A song co-signed by Zazie (A beating heart), his Eurovision 2021 hit with 55 million streams (all the universe), a pop refrain that Michel Berger would not have denied (Pure), a melancholic ballad in English (Midnight in Paris)… The thirteen tracks that make up Gjon’s Tears’ debut album, The Game, released this Friday, find their consistency in their diversity and uniqueness. “I wanted this disc to be like a playlist”, advances the artist to 20 minutes.
” With all the universe, people discovered a tender and epic side of me. I also wanted to show the other facets that make me up, he continues. We find the duality between life and death, between nostalgia and melancholy. I want to be a firework of emotions and move people with these different themes and tones. »
“An experience that made me grow musically”
On May 13, Gjon’s Tears will be on stage at the Café de la danse (Paris 11th). The same evening, in Liverpool (United Kingdom), the Eurovision final will take place. This competition in which he finished third, for Switzerland, two years ago. A strong moment that he tells 20 minutes in the video above.
“It allowed me to know what I wanted to do, what artist I wanted to be,” he explains. It’s an experience that made me grow musically, artistically. And who allowed The Game to be the album that it is.