J'ai cherché

"J'ai cherché"
Eurovision Song Contest 2016 entry
Country	France
Artist(s)	Amir
Languages	French, English
Composer(s)	Nazim Khaled, Silvio Lisbonne, Skydancers
Lyricist(s)	Amir Haddad, Johan Errami, Nazim Khaled
Appearance chronology
◄ "N'oubliez pas" (2015)

"J'ai cherché" (English: I Have Been Looking For) is a song performed by French-Israeli singer Amir Haddad. The song will represent France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, and 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 will be included on his second studio album Au cœur de moi (2016).

Eurovision Song Contest

Main article: France in the Eurovision Song Contest 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 will automatically advance to the final.^[4] He will perform the song during the first Semi-final on 10 May 2016.^[5]

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 Contests YouTube channel on 13 March 2016 at a total length of two minutes and fifty-nine seconds.^[7]

Track listing

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

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)^[8]	47
France (SNEP)^[9]	13
Russia (TopHit)^[10]	26

Release history

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

References

↑ "J'ai cherché Credits". All Music. Retrieved 29 Feb 2016.
↑ Omelyanchuk, Olena (29 Feb 2016). "Amir is the French choice for Stockholm!". EBU.
1 2 3 J'ai cherché - Single by Amir on iTunes
↑ Jordan, Paul (21 January 2016). "Semi-Final Allocation Draw on Monday, pots revealed". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
↑ Granger, Anthony (23 September 2015). "ESC'16: Big 5 & Sweden Will Perform in the Semi Finals". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
↑ Amir - J'ai cherché (Clip officiel) - YouTube
↑ Amir - J'ai cherché (France) 2016 Eurovision Song Contest - YouTube
↑ "ultratop.be – Amir – J'ai cherché" (in French). Ultratop.
↑ "Lescharts.com – Amir – J'ai cherché" (in French). Les classement single.
↑ TopHit Track Info - Amir, "J'ai Cherche"

Amir Haddad

Discography

Albums	Vayehi (2011) Au cœur de moi (2016)

Singles	"All of Me" "Oasis" "J'ai cherché"

Television	The Voice: la plus belle voix Season 3 Eurovision Song Contest France France 2016 2016

Related articles	Jenifer Yannick Noah Warner Music Group

France in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation

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Artists

1950s	Mathé Altéry (1956) Dany Dauberson (1956) Paule Desjardins André Claveau Jean Philippe

1960s	Jacqueline Boyer Jean-Paul Mauric Isabelle Aubret Alain Barrière Rachel Guy Mardel Dominique Walter Noëlle Cordier Isabelle Aubret Frida Boccara

1970s	Guy Bonnet Serge Lama Betty Mars Martine Clemenceau ~~1974~~ Nicole Rieu Catherine Ferry Marie Myriam Joël Prévost Anne-Marie David

1980s	Profil Jean Gabilou ~~1982~~ Guy Bonnet Annick Thoumazeau Roger Bens Cocktail Chic Christine Minier Gérard Lenorman Nathalie Pâque

1990s	Joëlle Ursull Amina Kali Patrick Fiori Nina Morato Nathalie Santamaria Dan Ar Braz & l'Héritage des Celtes Fanny Marie Line Nayah

2000s	Sofia Mestari Natasha St-Pier Sandrine François Louisa Baïleche Jonatan Cerrada Ortal Virginie Pouchain Les Fatals Picards Sébastien Tellier Patricia Kaas

2010s	Jessy Matador Amaury Vassili Anggun Amandine Bourgeois Twin Twin Lisa Angell Amir

Songs

1950s	"Le temps perdu" (1956) "Il est là" (1956) "La belle amour" "Dors, mon amour" "Oui, oui, oui, oui"

1960s	"Tom Pillibi" "Printemps, avril carillonne" "Un premier amour" "Elle était si jolie" "Le chant de Mallory" "N'avoue jamais" "Chez nous" "Il doit faire beau là-bas" "La source" "Un jour, un enfant"

1970s	"Marie-Blanche" "Un jardin sur la terre" "Comé-comédie" "Sans toi" ~~1974~~ "Et bonjour à toi l'artiste" "Un, deux, trois" "L'oiseau et l'enfant" "Il y aura toujours des violons" "Je suis l'enfant soleil"

1980s	"Hé, hé M'sieurs dames" "Humanahum" ~~1982~~ "Vivre" "Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles" "Femme dans ses rêves aussi" "Européennes" "Les mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche" "Chanteur de charme" "J'ai volé la vie"

1990s	"White and Black Blues" "C'est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison" "Monté la riviè" "Mama Corsica" "Je suis un vrai garçon" "Il me donne rendez-vous" "Diwanit Bugale" "Sentiments songes" "Où aller" "Je veux donner ma voix"

2000s	"On aura le ciel" "Je n'ai que mon âme" "Il faut du temps" "Monts et merveilles" "À chaque pas" "Chacun pense à soi" "Il était temps" "L'amour à la française" "Divine" "Et s'il fallait le faire"

2010s	"Allez Ola Olé" "Sognu" "Echo (You and I)" "L'enfer et moi" "Moustache" "N'oubliez pas" "J'ai cherché"

(Note: Entries scored out are when France did not compete)

Eurovision Song Contest 2016

Countries

Finalists	France Germany Italy Spain Sweden United Kingdom

Semi-final 1	Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Estonia Finland Greece Hungary Iceland Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Russia San Marino

Semi-final 2	Albania Australia Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Denmark Georgia Ireland Israel Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Norway Poland Serbia Slovenia Switzerland Ukraine

Withdrawn	Romania

Artists

Finalists	Amir Barei Francesca Michielin Frans Jamie-Lee Kriewitz Joe and Jake

Semi-final 1	Argo Dalal & Deen feat. Ana Rucner & Jala Douwe Bob Freddie Gabriela Gunčíková Greta Salóme Highway Ira Losco Iveta Mukuchyan Jüri Pootsmann Lidia Isac Minus One Nina Kraljić Samra Sandhja Sergey Lazarev Serhat Zoë

Semi-final 2	Agnete Dami Im Donny Montell Eneda Tarifa Hovi Star Ivan Jamala Justs Kaliopi Laura Tesoro Lighthouse X ManuElla Michał Szpak Nicky Byrne Nika Kocharov & Young Georgian Lolitaz Poli Genova Rykka Sanja Vučić ZAA

Withdrawn	Xavier Naidoo Ovidiu Anton

Songs

Finalists	"Ghost" "If I Were Sorry" "J'ai cherché" "No Degree of Separation" "Say Yay!" "You're Not Alone"

Semi-final 1	"Alter Ego" "Falling Stars" "Hear Them Calling" "I Didn't Know" "I Stand" "Lighthouse" "Ljubav je" "Loin d'ici" "LoveWave" "Miracle" "Pioneer" "Play" "Sing It Away" "Slow Down" "The Real Thing" "Utopian Land" "Walk on Water" "You Are the Only One"

Semi-final 2	"1944" "Blue and Red" "Color of Your Life" "Dona" "Fairytale" "Goodbye (Shelter)" "Heartbeat" "Help You Fly" "Icebreaker" "I've Been Waiting for This Night" "If Love Was a Crime" "Made of Stars" "Midnight Gold" "Soldiers of Love" "Sound of Silence" "Sunlight" "The Last of Our Kind" "What's the Pressure"

Withdrawn	"Chameleon" "Moment of Silence"

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