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. The show is broadcast live in December on the Swiss public broadcasting organisation Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS).
The first edition, called Couleur Terre, took place in 2007 on Couleur 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.
Summary Period Main broadcaster City Location Personalities Cause Amount collected Couleur Terre 2007 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 17–23 December Option Musique Lausanne Place Centrale Pauline Seiterle Jonas Schneiter Philippe Robin People in need CHF 1'230'276 2017 16–22 December Option Musique Lausanne Place Centrale Pauline Seiterle Jonas Schneiter Philippe Robin Young people in need CHF 1'257'461 2018 15–21 December Option Musique Lausanne Place Centrale Tania Chytil Jonas Schneiter Philippe Martin Children victims of abuse CHF 1'519'224 2019 14–20 December La Première Sion Place du Midi Tania Chytil Jonas Schneiter Philippe Martin Children victims of abuse CHF 3'140'136 2020 12–18 December La Première None Tania Chytil Vincent Veillon Philippe Martin Children victims of abuse CHF 2'028'186 2021 Not held 2022 17–23 December La Première None Tania Chytil Jonas Schneiter Philippe Martin Children victims of abuse CHF 1'718'983 2023 16–22 December La Première Sion, Gruyères, Geneva, Montreux, Neuchâtel, Biel/Bienne & Delémont Tania Chytil Jonas Schneiter Philippe Martin Education for children and young adults CHF 4'329'701 2024 14–20 December La Première Carouge, Morat, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Delémont, Biel/Bienne, Monthey & Yverdon-les-Bains Tania Chytil Jonas Schneiter Philippe Martin Children victims of abuse CHF 4'027'424 2025 13–19 December La Première Gruyères, Carouge, Sion, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Porrentruy, Biel/Bienne & Yverdon-les-Bains TBD TBD CHF TBD
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.
Once again, there was no glass house. The hosts visited a different canton each day: Bern on Saturday, Valais on Sunday, Fribourg on Monday, Geneva on Tuesday, Vaud on Wednesday, Jura on Thursday and Neuchâtel on Friday.
These editions saw the return of the glass house, but it moved to a new city every day.
See also Serious Request Jeder Rappen zählt Couleur Terre
References
External links Official website