Tout l'univers

"Tout l'univers" (French pronunciation: [tu lynivɛʁ]; transl. "The Whole Universe") 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]

"Tout l'univers"
Single by Gjon's Tears
from the album The Game
Released	10 March 2021
Length	3:03
Label	Jo & Co Sony Music
Songwriter(s)	Gjon Muharremaj Nina Sampermans Wouter Hardy Xavier Michel
Producer(s)	Wouter Hardy
Gjon's Tears singles chronology
"Répondez-moi" (2020) "Tout l'univers" (2021) "Dance Me" (2021)
Music video
"Tout l'univers" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2021 entry
Country	Switzerland
Artist(s)	Gjon's Tears
Language	French
Composer(s)	Gjon Muharremaj Nina Sampermans Wouter Hardy Xavier Michel
Lyricist(s)	Gjon Muharremaj Nina Sampermans Wouter Hardy Xavier Michel
Finals performance
Semi-final result	1st
Semi-final points	291
Final result	3rd
Final points	432
Entry chronology
◄ "Répondez-moi" (2020)
"Boys Do Cry" (2022) ►

Release and promotion

"Tout l'univers" was made available for digital download and streaming by Jo & Co and Sony Music on 10 March 2021.^[2] 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).^[3][4]

At Eurovision

Internal selection

On 20 March 2020, SRG SSR confirmed that Gjon's Tears would represent Switzerland in the 2021 contest.^[5]

Rotterdam

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.^[6] According to the Eurovision rules, all participating countries, except the host nation and the "Big Five", consisting of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United 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]

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^[10]

Track listing

Digital download^[2]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tout l'univers"	3:03

Digital download – Tiery F Remix^[11]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tout l'univers" (Tiery F Remix)	3:11

Charts

Chart performance for "Tout l'univers"

Chart (2021–2022)	Peak position
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
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[27]	9

Release history

Release history and formats for "Tout l'univers"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Version	Label	Ref.
Various	10 March 2021	Digital download streaming	Original	Jo & Co Sony Music	[2]
	28 July 2021		Tiery F Remix		[11]

External links

• Tout l'univers (lyrics and translation)

References

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