurovision.tv/event/rotterdam-2021 . 24 December 2020.
  6. Web site: European Broadcasting Union (EBU) . Rules–Eurovision Song Contest . 31 October 2018 . 5 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200408073043/https://eurovision.tv/about/rules/ . 8 April 2020.
  7. European Broadcasting Union (EBU) . Eurovision Song Contest 2021 . 18-22 May 2021 . Rotterdam, Netherlands.
  8. Web site: Groot . Evert . European Broadcasting Union (EBU) . 2020 Semi-Final line-up to stay for 2021 . 24 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201118125722/https://eurovision.tv/story/2020-semi-final-line-up-to-stay-this-year . 18 November 2020 . 17 November 2020.
  9. Web site: Introducing the 2022 Beijing Olympic Figure Skaters - Men . 27 January 2022 .
  10. Web site: Singlet 21/2021. Musiikkituottajat. fi. 31 May 2021. 31 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210531061318/https://www.ifpi.fi/lista/singlet/2021/21/. live.
  11. Billboard Global Excl. US Chart. 2021-08-22. Billboard.
  12. Web site: Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Week: 21/2021. IFPI Greece. 31 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210607180158/https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html. 7 June 2021.
  13. Web site: Tónlistinn – Lög. The Music – Songs. is. Plötutíðindi. 3 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210605085922/https://plotutidindi.is/lagalistinn/. 5 June 2021. dead.
  14. Web site: IRMA – Irish Charts. Irish Recorded Music Association. 29 May 2021. 14 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170614003514/http://www.irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles. live.
  15. Web site: 2021 21-os SAVAITĖS (gegužės 21-27 d.) SINGLŲ TOP100. lt. AGATA. 28 May 2021. 28 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210528143430/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/21s/. 28 May 2021. live.
  16. Web site: VG-lista – Topp 20 Single 2021-21. VG-lista. 28 May 2021. 29 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210529005454/https://topplista.no/charts/singles/2021-w21/. live.
  17. Web site: Veckolista Singlar, vecka 21. Sverigetopplistan. 28 May 2021. 29 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210529005617/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/41?dspy=2021&dspp=21. live.
  18. World Digital Song Sales: Week of February 19, 2022. Billboard. 15 February 2022. subscription.

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