France FRANCE 2025 - Louane

[ESC United Mod Team]

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[DirtyFalcon]

The band LUNIS could be involved in France 2025.

Some stories and details make people think of this since today. But they don't have the profile of bankable artists to represent France, so maybe this means we will learn soon that France 2025 c'est vous qui décidez is back...?

If they're linked in any sort of form with Eurovision 2025, it's most likely because they're participating in a NF. Like you, i don't believe this is the kind of profile that the delegation would send internally. On the opposite, they have literally the perfect profile of a duo that France TV would select for a NF like C'est Vous Qui Décidez. Also France TV usually have the exclusivity when it comes to revealing our entry (usually after TV news), unlike NF entries where contestants usually release their songs before being revealed as contestants.

And honestly i hope it's only a NF song but even though the song is pretty good for casual listening, i don't think it's competitive at all for Eurovision. I've also spotted 5/6 artists which could be linked to France TV or to former french eurovision participants who have released new songs in french in the last 2/3 weeks with the right length for a eurovision entry, and some of them would be excellent options for Eurovision honestly if they're considered, some of them being followed by our HoD. If there's a NF, then i wouldn't be surprised if one or several singers from the ones i've seen are involved, but it's only hypothesis.

 

[Bobjan FR]

It seems the logo of Eurovision France CVQD is back on their YouTube account, from what I read ?

Lénie, in the rumours, just released a 3 minute song. As well some singers in the rumours already have 3 minute songs available.

 

[Adi025]

I hope it's just rumours about Lunis and Lénie because I don't like both songs we need more competitive songs than these

 

[Edweis]

I wouldn't be surprised if FRTV makes a random NF announcement. If I remember correctly the last time we had a NF it was announced in the middle of December.

I agree with the sentiments about Lénie and LUNIS, it's cute and all but it works better as background music than as an ESC entry.

 

[DirtyFalcon]

I wouldn't be surprised if FRTV makes a random NF announcement. If I remember correctly the last time we had a NF it was announced in the middle of December.

I agree with the sentiments about Lénie and LUNIS, it's cute and all but it works better as background music than as an ESC entry.

This is what i think will happen too. And yes, Lénie and LUNIS songs are not competitive at all but i think there's a part of truth on the LUNIS rumor and they will probably be in the NF. But whatever if it's Lénie or LUNIS internally selected, we would be already dead on arrival if the songs they released today (supposedly their ESC entry if we listen to the rumors) are the songs for Basel.

Let me share my hypothesis on who could be in a potential NF if it "eventually" happens (we don't know at the moment, maybe it's still internal) :

Anabel : She did the first part of Slimane concerts during his Cupidon Tour and followed closely Slimane Eurovision adventure.She's really talented and has a very good profile for a NF. I wouldn't be surprised if Slimane pushed for her participation in a NF in case she was interested. She released this song 2 weeks ago with the right duration for a Eurovision entry. So i wouldn't be surprised if she's in it with that song :

Solann : She's followed by our french HoD and she released this new song 2 days ago, and is currently promoting it. I like it and i think it would be a great addition for a NF. She has a tour until April and then she will be available for Eurovision.

Nuit Incolore : Less likely because he's Swiss (and could also represent Switzerland) and he is on tour on May 16th (but it was the same for Slimane.) His last song "Enfant de nulle part" is exactly 3min long, perfect for the contest. He was also at "Les Victoires de la Musique" so he certainly knows members of the french delegation. Also little anecdote : he did a collaboration with Mentissa who participates in Belgian Eurosong this year and with Loic Nottet as well. Maybe this could give him some ideas as well. T

Zélie : She would be a great addition for a potential NF. She just released this new song below

Adèle & Robin : Honestly this band and their last song "Tout Ira bien" screams the best the type of participant FTV would select and choose for "C'est vous qui décidez". They did some interviews with FTV few months and years ago, and did the first part of Nuit Incolore too. I don't think their song would be competitive for ESC but it remains pleasant to listen and would be a great filler for CVQD.

I'm pretty sure one of those 4 will be selected for a NF if we have a NF, the most likely being Anabel, and least likely Nuit Incolore (but we never know). At the moment we can just play and guess. Those are only hypothesis and not informations. I would love a profile like Lord Esperanza going to the NF to add more diversity on a potential line-up.

 

[Gwendal]

Lunis have denied on their Instagram: “As Eurovision fans, we'd love to [participate], but not this year, otherwise I think we'd know about it.”

>> https://www.instagram.com/p/DC4nhMsATpK/

 

[DirtyFalcon]

Lunis have denied on their Instagram: “As Eurovision fans, we'd love to [participate], but not this year, otherwise I think we'd know about it.”

>> https://www.instagram.com/p/DC4nhMsATpK/

Initially, i didn't believed them because we're used to see many artists denying rumors about Eurovision and then being confirmed days or weeks later but here, it seems that they're insisting several times on different platforms that this was false. So i trust them now. And honestly it's not that bad, because even thought their song is pleasant, it's not competitive at all for the contest and we would be invisible and completely forgotten on a grand final line-up of 26 countries.

 

[aef]

2022 was a song I loved back then but somehow never listend to again in the past 1-2 years. Today it somehow came into my mind and I watched their Eurovision performance again. I had in mind that they ended somewhere between 15th and 20th place but I didn't remember that they acually got such an underrated result. It's really such a shame. I mean their vocals weren't among the strongest but the song and the performance were amazing in my opinion.

 

[harey]

Solann would be nice but I find the chorus of her song underwhelming. I wish that we won't have a ballad or something playing on "classic French vibe" because it would be a little boring. I absolutely love Zaho de Sagazan but I think that because of the way she sings, it would be seen as redundant with Barbara Pravi/La Zarra kind of classic vibes.

I don't know what to think of a cvqd come back, which would mean than no big artist was interested, so in this case I just hope for good songs. (I personally don't think that we should stick with big names but I can only imagine ftv trying to get them to get good viewing figures, so I can only guess than a NF means no interest from big names.)

 

[DirtyFalcon]

If anyone here wanted Yseult to represent France at Eurovision one day, you can say goodbye to your dream.
She mocked the contest on X yesterday night, thinking without saying it that it's a joke. I'm disappointed by her. I though she had changed a bit in a positive way since her apparition in CVQD but it seems that she has a even more oversized ego since her performance at the Olympic Games and her apparition at Jimmy Fallon show in the US.


Her last album, certainly very qualitative but maybe too experimental and alternative to really work, flopped and she complained about it on X : https://x.com/yseultofficiel/status/1868067370587365863.
So when someone suggested her to do Eurovision, she said "You really don't want to see me go any further like ". She is certainly extremely talented and have a clear vision of her career but she don't realize yet how toxic the oversized ego she has can be for her career. If one day you tell me her and La Zarra are sisters then i wouldn't be even shocked about this.

I don't want her anymore to represent France. She would create only problems and scandals.

 

[rasmuslights]

damn...

she's so egocentric and i'm not talking about her attitude towards esc.

 

[DirtyFalcon]

damn...

she's so egocentric and i'm not talking about her attitude towards esc.

She erased the tweet since then but at least we know her opinion about ESC yes.

 

[Mainshow]

I can totally live without her representing France.
She's clearly a very talented and gifted artist but she's not exceptionally brilliant or above "Eurovision standards".
We've had more internationally recognised and successful artists before.
We've had a couple of artsy-fartsy, high quality entries before.
But I guess that's what you get from having an ego as big as a balloon. A lost opportunity to promote your music in front of millions and having a genuinely good time meeting other artists from all around Europe.

I honestly don't know why broadcasters (the French one is not the only one) are trying to get artists involved who are mocking the contest/not watching it to actively pick their entrants. Yseult's attitude and behaviour have already been quite irritating and annoying on CVQD. She wouldn't be a good fit anyway.
If you don't understand the contest... if you aren't cherishing aspects of different cultures... maybe the contest isn't for you?

As a fan, I always don't get the "Eurovision is a circus/joke" comments. We've got 40 entries (more or less) every year - of course, you will have to experience "less serious", "camp" and on-your-taste-in-music-based "bad" entries but it doesn't kill the idea of celebrating European cultures and music together + if you're getting a bucket of songs you like out of it and a few hours of entertainment.. why do you try to ridicule it?

(wow. that turned out to be a tad long post... but seriously, I despise such comments coming from artists thinking that they are so much better than anyone else/above the contest... but I assume they are just scared that someone "unknown to your own bubble you live in coming from a not-so-important and Eastern European country like Moldova" might be more appealing to million of viewers in the end and burst your bubble blown up by your own ego?!

France is doing well for a couple of editions now, though. It's the first time that I got France inside my personal Top 10's for 4 consecutive years (!) - Thank God(ney) Slimane thinks differently.

 

[goncalovieira]

Eurovision gives better musical experiences nowadays than most successful artists/countries.
We live in an era where rap dominates the scene and nobody talks about how bad it is.

 

[goncalovieira]

But I am pretty sure that France is preparing something huge again, especially since the contest will be held in Switzerland.

 

[DirtyFalcon]

I can totally live without her representing France.
She's clearly a very talented and gifted artist but she's not exceptionally brilliant or above "Eurovision standards".
We've had more internationally recognised and successful artists before.
We've had a couple of artsy-fartsy, high quality entries before.
But I guess that's what you get from having an ego as big as a balloon. A lost opportunity to promote your music in front of millions and having a genuinely good time meeting other artists from all around Europe.

I honestly don't know why broadcasters (the French one is not the only one) are trying to get artists involved who are mocking the contest/not watching it to actively pick their entrants. Yseult's attitude and behaviour have already been quite irritating and annoying on CVQD. She wouldn't be a good fit anyway.
If you don't understand the contest... if you aren't cherishing aspects of different cultures... maybe the contest isn't for you?

As a fan, I always don't get the "Eurovision is a circus/joke" comments. We've got 40 entries (more or less) every year - of course, you will have to experience "less serious", "camp" and on-your-taste-in-music-based "bad" entries but it doesn't kill the idea of celebrating European cultures and music together + if you're getting a bucket of songs you like out of it and a few hours of entertainment.. why do you try to ridicule it?

(wow. that turned out to be a tad long post... but seriously, I despise such comments coming from artists thinking that they are so much better than anyone else/above the contest... but I assume they are just scared that someone "unknown to your own bubble you live in coming from a not-so-important and Eastern European country like Moldova" might be more appealing to million of viewers in the end and burst your bubble blown up by your own ego?!

France is doing well for a couple of editions now, though. It's the first time that I got France inside my personal Top 10's for 4 consecutive years (!) - Thank God(ney) Slimane thinks differently.

I agree with all this message. I would rather give the chance to a more unknown singer that really wants to do it (with a great song of course), and takes the contest both seriously and as a great opportunity to launch, grow his career instead of a more known singer like Yseult with a an oversized ego.

 

[harey]

damn...

she's so egocentric and i'm not talking about her attitude towards esc.

What are you talking about?

 

[rasmuslights]

What are you talking about?

She went on this rant talking about how she didn't get enough love from France and how her album is basically the best album released in France this year...

and she had outbursts like this before but I forgot what it was about since someone French told me about it ..

 

[harey]

Oooh, thank you, I had no idea about this (I don't follow artists interviews).

 

[shameless]

She went on this rant talking about how she didn't get enough love from France and how her album is basically the best album released in France this year...

and she had outbursts like this before but I forgot what it was about since someone French told me about it ..

My bf is french and he tells me the same. She's also always playing the "I've come such a long way"-role when accepting awards whereas she comes from a very privileged background.