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​

 

[mauve]

Even if you don't understand french you can enjoy this interview. She's such a lovely person! And OMG: Elle est BELLE!!!

C'est vrai!

 

[empo21]

She's adorable

 

[VikingTiger]

I really love Voila... but I keep coming back to Juliette's live performance of Pourvu qu'on m'aime -and it touches me every time. Thanks to France for making a great final this year.

 

[toinou03]

Even if you don't understand french you can enjoy this interview. She's such a lovely person! And OMG: Elle est BELLE!!!

She says she was very stressed before her performance and very relieved After.
She doesn't know how she'll stage her song in Rotterdam.
She has acknowledged she'll have lots of promo and work, but she's happy to work and not afraid.
She thanks everybody that supported her.
She enjoyed meeting other participants and connected a lot with Juliette Moraine backstage.
She can't wait to watch her performance as she's not used to perform for TV.
She's happy to carry on her Eurovision journey After Carla and Valentina for whom she wrote the entry.
Voilà !

 

[Sammy]

When a song leaves a vocal coach speechless. Love it!

 

[Laepo1]

What a beautiful song. I'm currently listening for the first time.

i think I'm in love.

EDIT: Ok... i've heard the song three times already. I have an early favorite. !

 

[Mainshow]

I played this song to my mother today - She thinks is stunningly beautiful and a contender for victory.

 

[Stargazer]

I want to like this more than I do. She has a great voice and I really like the orchestrations. But.. the melody isn't really there for me. With a tune/chord progression more to my liking this could have been a 12 pointer, but for now it's going to have to be a 6 pointer. Could possibly become a grower, though.

 

[Franzilein]

A bit too artsy... don't feel the connection to this one as much as I had with Gjon's song last year which was my favourite by a landslide. But she is absolutely stunning and radiates so much personality. Great performer!

 

[QwaarJet]

A total masterpiece. 12 points and my best wishes for May.

 

[njdevils94]

My ranking after the show:

1. LMK - "Magique"

2. PONY X - "Amour fou"

3. Terence James - "Je t'emmènerai danser"

4. Philippine - “Bah non”

5. Casanova - “Tutti”

6. Ali - "Paris me dit (Yalla ya helo!)"

7. Barbara Pravi - "Voilà"

8. Amui - "Maeva"

9. Andriamad - "Alléluia"

10. Juliette Moraine - "Pourvu qu'on m'aime"

11. Céphaz - "On a mangé le soleil"

12. 21 Juin Le Duo - "Peux-tu me dire?"

No x-heat for Philippine. It was a messy performance to be fair.

 

[NikolaiMoller]

No x-heat for Philippine. It was a messy performance to be fair.

I liked the performance

 

[Edweis]

In case you missed it

Can't believe I'm the one publishing it

 

[FilipFromSweden]

It's fine. It's just not memorable or even that pleasurable to listen to

 

[Schlagerman1]

I am so happy that Barbara is going for France, but seeing the music video well...it does make me a bit worried.
The musicvid is very artsy, very french too as the song already is. Feels like a bad choice to showcase who Barbara is and her talents, since she doesn't sing or lipsynch at all to the song. I am afraid that normal people, who will start listen to the songs in april when it is getting closer to the actual contest, might see this as hard and too artsy and may snub it prior to the night. That can lose votes in the end, even if it might be so that France are trying to set the bar a bit lower, to surprise everyone on the night...but maybe I am overthinking things...

 

[empo21]

I like it, it's artsy, but not offputting, though I agree that it isn't really memorable and I'd rather watch the NF performance.

I hope the French delegation plans a simple staging like in the selection and doesn't go artsy for the grand final.

 

[Loindici]

I am so happy that Barbara is going for France, but seeing the music video well...it does make me a bit worried.
The musicvid is very artsy, very french too as the song already is. Feels like a bad choice to showcase who Barbara is and her talents, since she doesn't sing or lipsynch at all to the song. I am afraid that normal people, who will start listen to the songs in april when it is getting closer to the actual contest, might see this as hard and too artsy and may snub it prior to the night. That can lose votes in the end, even if it might be so that France are trying to set the bar a bit lower, to surprise everyone on the night...but maybe I am overthinking things...

I've read that the music video is just a part of a small trilogy of music videos, meant to showcase the three singles for Bab's next album. I don't think France TV has anything to do with it, it seems like a narrative she wanted for her own work.

 

[hawadharma]

In case you missed it

Can't believe I'm the one publishing it

Beautiful music video. Our singer Aina Abdul also released her latest music video "Sepi" yesterday
And have the same aura and atmosphere as Voila.

 

[Jacco]

This song has gone from 2nd to last place in my ranking. Every time I listen I like it less then before.

 

[Ianp16]

This song has gone from 2nd to last place in my ranking. Every time I listen I like it less then before.

I must admit, on repeated listens it is a little less impressive. I do think that it's because I don't speak french so cannot connect with the lyrics. Her passion, the rhythm and the staging are very impressive on first watch, and that's what counts so I still think it has massive potential.