J'ai cherché

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"J'ai cherché"
Single by Amir
from the album Au cœur de moi
Released 15 January 2016
Format Digital download
Recorded 2015
Genre
Length 3:32 (album version)
3:00 (eurovision edit)
Label Sash Productions
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
  • Nazim Khaled
  • Silvio Lisbonne
  • Skydancers
Amir singles chronology
"Oasis"
(2015)		 "J'ai cherché"
(2016)
France "J'ai cherché"
Eurovision Song Contest 2016 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Languages
Composer(s)
Nazim Khaled, Silvio Lisbonne, Skydancers
Lyricist(s)
Amir Haddad, Johan Errami, Nazim Khaled
Finals performance
Final result
6th
Final points
257
Appearance chronology
◄ "N'oubliez pas" (2015)   

"J'ai cherché" (English: I Searched) is a dance pop song performed by French-Israeli singer Amir Haddad. The song represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden. The song finished 6th overall in the grand final with 257 points finishing 3rd with the juries and 9th in the televote, France's best result since 2002. It was written by Haddad along with Johan Errami and Nazim Khaled, while Khaled produced the track along with Silvio Lisbonne and Skydancers.[1][2] The song was released as a digital download on 15 January 2016 through Sash Productions.[3] The song was released as the second single from his second studio album Au cœur de moi (2016).

Eurovision Song Contest

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Main article: France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016
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Amir performing at Eurovision 2016

On 29 February 2016, the French broadcaster announced that Haddad would perform the song "J'ai cherché" as the country's Eurovision Song Contest 2016 entry. Being a member of the "Big 5", he automatically advanced to the final.[4] He performed the song during the first Semi-final on 10 May 2016.[5] The song finished 6th overall in the grand final with 257 points finishing 3rd with the juries and 9th in the televote, France's best result since 2002 and the highest-scoring French entry to date thanks to the new scoring system.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "J'ai cherché" was first released onto Amir's YouTube channel on 3 March 2016 at a total length of three minutes and thirty-two seconds.[6] A shorter version of the video was uploaded to the Eurovision Song Contest's YouTube channel on 13 March 2016 at a total length of two minutes and fifty-nine seconds.[7] It has since received over 10 million views.

Other versions

After the good reception of the song, there is two different versions of the song, one in English and one in Spanish. One month later of the release of "J'ai cherché", Haddad released the all-English version of the song, titled "Looking for You".[8]On 10 May 2016, in the morning of the very first Semi-final the Spanish version of the song was uploaded to his YouTube channel, titled "Yo Busqué".[9] This last version was made with the help of the Spanish representative of Eurovision that year (2016), Barei, after they both created a strong friendship in the Eurovision Tour around Europe, where they sang the early version of the song together in the streets of London.[10]

Track listing

Digital download[3]
No. Title Length
1. "J'ai cherché"   3:32

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 58
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[12] 12
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 11
France (SNEP)[14] 2
Germany (Official German Charts)[15] 80
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] 107
Russia (TopHit)[17] 26
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[18] 33
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 45
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 59

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide 15 January 2016[3] Digital download Sash Productions

References

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  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 J'ai cherché - Single by Amir on iTunes
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  6. ↑ Amir - J'ai cherché (Clip officiel) - YouTube
  7. ↑ Amir - J'ai cherché (France) 2016 Eurovision Song Contest - YouTube
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  10. ↑ Amir y Barei - Yo busqué (J'ai cherché Versión en Español) - Eurovision 2016 [3] YouTube
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  15. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Amir – J'ai cherché". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
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  17. ↑ TopHit Track Info - Amir, "J'ai Cherche"
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