France – After Anggun’s disappointing place in last Saturday’s final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 and very low viewing figures in France, some people feared that France may consider withdrawing from the contest for good. Thierry Langlois from France 3, the Eurovision broadcaster in France, has now uttered, what seems to be a [...]
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Anggun: Some Competitors Did Not Deserve To Be In Front Of Us
Posted: May 29, 2012 by eurovisiontimes in FranceFrance – Anggun plays sore loser. The French singer, who came 22nd in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest told the French newspaper Parisien.fr that “some competitors did not deserve to be in front of us”. Asked whether she was disappointed she said: “I am more than disappointed! I do not understand. I found it [...]
Eurovision 2012: Big 4 for Open Air Concert
Posted: May 22, 2012 by hulluna in Eurovision Song Contest 2012, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, SpainEurovision 2012 – Good morning from sunny Baku! It’s semifinal 1 day but acts that are not involved are busy doing other things in the beautiful city of Baku. The Eurovillage is hosting lots of musical events, and there are DJs and live acts keeping the party going there on the promenade each day until [...]
France: Listen to the Full Song “You and I” by Anggun
Posted: January 29, 2012 by eurovisiontimes in FranceFrance – The French entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 has been revealed to the public today and will be available for download starting tomorrow. The song has been written by Jean-Pierre Pilot e William Rousseau who are also behind Christophe Willem’s hit “Double Je” The song has been mixed by Veronica Ferraro, [...]
France: Listen to The First Half of Anggun’s Song
Posted: January 29, 2012 by eurovisiontimes in FranceFrance – The French entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 will be presented to the public today at 16:00. However, the first half of the song by internally selected Anggun has already surfaced on YouTube.You can listen to it here:
France – This years French entry will be premiered this Sunday however a snippet of the song is now online. You can listen to the snippet of Echo (You and I) here. The song has been written by Jean-Pierre Pilot e William Rousseau who are also behind Christophe Willem’s hit “Double Je”. Furthermore, the song [...]
France – It has just been confirmed that Anggun’s song for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 will be presented this Sunday at 16:00 CET. This years French entry will be presented at MIDEM, which is the largest music trade industry fare in Cannes. According to Warner Music she will not perform the song live at [...]
France – According to French newspaper “Le Parisien”, the title of Anggun’s Eurovision entry will be “Echoes (You and I)“. The title may reflect the whistling that reportedly echos throughout the entire song. As reported earlier, the song is said to be as engaging and inviting as Maroon 5′s “Moves Like Jagger” and Britney [...]
France: Why Anggun Has a Chance to Win Eurovision
Posted: January 15, 2012 by eurovisiontimes in FranceFrance – We are just days away from the presentation of the French Eurovision entry for Baku. Some French media are surprisingly optimistic about Anggun’s chances. The magazine Oops already sees her winning Eurovision and bringing it back to the Grande Nation for the first time since 1977. The song, whose demo version has [...]
France – According to France Télévisions and the label Warner Music France, the French entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 will be released on January 23 and will be available for download internationally. The French-Indonesian singer Anggun had been chosen internally by France Télévisions. As we previously reported, a demo version of the [...]
France – Weeks ago the French-Indonesian singer Anguun was presented as the French representative at the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Baku. It has now been revealed that a demo version of the song has already been produced and send to several news websites. The song’s provisional title is “Europa” and it is said [...]
Interview with Anggun: Bilingual Song and A Big Show for Eurovision
Posted: December 1, 2011 by eurovisiontimes in FranceFrance – Two days ago, Anggun was announced as the French representative for the Eurovision Song Contest. In an interview with nordéclair.fr she has now revealed interesting details about her song, how she was approached by France 3 and how her show on the Eurovision stage will be like. Here is the interview:
France – Two days ago Anggun was announced to be France’s representative at the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Baku. Since then many articles and editorials have been written, comments were tweeted on twitter and Anggun herself, her label and France 3 have commented the choice . What do French journalists and music lovers [...]
France – The French website Puremedias reports (referencing the respected newspaper Le Parisien) on their twitter account that the Indonesian-French singer Anggun will be announced to be the French Eurovision entrant tomorrow morning! EDIT: France Télévisions has now also confirmed their choice! Anggun will represent France in Baku.
France: Eurovision Entrant To Be Announced Tomorrow?
Posted: November 28, 2011 by eurovisiontimes in FranceFrance – The communications manager of “France Télévisions” posted on her twitter account, that the French Eurovision representative will be announced tomorrow morning at 7:15 CET on France 3. The tweet is not from the official twitter account of France 3 however. According to rumors, France3 is currently in negotiations with popular rapper La [...]
France – Escflashmalta reports that a source close to the French broadcaster France 3, which is responsible for the Eurovision participation, has told them that negotiations have commenced with the popular rapper “La Fouine” to represent France in Baku. So after chanson, party pop and opera, will France enrich Eurovision with yet another unusual musical [...]
France – As our friends at Eurovision au Quotidien report, Bruno Berbes, the head of the French delegation has confirmed the Grande Nation’s participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Unfortunately thoughts on a possible national final, which was reported to be a done deal right before this [...]
Editorial: Who France Should Send to Eurovision 2012
Posted: November 8, 2011 by eurovisiontimes in FranceFrance – Last week I was taking a walk in the center of Paris while my mp3 player played my favourite French music. I was just admiring the beautiful buildings of the Grand and Petit Palais, when my mp3 player decided randomly to play Marie Myriam’s “L’oiseau et l’enfant”. At that moment it hit [...]
France – As we reported 2 days ago, Warner Music France has released a re-edition of Amaury Vassili’s 2010 album “Cantero” including 3 bonus tracks. The CD now includes Vassili’s 2011 Eurovision entry “Sognu” and its English version called “I would dream about her”. The album can be purchased on itunes. Vassili is the top [...]
France – Warner Music France has released a re-edition of Amaury Vassili’s 2010 album “Cantero” including 3 bonus tracks. The CD now includes Vassili’s 2011 Eurovision entry “Sognu” and its English version called “I would dream about her”. The album can be purchased on itunes. Vassili is the top favourite to win the Eurovision Song [...]
France Shoots to #2 At The Bookies
Posted: March 9, 2011 by eurovisiontimes in Eurovision Song Contest 2011, FranceFrance – The presentation of the French entry “Sognu” this Monday seems to have impressed a lot of people, as France finds itself somewhere where it has not been since 2002: In the Top 2 of the bookies. Just behind Norway’s “Haba Haba”, Amaury Vassili’s opera song has emerged as one of the top favourites [...]
France: Preview And Live Video Of The French Entry “Sognu” by Amaury Vassili
Posted: March 7, 2011 by eurovisiontimes in FranceFrance – Amaury Vassili has just presented his Eurovision entry “Sognu” at the French variety show “Chabada” on France 3. Meanwhile, eurovision.tv has also published the official preview video of the song “Sognu”. Amaury Vassili (born 8 June 1989 in Rouen, Upper Normandy) is a French singer and the youngest professional tenor in the world. [...]
France: Listen To The Full Version of “Sognu” + Official Presentation Tonight
Posted: March 7, 2011 by Sekhmet Morgan in FranceFrance – Tonight, during the music show “Chabada” Fr3 will present “Sognu”, the song which will represent the French republic at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. Amaury Vassili was already officially announced as the French singer for Düsseldorf. A snippet of “Sognu”, a bolero in Corsican (title means “Dream”), was already released earlier last week [...]
France – A snippet of the French entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 has leaked on the Internet. The song was supposed to be officially presented this Monday on the popular French variety show “Chabada”, but now Warner Music France has published a snippet of the opera song on amazon.fr. The internally selected Amaury [...]
France -The French entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 entitled “Sonniu” will be premiered on the popular French variety show “Chabada” next Monday. The internally selected Amaury Vassili will present his song “Sonniu” which is Corsican for “Dream”. “Sonniu” was composed by Daniel Moyne and Quentin Bachelet and written by Jean-Pierre Marcellesi. The song [...]
UPDATE: Amaury Vassili’s “Sonnui” to Be Revealed in France
Posted: February 21, 2011 by eurovisiontimes in FranceFrance – According to the website Eurovision-fr the French entry “Sonnui” by Amaury Vassili will be presented on the radio station “France Bleu“. Unfortunately, the exact time when the song will be broadcast is not known yet. It had previously been revealed that the young tenor will sing a song entitled “Sonniu” which is Corsican [...]
France – The French representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 has spoken to the French newspaper “Le Parisien” to talk about his participation. His first confession will make French fans happy: “I go there to win, I have the spirit of a winner,” he claims. “At the beginning I found singing competitions not to [...]
France: Amaury Vassili to Sing the Bolero “Sonniu”
Posted: February 5, 2011 by eurovisiontimes in FranceFrance -The French daily “Le Parisien“, which announced Amaury Vassili’s participation long before the official confirmation by France3 has today reported on more background information concerning the French entry. The young tenor will sing a song entitled “Sonniu” which is Corsican for “dream”. “Sonniu” was composed by Daniel Moyne and Quentin Bachelet and written by [...]
France – France 3, the French broadcaster responsible for the Eurovision Song Contest has confirmed Amaury Vassili as the French participant in Düsseldorf. They have also revealed that the young tenor will not perform his entry in French (as usual) but in Corsican. Corsican is a dialect of Italian spoken on the island of Corsica. [...]
