France FRANCE 2024 - Slimane - Mon amour

[ESC United Mod Team]

 

[Lighthouse]

This song is an easy

With proper staging, this could easily go top 5 (without even knowing any other competing song)

 

[ailane]

Joking aside, it is exactly as I feared. Powerful vocals and totally in line with his usual discography, but that's it. Lyrics are quite simplistic, melody is both predictable and lacks a clear hook. I had to listen to it a few times to get it in my head and it doesn't go much crescendo either. It's the same issue I had with the recent San Remo winners and their male ballads: decent song but it leaves me absolutely cold. A

For me was the opposite,i liked very much at first,but later i started to like less,but i still like the song.

 

[Codeword Iroquois]

I think the staging's probably going to have to carry it. I think this is one of those songs that works best for those who don't necessarily speak language, as the sound itself (as in, hearing it without understanding it) is significantly better than the actual lyrics of the song.

 

[CPV4931]

Feels way too early to already have the first song... a decent song that I think will have good chances for the first half next may, at the same time not really the kind of song I usually like

 

[ailane]

I think the staging's probably going to have to carry it. I think this is one of those songs that works best for those who don't necessarily speak language, as the sound itself (as in, hearing it without understanding it) is significantly better than the actual lyrics of the song.

I read the lyrics now,it is basically asking for a loved one to come back?

 

[ESC94]

After all the praise for him in advance I was kinda excited to hear his song. Well, maybe my hopes were a bit too high.

Don´t get me wrong, it´s really not a bad song and I really like his voice and charisma. But while listening I always had the feeling: Didn´t we already have ballads like this many times before??

It feels very familiar, sadly in a bit predictable way. And towards the end his style of singing gets a bit too aggressive for my taste.

Predictions?? Well, since it´s the very first entry we have it´s pretty bold to predict anything, but I can see the jurys absolutely loving this, the televoters not so much to be honest. A placement between 6-16 seems plausible for me.

Since I still kinda like it I give Slimane and a solid .

 

[Charly]

It's ballad after fucking ballad.

Come on France

But hey decent start to ESC season

 

[MopManMoss]

It's ballad after fucking ballad.

Come on France

But hey decent start to ESC season

Last year was half disco and the year before that was an electronica song in a celtic language. Your criticism doesnt really make any sense and I say that as someone that finds the song just ok

 

[Mainshow]

A fantastic start.

If you ask me, I think that is on a roll right now.
The country was part of my personal Top 10 in 2021, 2022 and 2023 and even though the ballad is nothing to write home about it's still competitive and powerful. Incredible voice (tacky outfit).
It's a great from me for now - it may grow on me more and depending on what's about to come "Mon amour" might get a spot in my lower Top 10 next year as well.

I honestly can't think of another time when France had such a great run of entries in the 21st century.

 

[lasse braun]

No,i don't think like this,so are you saying that if a person is gay they have to like this song?

no you understand me wrong.
everybody can like what he want but some offers are more delicate - you understand now?

 

[Ezio]

c'est ça?

 

[0scar]

yeah solid nice voice cool cool cool but still a little bit meh
if this was sent by Italy in Italian a greater deal of people would be amazed by it tbh not gonna lie, but I wasn't a fan of big Italian ballads in the past so I shouldn't be fan of big French ballads now

 

[Grinch]

It's ballad after fucking ballad.

Come on France

But hey decent start to ESC season

Last time France sent something unique, interesting and actually listenable with a minority language; they tragically ended up 24th with only 17 points. So I can't really blame them for wanting to be safe. General public wants all the French stereotypes from France, and they throw them all to GP.

 

[ailane]

Last time France sent something unique, interesting and actually listenable with a minority language; they tragically ended up 24th with only 17 points. So I can't really blame them for wanting to be safe. General public wants all the French stereotypes from France, and they throw them all to GP.

I don't want "french stereotypes",i want a song i like,and this song i liked.

 

[MopManMoss]

Paris mentioned, instant jk i gave it 6

 

[0scar]

Relistening to it: it's really nice though I quite like it, not a winner though

 

[RainyWoods]

He has a strong, capable voice.. but hmmm I find it difficult to get hyped for Mon Amour. It's pristine. It's over-polished. I'm not exactly averse to this kind of stuff. Put it on and I'll get through it but I'm just worn out by the more predictable Eurovision ballads at this point that always seem to come from some The Voice protégé (take me to a parallel universe where that show doesn't exist, please). Having said that, it's not bad and the final chorus ramps things up pretty well in all of its hammy glory. Is that enough to make me care about it? Not really. points.

 

[Codeword Iroquois]

I read the lyrics now,it is basically asking for a loved one to come back?

I think so, with the implication that he had done something to drive them away.

 

[bazinga]

It's really meh for me.

 

[MooseShoes]

See that I'm not the only one who immediately thought of the 2023 entry. That won me over at the contest so I reckon this could do the same. Not giving me any winner vibes, though.

Also, there's one thing that's bugging me. (Please don't click the spoiler if you don't want me to ruin this song for you!)

Musically, doesn't it sound a bit like this monstrosity?