France FRANCE 2025 - Louane - maman

[ESC United Mod Team]

 

[joao]

This is a beautiful song with a very touching meaning. Louane didn't disappointed at all! I find it beautiful and I'm giving it a

Disappointing it's how they decided to present the song. I mean what the actual f*ck? She is singing about what it feels like losing her mother, so they decide to reveal the song during a rugby match with Louane high in a very mini stage and then they also decided it was a good ideia to put random fireworks during the performance that ADD NOTHING to the song and have zero meaning.

Was it that hard to do a videoclip?

 

[Romeo]

I was half expecting Paris 2026… but I very much doubt it.

Pretty certain it’s Tel Aviv 2026 or Nicosia 2026. Maybe Berlin at a stretch…Liverpool 2026 isn’t impossible but I don’t actually see the televotets allow the uk to win.

 

[Geborgenheit]

I was half expecting Paris 2026… but I very much doubt it.

Pretty certain it’s Tel Aviv 2026 or Nicosia 2026. Maybe Berlin at a stretch…Liverpool 2026 isn’t impossible but I don’t actually see the televotets allow the uk to win.

Well, in such a weak year, even that can win.

 

[han-g]

France lost its 3d place to Israel in the odds.

Austria and Sweden are rising.

Song is great but not diverse enough like the Austrian one or crowd-appealing like the Swedish one.

Vienna 2026.

France lost its 3rd place to Israel shortly after it came out

 

[deletingpoint]

It's a perfectly nice song in French by a female singer. I think I prefer the Swiss perfectly nice song in French by a female singer. Should do well.

 

[Mrlazzyjazzy]

Its ok. The studio version is a lot better, still doesn't really pop off but creates more atmosphere and build. The live performance she sounds great but you keep waiting for a moment or a build. This or Austria have the jury in the cote

 

[harey]

It doesn't fit the stadium atmosphere (and the staging / shots aren't great at all) but the song is touching.

 

[DirtyFalcon]

I'm really disappointed. Louane is capable of offering way better songs. The song itself has some really nice moments but the chorus is not good. We can be lucky it's a weak year because any other year, it would have ended up for sure in the bottom 5. Alexandra only knows classic french sounding ballads or what ? She really needs to open herself to new type of music. Fulenn in 2022 was the real exception because it was people who voted for it but if she had the choice, she wouldn't probably have chosen them.

When will we try to take a real risk ? or even a different type of ballad ? I'm sick and tired of this. We now send popular artists great but we never give them the right song. I knew Louane would send a ballad of course but i expected some kind of twist, or a more electronic sound for a change, like similar to Les Etoiles. I still remember about all the french gems eligible for the contest i've heard this year and we got so much material to send something different and competitive. I think the strategy of choosing popular artists only to attract a new public is not the right strategy. We shouldn't care of this anymore and just try to be really competitive by trying to go out of our comfort zone. So many countries are taking more risks, or try something different, even Sweden this year but we, France, remain year after year one of those rare countries who doesn't go out of their comfort zone. I'm still open for one last year with this current HoD if she opens herself to something different, but if she doesn't, then she will have to go. We won't win anymore, or very very unlikely until we decide to make this necessary shift of diversifying our entries.

Now to come back to Louane song, this remains decent, but it's getting 18th place in the final, like 10/11th with the juries but bottom 3 televote.

 

[harey]

Now to come back to Louane song, this remains decent, but it's getting 18th place in the final, like 10/11th with the juries but bottom 3 televote.

I'm in favour of France sending other things than ballads but 10th with juries and bottom 3 televote? The song is way better than Slimane, very touching and personal, I totally see it around the 10th position.

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I don't understand what people expected from Louane, it's totally a Louane song. It's usually not my kind of music but listening to the line-up it's currently my 5th (I think it may navigate around my 5th-10th during the season).

 

[gingerale]

I really like it. Louane has such a touching voice. The song is delicate but also very powerful. My fave France entry since Merci.

I'm also conflicted if I prefer this over Switzerland. I think that Voyage is a bit more instant and catchy.

 

[gigi_copp3]

This song is great, maybe not the runaway winner but still a contender to win. The presentation was so much OTT, with the stadium, the firework, etc. But the song, especially the studio version, is really anthemic, less clichè than Mon amour and with a good staging it would be a different type of jury winner after the Brit/Swedish pop song (Tattoo) and the operatic one (The Code) and a likely winner overall. I wouldn't rule them out, for sure Maman is not comparable to Tom Leeb's song and has a lot of potential, even more than La Zarra.

 

[Edweis]

I'm in favour of France sending other things than ballads but 10th with juries and bottom 3 televote? The song is way better than Slimane, very touching and personal, I totally see it around the 10th position.

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I don't understand what people expected from Louane, it's totally a Louane song. It's usually not my kind of music but listening to the line-up it's currently my 5th (I think it may navigate around my 5th-10th during the season).

Couldn't agree more. I would even go farther and say that I'm pleasantly surprised as it's now one of my favorite Louane songs. Structure and lyrics are simple, but its feels genuine and is quite anthemic. I just wished she had chosen another title to avoid confusion with her previous one.
The presentation proved that the live show won't be a problem, I hope they will keep the idea for the intro with the drums and violin, even if shorter.

I'm not blown away, but in terms of French ballads we sent to ESC recently it's clearly my first. As for general ranking, I need to listen to the rest of the line up but I see myself giving it 8pts.

 

[Flamenkax]

Alexandra only knows classic french sounding ballads or what ? She really needs to open herself to new type of music.

I would go even further, i would even ask myself if she's watching the contest or not. Not saying she has to go the way everyone goes by taking quirky songs (french people aren't fun, we're bad at this) but just by taking risks. We definitely see it's paying off. Yeah, sadly, the only time we've been doing this it didn't work, mainly because it looked a bit amateur-ish. But i'm sure we'll be remembering Fulenn way more than Mon Amour in the future. Would say the same about Divine in the 2000's.

 

[Adi025]

Even If I'm a bit disappointed because too much hype, the emotion work and I'm sure Louane will do well, an another top 10/top 5 for my country

I didn't understand eurofans who say we will flop, it's an average year with many generic pop songs and "joke entries" so juries will eat "Maman" and eurofans underrated the televote about french ballads each years. Last year many eurofans hated "Mon amour" and thought this song would flop at the televote and this finished 4th by the televote

 

[Trece]

La France, douze points

 

[Trece]

Even If I'm a bit disappointed because too much hype, the emotion work and I'm sure Louane will do well, an another top 10/top 5 for my country

I didn't understand eurofans who say we will flop, it's an average year with many generic pop songs and "joke entries" so juries will eat "Maman" and eurofans underrated the televote about french ballads each years. Last year many eurofans hated "Mon amour" and thought this song would flop at the televote and this finished 4th by the televote

Afair Slimane was also ‘mediocre and gonna flop’ and then we all saw how it turned out, I wouldnt worry especially this weak year

 

[rasmuslights]

Afair Slimane was also ‘mediocre and gonna flop’ and then we all saw how it turned out, I wouldnt worry especially this weak year

If Slimane got top 4 with the Code, Maria Teresa, Baby Lasanga and Israel then I'm sure Louane can win this year.

 

[MAD20]

Once again both Switzerland and France sending gorgeous french ballads as in 2021, although this year I lean a bit more towards . Anyway, this is an easy , good job !

 

[rasmuslights]

Once again both Switzerland and France sending gorgeous french ballads as in 2021, although this year I lean a bit more towards . Anyway, this is an easy , good job !

I also prefer Switzerland (it's my winner actually) but France is still my 3rd and both are 12s!!

 

[joao]

Just read the english translation of the song. I mean... Louane just take my