France FRANCE 2021 - Barbara Pravi - Voilà

[escYOUnited]

Écoutez moi
Moi la chanteuse à demi
Parlez de moi
À vos amours, à vos amis
Parler leur de cette fille aux yeux noirs et de son rêve fou
Moi c'que j'veux c'est écrire des histoires qui arrivent jusqu'à vous
C'est tout

Voilà, voilà, voilà, voilà qui je suis
Me voilà même si mise à nue j'ai peur, oui
Me voilà dans le bruit et dans le silence

Regardez moi, ou du moins ce qu'il en reste
Regardez moi, avant que je me déteste
Quoi vous dire, que les lèvres d'une autre ne vous diront pas
C'est peu de chose mais moi tout ce que j'ai je le dépose là, voilà

Voilà, voilà, voilà, voilà qui je suis
Me voilà même si mise à nue c'est fini
C'est ma gueule c'est mon cri, me voilà tant pis
Voilà, voilà, voilà, voilà juste ici
Moi mon rêve mon envie, comme j'en crève comme j'en ris
Me voilà dans le bruit et dans le silence

Ne partez pas, j'vous en supplie restez longtemps
Ça m'sauvera peut-être pas, non
Mais faire sans vous j'sais pas comment
Aimez moi comme on aime un ami qui s'en va pour toujours
J'veux qu'on m'aime parce que moi je sais pas bien aimer mes contours

Voilà, voilà, voilà, voilà qui je suis
Me voilà même si mise à nue c'est fini
Me voilà dans le bruit et dans la fureur aussi
Regardez moi enfin et mes yeux et mes mains
Tout c'que j'ai est ici, c'est ma gueule c'est mon cri
Me voilà, me voilà, me voilà
Voilà, voilà, voilà, voilà
Voilà​

 

[JamieBrown]

Got my first impression tonight and wow...this is like she said such a french chanson, but in a classy way. No re-invention of music needed with her aura. I bought every second. Lovely

 

[Nicfedy]

Saw the snippet. I think she is too tempted to overdo it, could turn from classy to a mess.

 

[Sammy]

France has taken back the lead in the odds, Switzerland fell a little back again after a rise throughout the day today...

 

[tararaaam]

The snippet made me a bit dizzy, they need to calm down a bit. Still worth winning, still much much better than Switzerland.

 

[SaladBreak]

Winner tbh

 

[Preuss]

Well done France... Top 5 at bare minimum

 

[Grinch]

I don't like the song at all and everything about Barbara looks fake to me.
She tries too hard to look like a human form of all the French sterotypes that I'm surprised she doesn't hold a cigarette on stage.

 

[Laepo1]

I hope she does well.

 

[A-lister]

France has taken back the lead in the odds, Switzerland fell a little back again after a rise throughout the day today...

I'm not here for this conservative track to win...

#TeamItaly

 

[popavapeur]

I think she's genuine cause we hold some respect to that old style of song and we basically all grew up listening to those songs. So I see in it some sort of legacy I would say BUT you're actually very right that's very stereotypical and that's the thing that bugs me about our entry but well.

We really have a cultural problem in France like we're often trashing pop songs and really put on a pedestal "music with a soul" or "artist that have their own music universe" and other bullshit. We call it "l'exception culturelle française" which means the cultural french exception where everything has to be high standard, not too pop or too fun or you're gonna be trashed to hell. So this girl grew in a country where Piaf, chanson in general is seen with huge respect and you can't change anything about it like you have to do it the old way and I guess she never thought of being something else than that rip off cause it's how you supposed to do it.

Like I can still remember when Indila was having her success at the beginning people were like "that's too poppy" "she's trashing our musical legacy" then when she was 1st in the charts it was "oh that's such a fresh turn on french music" lmao.

 

[Datura]

i do not like the camera work here AT ALL. Not too much of a fan of the song in general but this shaky visual made me enjoy it even less. but maybe it will appeal to those who enjoy the song anyway

 

[Gogerko]

IMO the camera work is perfect. Especially the last part. It's so personal and makes me believe everything she says. I like how she is showing the struggle inside herself. One of the best songs to ever participate in Eurovision.

 

[abenteuer]

i do not like the camera work here AT ALL. Not too much of a fan of the song in general but this shaky visual made me enjoy it even less. but maybe it will appeal to those who enjoy the song anyway

Totally agree about the camera work -- it really cheapens the performance. It's as if they included it because they think the audience is too stupid and needs a visual queue to understand the buildup and realise the song gets more frantic as it goes along.

 

[Datura]

i actually like the beginning (which they didnt show at the semifinal clip) but the ending is just too forced for my taste

 

[John1]

I think she's genuine cause we hold some respect to that old style of song and we basically all grew up listening to those songs. So I see in it some sort of legacy I would say BUT you're actually very right that's very stereotypical and that's the thing that bugs me about our entry but well.

We really have a cultural problem in France like we're often trashing pop songs and really put on a pedestal "music with a soul" or "artist that have their own music universe" and other bullshit. We call it "l'exception culturelle française" which means the cultural french exception where everything has to be high standard, not too pop or too fun or you're gonna be trashed to hell. So this girl grew in a country where Piaf, chanson in general is seen with huge respect and you can't change anything about it like you have to do it the old way and I guess she never thought of being something else than that rip off cause it's how you supposed to do it.

Like I can still remember when Indila was having her success at the beginning people were like "that's too poppy" "she's trashing our musical legacy" then when she was 1st in the charts it was "oh that's such a fresh turn on french music" lmao.

the way we're going to win though

 

[crashworld]

I think I am the only one who has issues with the way she is singing. It feels like she is forcing herself to sing aggressively.
She didn't sound that pleasant (at least, to me).

 

[SirPeterGriffin]

The fact that this is considered a favourite is a mystery to me. The whole thing just sounds so stereotypically french almost to a point of satire plus the entire song is so flat and nondescript.

 

[Shadowfuxcs]

I am feeling France less and less I fear. I respect the entry but I do not like it. It is very proper, clean, defined, calculated and sterile. I don't get to know Barbara after the 3 min are over, I just see a facade of musical perfection with not much layers behind it. I sincerely hope it does not win though I would appreciate more than the majority of recent winners.
I just think this narrative that has been pushing France towards winning has been served to us time and time again and has produced the winners in 2017 and 2019. I don't want anymore winners shrouded in this cover of "real music" - "no fireworks" as if the only real music are drowsy retro songs from western Europe and anything that is remotely pop, folk, fun or alternative is disposable fast-food.
So please don't win France, 2nd place is also amazing.

 

[Chorizo]

I like the song and I think the part they keep showing during the recap is dynamic and engaging. The problem I have with this song is the same problem I had with Portugal in 2017: The style of the song and the presentation are based on a historic style from around the early to mid 20th century and not contemporary at all. I think the song also has some lengths before it builds up to the chorus.

It's interesting to see that this is one of the favorites to win. Overall I think this year is rather weak.
I will give this 10 points for now. It's a nice addition to the contest and I also like older music but I generally favor more contemporary entries.

 

[Marvelous]

Good luck Barbara. You'll make us proud no matter the result