| "Tout l'univers" | ||||
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| Single byGjon's Tears | ||||
| from the album The Game | ||||
| Released | 10 March 2021 | |||
| Length | 3:03 | |||
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| Producer | Wouter Hardy | |||
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| "Tout l'univers" onYouTube | ||||
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| Semi-final result | 1st | |||
| Semi-final points | 291 | |||
| Final result | 3rd | |||
| Final points | 432 | |||
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| ◄ "Répondez-moi" (2020) | ||||
| "Boys Do Cry" (2022) ► | ||||
"Tout l'univers" (French pronunciation:[tulynivɛʁ];transl. "The Whole Universe") is a song by Swiss singerGjon's Tears released as asingle on 10 March 2021 by Jo & Co andSony Music Entertainment. It was written and composed by the singer himself alongside Nina Sampermans,Wouter Hardy and Xavier Michel. The songrepresented Switzerland in theEurovision Song Contest 2021 inRotterdam, the Netherlands, after being internally selected by theSwiss 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 theMarcel Bezençon Awards, voted on by a panel of participating composers in the 2021 contest.[1]
"Tout l'univers" was made available fordigital download andstreaming by Jo & Co andSony Music on 10 March 2021.[2] The accompanyingmusic video premiered on the officialYouTube channel of theEurovision Song Contest simultaneously with the digital release on 10 March 2021 at 16:00 (CET).[3][4]
On 20 March 2020, SRG SSR confirmed thatGjon's Tears would represent Switzerland in the 2021 contest.[5]
The65th edition of theEurovision Song Contest took place inRotterdam, the Netherlands and consisted of two semi-finals on 18 May and 20 May 2021, and the grand final on 22 May 2021.[6] According to theEurovision rules, all participating countries, except the host nation and the "Big Five", consisting ofFrance,Germany,Italy,Spain and theUnited Kingdom, 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.[7][8] On 17 November 2020, it was announced that Switzerland would be performing in the second half of the second semi-final of the contest.[9]
The track was used by Georgian figure skaterMorisi Kvitelashvili in his short program for 2021–2022 season, which was also presented at2022 Winter Olympics.[10]
| Chart (2021–2022) | Peak position |
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| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[12] | 68 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[13] | 50 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] | 5 |
| Germany (GfK)[15] | 86 |
| Global Excl. US (Billboard)[16] | 119 |
| Greece (IFPI)[17] | 27 |
| Iceland (Tónlistinn)[18] | 13 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[19] | 52 |
| Lithuania (AGATA)[20] | 9 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[21] | 16 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[22] | 36 |
| Portugal (AFP)[23] | 118 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[24] | 21 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] | 1 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[26] | 93 |
| USWorld Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[27] | 9 |
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Version | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | 10 March 2021 | Original |
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| 28 July 2021 | Tiery F Remix |