Posted January 19, 201312 yr http://www.esctoday.com/42358/anne-marie-d...omes-to-an-end/ Bit devo, I was interested to see how she'd do. In any case I'm excited to see what France get this year, it'll be insanely hard to match up to Anggun. Edited January 26, 201312 yr by Umi
January 19, 201312 yr WHAT IS THIS SHIT? That said though I'm CRYING WITH JOY that someone else here under the age of 25 APPRECIATES Tu te reconnaîtras http://www.moopy.org.uk/forums/images/icons/disco.gif
January 19, 201312 yr WHAT IS THIS SHIT? That said though I'm CRYING WITH JOY that someone else here under the age of 25 APPRECIATES Tu te reconnaîtras http://www.moopy.org.uk/forums/images/icons/disco.gif We prepare to cry AGAIN because it's one of my favourite ESC entries too.
January 19, 201312 yr Same, where on earth did this idea that nobody under the age of 25 likes it come from?! I'm surprised she was rejected this year, but then that song has absolutely nothing on Tu te reconnaîtras.
January 20, 201312 yr Same, where on earth did this idea that nobody under the age of 25 likes it come from?! I'm surprised she was rejected this year, but then that song has absolutely nothing on Tu te reconnaîtras. Mainly given the majority of people under 25 here would be hard pushed to name something from before 2007.
January 20, 201312 yr (Although I'm down with Sirusho :angry: Qele Qele live was DIABOLIQUÉ though, you are correct)
January 20, 201312 yr Although even the older fans amongst us are more the 'Birgitta and Lena P brigade' as opposed to being obsessed with 70s and 80s entries, with a few exceptions of course!
January 22, 201312 yr Apparently Amandine Bourgeois will be the French representative. It hasn't been confirmed yet, but here is one of her songs: 1sjttHafsyE
January 22, 201312 yr She won Pop Idol in France a few years back, she has released two albums since then but hasn't been successful at all. She is a nice girl and has a great voice, so happy for her. Not quite sure she can impress the audience there though. Beautiful : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUd1NB27Sc Bring me to life : Déjà-vu : Rehab : Hey you :
January 23, 201312 yr Oh, I used to love 'Incognito'! :lol: She'd be a fantastic choice if it's true!
January 24, 201312 yr It seems to be confirmed now! From ESC Today: France 3 has confirmed to esctoday.com that Amadine Bourgeois has been selected via an internal selection to represent France at the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest. Amandine will represent France at the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest with the song L'enfer et moi, written by Boris Bergman and composed by David Salkin. Read more here: http://www.esctoday.com/42845/amandine-bou...present-france/
January 25, 201312 yr Yay! She has a fantastic voice and style, so hopefully the song (nice title, btw!) is good. I'd love to see France back in the top ten!
January 25, 201312 yr Some people in France aren't particularly happy with this, hmm: http://www.esctoday.com/43174/france-mixed...dine-bourgeois/ It has been only a few days since the French national broadcaster France 3 confirmed Amandine Bourgeois would represent France at the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest. Many reactions have been heard in France since this announcement and one can only admit they are generally not very positive. The choice of the 2008 Nouvelle Star (French Pop Idol) winner to represent France in Malmö is being harshly criticized on the Internet and in the media. The French do not seem to understand for which reasons Amandine Bourgeois was selected since she is not a popular artist. It is true that her debut album titled 20m2 has sold pretty well with over 60,000 copies in France and 10,000 more copies in Europe since its release in 2010 but those are no big figures in the end and her second album Sans amour, mon amour has sold merely 4,000 copies since its release in 2012. Due to her lack of exposure in the media and the failure of her latest album, the young singer even had to cancel the totality of her tour a few weeks ago only. Amandine Bourgeois is neither a total newcomer nor a very famous artist then and this seems to be quite confusing to most of the French people. In a recent poll conducted on the Internet by famous radio journalist (Europe 1) and TV presenter (NRJ12) Jean-Marc Morandini, over 70% of the voters believe she is a bad choice to represent France in Sweden in May. Many believe that doing Eurovision is more a way for the young singer to try and save her declining music career and most fear a bad result in Malmö. Sure we have not heard the song yet. Titled L’enfer et moi, the entry was penned by two respected musicians: David Salkin and Boris Bergman (the latter wrote the 1973 and 1975 Monegasque Eurovision entries as well as many songs for quite a few popular French and international artists including former Eurovision participants France Gall, Patrick Juvet and Nana Mouskouri). The song was unanimously chosen by the members of the French selection committee following a blind audition. Everybody in France is now eagerly waiting for the song to be officially presented, hoping that it is as good as it is said to be and that it suits Amandine Bourgeois better than the songs she has recorded so far. This is precisely what people fear. A majority of the French agrees that Amandine Bourgeois has a stunning voice, an awesome personality and a great stage presence but that she generally does not have the right songs. Even André Manoukian, songwriter and one of the jury members of Nouvelle Star, stated in the French magazine Télé Loisirs that Amandine is not backed by the right people, lyricists and composers. He also fears that doing Eurovision might put an end to Amandine’s young career if she fails in Malmö. Despite the critics, Amandine Bourgeois strongly believes in her chances and declared to the French weekly magazine Télé 7 Jours that she will do everything she can to make the French audience proud of her performance. The young singer hopes she can also revive the popularity of the Eurovision Song Contest which is often seen in France as a kitsch and old-fashioned extravaganza. In the article, we also learn that Amandine did not apply herself to the French national selection. Her manager, Vincent Carpentier, did so without informing her. Amandine accepted with the only condition to submit L’enfer et moi as an entry. France will not sing in English then, not even partly as Anggun did with Echo (you and I) in Baku last year. I truly enjoy having a challenge, I am a warrior! I promise I will give everything on the Eurovision stage! Whatever happens, I am convinced the Eurovision Song Contest will open many doors, that it will boost my career. Sometimes it is good to go through hard times in life! I learned that I should follow my instinct and stop making compromises, she stated. It will not be the first time France is represented by a Nouvelle Star winner at the Eurovision Song Contest. In 2004, Belgian singer Jonatan Cerrada did the job in Istanbul after having won the first edition of the popular French TV talent show aired on private channel M6. Placed 15th after all the votes were given, the singer literally disappeared from the music scene soon after. Let us hope Amandine Bourgeois will not experience the same tragic destiny. What I get from this is that she's the French version of Alexandra Burke. Shouldn't really matter if the song is good, her style sounds pretty classy from a quick listen to Incognito. She doesn't look like a bad choice at all.
January 25, 201312 yr Author Well it's not like France would get behind the song anyway, even it was their very own 'Euphoria'.
January 25, 201312 yr The French love a good moan. They sent shite songs and mediocre artists for years and nobody had a problem then. But now they're sending an excellent singer and all of a sudden the song that hasn't even been heard/released is the problem? :lol:
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