Cœur à Cœur
Cœur à Cœur (CÀC) (literally Heart-to-Heart) is the French Swiss version of Serious Request, originally created by Dutch radio station NPO 3FM in 2004.
The annually recurring show is a charity fundraiser for a chosen cause. As in the original Dutch version, several radio hosts or television personalities are locked inside a glass house for around a week. Every year, funds are collected in favour of Swiss Solidarity.[1] The show is broadcast live in December on the Swiss public broadcasting organisation Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS).[2]
The first edition, called Couleur Terre, took place in 2007 on Couleur 3.[3] The show was then discontinued until 2016, when it returned with a new name and on other radio stations: Option Musique from 2016 to 2018 and La Première since 2019.
There was a similar format in the German-speaking part of Switzerland called Jeder Rappen zählt which was held every year until 2018.[4]
Summary
| Period | Main broadcaster | City | Location | Personalities | Cause | Amount collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couleur Terre | ||||||
| 2007[5] 19–24 December |
Couleur 3 | Geneva | Place de la Rôtisserie | Emilie Gasc Yann Zitouni Michel Ndeze |
Access to drinking water | CHF 252'000 |
| Cœur à Cœur | ||||||
| 2016[6] 17–23 December |
Option Musique | Lausanne | Place Centrale | Pauline Seiterle Jonas Schneiter Philippe Robin |
People in need | CHF 1'230'276 |
| 2017[7] 16–22 December |
Option Musique | Lausanne | Place Centrale | Pauline Seiterle Jonas Schneiter Philippe Robin |
Young people in need | CHF 1'257'461 |
| 2018[8] 15–21 December |
Option Musique | Lausanne | Place Centrale | Tania Chytil Jonas Schneiter Philippe Martin |
Children victims of abuse | CHF 1'519'224 |
| 2019[9] 14–20 December |
La Première | Sion | Place du Midi | Tania Chytil Jonas Schneiter Philippe Martin |
Children victims of abuse | CHF 3'140'136 |
| 2020[10] 12–18 December |
La Première | None a | Tania Chytil Vincent Veillon Philippe Martin |
Children victims of abuse | CHF 2'028'186 | |
| 2021 | Not held | |||||
| 2022[11] 17–23 December |
La Première | None b | Tania Chytil Jonas Schneiter Philippe Martin |
Children victims of abuse | CHF 1'718'983 | |
| 2023[12] 16–22 December |
La Première | Sion, Gruyères, Geneva, Montreux, Neuchâtel, Biel/Bienne & Delémont c | Tania Chytil Jonas Schneiter Philippe Martin |
Education for children and young adults | CHF 4'329'701 | |
a Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the hosts weren't locked inside a glass house. Instead, they visited more than 60 locations all over Romandy.
b Once again, there was no glass house. The hosts visited a different canton each day: Bern on Saturday, Bern on Saturday, Valais on Sunday, Fribourg on Monday, Geneva on Tuesday, Vaud on Wednesday, Jura on Thursday and Neuchâtel on Friday.[13]
c This edition saw the return of the house glass, but it moved to a new city every day.[14]
External links
References
- ^ "Cœur à Cœur : 2016-2020". Chaîne du Bonheur (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ "Coeur à Coeur 2023: 7 jours pour sensibiliser à l'éducation des enfants et des jeunes". RTS Info (in French). 7 November 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ "Couleur Terre". Swiss Solidarity. Archived from the original on 2015-04-04. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ "«Jeder Rappen zählt» 2018 für ein Dach über dem Kopf". SRG Deutschschweiz (in German). 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ "L'opération "Couleur Terre" a pris fin". RTS Info (in French). 2007-12-24. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ "L'action «Coeur à coeur» a rapporté 1,2 million". Le Matin (in French). 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ "Cœur à Cœur: 1,25 million de francs récoltés". Tribune de Genève (in French). 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ "L'opération Coeur à Coeur récolte 1,5 million". 24 heures (in French). 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ Albelda, Jean-François (2019-12-20). "Cœur à cœur récolte plus de 3 millions de francs à Sion". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ "Coeur à Coeur récolte plus de deux millions de francs à l'issue de son périple". RTS Info (in French). 2020-12-18. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ "Cœur à Cœur : 1'718'983 CHF de dons récoltés en faveur du droit à l'enfance". Chaîne du Bonheur (in French). 2022-12-23. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ "L'opération Coeur à coeur récolte plus de 4,3 millions de francs". Blick (in French). 2023-12-23. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ "Coeur à Coeur revient du 17 au 23 décembre 2022!". RTS Info (in French). 2023-10-12. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ Jaquet, Marie (2023-12-11). "Cœur à Cœur : l'édition 2023 sillonnera les 7 cantons romands en 7 jours". SSR Suisse Romande (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-28.