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​

 

[Edweis]

On first listen On a Manger le Soleil is my favourite but some very entertaining entries. I appreciate the quality of Voila but don’t like it at all , too dramatic and don’t get the frenzied support. hope France goes for something upbeat.

This

btw if you all didn't know, On a Mangé le Soleil talks about overconsumption and human's gluttony All along he sings about the things he bought one year and changed the next. And the chorus couldn't be clearer : "We ate the stars, we ate the sky, and we're still hungry, so we're going to eat the moon, quarter after quarter"

 

[Matt]

Can someone confirm both starting and ending time of the show? I'm reading different things.

 

[Mainshow]

Can someone confirm both starting and ending time of the show? I'm reading different things.

30th January, 21:05-23:35
source: tvtoday.de/programm/standard/sendung/eurovision-france-cest-vous-qui-decidez-_600952338189651233baa31e.html

 

[GianlucaTomoe]

Nakamura's videos on YouTube have millions of views, and her songs have millions of streams on Spotify. She has released 3 albums so far. Saying that she doesn't have an audience in France is just laughable.

 

[Matt]

30th January, 21:05-23:35
source: tvtoday.de/programm/standard/sendung/eurovision-france-cest-vous-qui-decidez-_600952338189651233baa31e.html

Much obliged

 

[Edweis]

Nakamura's videos on YouTube have millions of views, and she has released 3 albums so far. Saying that she doesn't have an audience in France is just laughable.

Sorry, but I think I have a better grasp than you about how Aya's popularity is. It's my freaking country after all.
Of course she has millions views, her songs are spammed every summer. But 1) many foreigners actually like her, so her views aren't exclusively French and 2) like I said it's not because people listen to her and can like some of her songs that they really support her. I'm not saying she's hated (not anymore anyway) but she definitely isn't in the good grace of the casual French person. Her popularity lies mostly in the 12-25 range, and even then you can find many that will tell you they don't like her at all as an artist.

And for the record : I don't dislike her, not anymore anyway. Hey, I spent two months dancing on Jolie Nana at the end of the day at my summer job. But it's actually a great example of how Aya is appreciated : not too much, just sometimes for the fun.

 

[Sean]

Juliette Moraine: “I try every day to love myself a little more!”

Ahead of this weekend's French selection for Eurovision 2021, we wanted to get to know the artists a little better, and learn what drove them to participate in

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[Mrm]

Andriamad acoustic!
I love Andriamad – "Alléluia"!

 

[crashworld]

I have managed to take a proper listen to the songs in the NF on Spotify for the past couple of days and watched the press conference performances.

Here are my ranking (pre-"live" performances, which I know will be a game changer due to the staging, vocals and presentations of the songs):

1. Terence James (I just love the bagpipes instrumentals in the back to give it the traditional twist on an otherwise typical modern dance-pop track. I would have wished they did something more with the chorus instead of just repeating to make it more dynamic. But overall, I love it as it's really very catchy and accessible.)

2. LMK (I find this very contemporary but at the same time it has the 90s influences. The chorus is actually very catchy and reminds me of Diana King's "Shy Guy".)

3. Casanova (It's such a feel-good song, he reminds me of Malta 2013. On first listen, it's so basic but after multiple listens, it grew on me.)

4. Juliette Moraine (It somehow remind me of a song from the movie "A Monster In Me". I actually thought this is the better ballad in the competition. It's a typical French ballad but it builds up towards to the end to give it such dramatic and emotional effect.)

5. PONY X (They actually remind me of LMFAO. But the song is old-school funky, which also reminds me of something MIKA will do. It's pretty enjoyable.)

6. Philippine (Her performing style and the attitude really reminded me of France 2013 and it's a good thing).

7. Andriamad (Enjoy the middle eastern influences on a pretty modern track but it seems more organic and authentic than Ali's song.)

8. AMUI (Love the French Polynesian/Tahitian representation. On first listen, without knowing the background of the group, I just thought of Hawaii instantly. It's actually an ear worm though the chorus could get really repetive)

9. Cephaz (His vocals remind me of Akon, but less annoying. The "La la la" part and the chorus is pretty catchy. It's actually quite decent, but somehow seems like it will get lost in the contest.)

10. Barbara Pravi (Not my favourite, but I can see why people love it because of it being a quality French ballad, which is just it is that's all)

11. Ali (It's alright, a dance track with some middle eastern influences. But there is something lacking to make this stand out.)

12. 21 Juin Le Duo (Although it's catchy with a little African sounds influence, but it is so juvenile that I can find see this being the French entry in Junior Eurovision instead, which would have been a better platform for the song.)

Actually the songs are pretty on par to me, I don't detest any of it. And the ones from no. 3 to no. 10 are interchangeable for me.
I personally feel that the songs in this year's national finals are pretty strong. I enjoy at least half of the songs.

And some songs are in direct competition with each other, so I can see they are fighting for the same votes:
- Juliette Moraine vs Barbara Pravi (female emotional and powerful French ballads)
- LMK vs Philippine (sassy and strong women-empowerment tracks)
- Casanova vs Cephaz (laid-back yet catchy tracks)
- Terence James vs Ali vs PONY X (modern dance/pop tracks)
- Andriamad vs 21 Juin Le Duo vs AMUI (co-ed groups with cultural/ethnic influenced tracks)

 

[krivac]

I don't like Voila. It's a typical boring French Ballad for me. Tutti or withdraw

 

[Sean]

Philippine: “I want EVERYBODY listening to this song to feel invincible!”

Ahead of this weekend’s French selection for Eurovision 2021, we wanted to get to know the artists a little better, and learn what drove them to participate i

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[A-lister]

I still think they should give Tom another chance to represent France next year and just let him do his own songwritting without engaging that shitty JL.

Agreed! I'd happy to have Tom again (if only for eye candy ) and with the right entry I think he could do well.

 

[Looren]

Agreed! I'd happy to have Tom again (if only for eye candy ) and with the right entry I think he could do well.

I really hope that he'll come back, he's my favorite French singer and his 2020 song was a masterpiece

 

[Mrm]

I really hope that he'll come back, he's my favorite French singer and his 2020 song was a masterpiece

Goosh I loved France 2020, but original version, not a later revamp (more acoustic)...

 

[Looren]

Goosh I loved France 2020, but original version, not a later revamp (more acoustic)...

I loved all the version haha

But my favorite was the last one (the one that should've compete to ESC), it was an underrated masterpiece

 

[A-lister]

I really hope that he'll come back, he's my favorite French singer and his 2020 song was a masterpiece

He's entry was pure cheese, slightly better in the second version but still something I'd rather forget about... Although I must say to its defense it wasn't the worst entry of 2020 like many think, but on the other hand 2020 was a pretty weak edition.

However I think Tom himself got potential, he just wasn't given the right entry.

 

[Looren]

He's entry was pure cheese, slightly better in the second version but still something I'd rather forget about... Although I must say to its defense it wasn't the worst entry of 2020 like many think, but on the other hand 2020 was a pretty weak edition.

However I think Tom himself got potential, he just wasn't given the right entry.

"pure cheese" sounds like winner to me

 

[FRFanESC]

LMK has just released her music video 5 minutes ago (the original version, not the ESC one) :

LMK - Magique

Mon nouveau single « Magique » est disponible sur toutes les plateformes de streaming !https://LMK.lnk.to/magiqueIDProduction : Cousines et dépendancesRealis...

www.youtube.com

 

[harey]

@Edweis I don't agree with you, Aya is really popular in France. Of course if "casual French people" means white people she isn't as popular as other artists. But she is under-represented in French media because they don't like her style (it's considered as trash), that doesn't mean that she isn't popular... For example kpop isn't represented at all in medias and you can easily spend your life easily not listening to it but it is still a popular music style here.

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I hope that On a mangé le soleil will win and I'm not sure that Voilà will get a good televote score because it sounds appealing for foreigners but French audience doesn't seem interested in that style of old classic French music (for example I don't think that Igit or Sylvan Areg got good televote figures?). I however think that she'll do good with jury.

 

[Edweis]

@Edweis I don't agree with you, Aya is really popular in France. Of course if "casual French people" means white people she isn't as popular as other artists. But she is under-represented in French media because they don't like her style (it's considered as trash), that doesn't mean that she isn't popular... For example kpop isn't represented at all in medias and you can easily spend your life easily not listening to it but it is still a popular music style here.

But that's the problem. Yes she has an audience, but the fact she isn't represented just shows you how general public opinion on her is low. That what my posts were about. Foreigners tend to think we all love Aya while it isn't the truth. Try to think about how many people in your entourage do. Personally none of my friend do while they're not music elitist, and we'restill on the target audience.

I know France has one of the biggest, or the biggest, Kpop audience outside Asia, but it's still very niche. As you said, most of the people never heard of it or dislike it, I wouldn't call that popular then.