Artist Profile
Artist: Tousin Chiza (Tusse)
Date of Birth: 1 January 2002
Hometown: Democratic Republic of Congo
Selection Method: Winner of Melodifestivalen 2021
Song: Voices
Composer: Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt, Anderz Wrethov
Producer: Joy Deb, Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt
Eurovision Result: 14th Place

Tousin Michael Chiza, known as Tusse, is a Congolese-Swedish singer.
Tusse was a finalist in Swedish Idol 2019 and was ultimately declared the winner in the final.
Tusse participated in Melodifestivalen 2021 with the song “Voices”. He qualified directly to the final, scheduled for 13 March 2021, and ultimately won with 175 points. As a result, he will now represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Song Lyrics
There’s fire in the rain
But we’ll get up again
We’re thousand miles apart
But we’ll overcome
I’ll never let you down
World is turning us around
But I feel it in my heart
Let’s make a brand new start
Can’t stop us now, forget the haters
Get up and live and make it matter
There’s more to life so go ahead and sing it out
Can you hear a million voices
Calling out in the rain?
You know we got a million choices
So go get out and let it rain
A million voices, voices
A million voices, voices
A million voices, voices
A million voices
There’s fire in the rain
And I can feel your pain
Painting all the scars in
The colors of change
Don’t let them hold you down
Don’t let them hold you down
Go shooting like a star
The star you are
Can’t stop us now, forget the haters
Get up and live and make it matter
There’s more to life so go ahead and sing it out
Can you hear a million voices
Calling out in the rain?
You know we got a million choices
So go get out and let it rain
Can you hear them?
A million voices, voices
Can you hear them?
A million voices, voices
Can you hear them?
A million voices, voices
Can you hear them?
A million voices
Can you hear them? (Can you hear them?)
Can you hear them?
Can you hear a million voices
Calling out in the rain?
You know we got a million choices
So go get out and let it rain
Can you hear them?
A million voices, voices
Can you hear them?
A million voices, voices
Can you hear them?
A million voices, voices
Can you hear them?
A million voices
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
Debut: 1958
Appearances: 59
Finals: 58
Best Result: 1st (1974, 1984, 1991, 1999, 2012, 2015)
Top 10:
1958 – Alice Babs – Lilla stjärna, 4th Place
1966 – Lill Lindfors and Svante Thuresson – Nygammal vals, 2nd Place
1968 – Claes-Göran Hederström – Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mig, 5th Place
1973 – The Nova – You’re Summer, 5th Place
1974 – ABBA – Waterloo, 1st Place
1983 – Carola – Främling, 3rd Place
1984 – Herreys – Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley, 1st Place
1986 – Monica Törnell & Lasse Holm – E’ de’ det här du kallar kärlek?, 5th Place
1989 – Tommy Nilsson – En dag, 4th Place
1991 – Carola – Fångad av en stormvind, 1st Place
1995 – Jan Johansen – Se på mej, 3rd Place
1996 – One More Time – Den vilda, 3rd Place
1999 – Charlotte Nilsson – Take Me to Your Heaven, 1st Place
2001 – Friends – Listen To Your Heartbeat, 5th Place
2003 – Fame – Give Me Your Love, 5th Place
2004 – Lena Philipsson – It Hurts, 5th Place
2006 – Carola – Invincible, 5th Place
2011 – Eric Saade – Popular, 3rd Place
2012 – Loreen – Euphoria, 1st Place
2014 – Sanna Nielsen – Undo, 3rd Place
2015 – Måns Zelmerlöw – Heroes, 1st Place
2016 – Frans – If I Were Sorry, 5th Place
2017 – Robin Bengtsson – I Can’t Go On, 5th Place
2019 – John Lundvik – Too Late For Love, 5th Place
Marcel Benzençon Awards:
2002 – Artistic Award
2006 – Artistic Award
2012 – Artistic Award, Composer Award
2013 – Composer Award
2015 – Artistic Award
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