Is that the Dye My Hair girl

Edited February 9, 20178 yr by cqmerqn

Nah, a different ALMA.

OMGGGGGGGGGG YAASS

 

Loved this since it was posted the other week as a potential entry, they've definitely pulled it out the bag again after Je cherché and this could do just as well. I agree this blows all other confirmed entries so far out of the water, for sure. Love it :wub:

I really hope this does well both in the contest and in the French charts, because I think this cements Eurovision being credible in France if it does. There's a lot riding on this! I'm kind of surprised it's entirely in French, and I think that's kind of brave following 'J'ai cherché', so I hope it works out. It's a good song and it has tons of potential for staging.

Alma did a somewhat interesting interview in French here, which has quite a few details about where France are going with the entry. They're currently working on remixing the song to give the song a "eurovisionesque" moment, and Alma has written a chorus in English which they're considering using (seems like a bad idea to be but whatevever~). Performance-wise they're going with the super French aesthetic seen in the music video (and her performance at the Ukrainian selection for those who saw that), they're looking at the high tech options available to them and they've not decided on having dancers or not.

 

I'm glad they're being ambitious and looking at things broadly, but I only really have so much faith in the French delegation so I could fairly easily see them turning this from a somewhat safe top 15 to a bottom 5. Let's hope they have good things up their sleeve!

Snippet of the revamp which, unfortunately, includes English lyrics

 

 

Debuting through wiwibloggs, when will Ryan :cheeseblock:

Oooh that sounds like it's even bigger and more epic, me likey!

Final version out now:

 

 

I really love the original so this will take some getting used to. That said, I do think the English sections in the chorus work quite well

It's so much better in context of the whole song, it definitely feels bigger now production-wise and more accessible for a Eurovision audience!

I really don't think those small parts in English enhance the song at all, it feels more pointless than Italy last year.

 

That being said I do like the enhanced production so hopefully it can still be another great result for France, the song really deserves it!

I really don't like the english part... but they have done a great job with the production

That is so much better. I think I like the English and the production completely outstrips the original.

Brilliant, certainly adds to the DRAMA of the number which definitely works for me.

 

The thing that a lot of people don't get is that with a lot of contemporary French pop it is increasingly the norm to switch up English and French in the same song for no real concrete reason other than to just play around. So in that sense, making it more like the contemporary music market is something worth commending the French team for (spoiler alert for when I eventually get around to France on the blog lol).

I love the new production, I wasn't sure on the English parts at first but they grow on me.

The last minute is f***ing amazing though!

I love this revamp, it was already among my faves of the year but this elevates it even more!

This performance is from February on Ukranian TV, so it's the previous mix but it's still very good and it translates better than I expected live !

 

Alma for the win :wub:

 

 

And here is an acoustic version with Amir (from last year) :

 

It's really nice to see how much the French delegation is doing to make her big, and how the whole country seems to be into the Eurovision again! Thanks Amir I guess :)

Edited March 15, 20178 yr by Hayzayy

 

It's still the French version though, I can't wait to hear her sing the new version!

 

I'm not sure the "standing being the mic" option is the best for her though, the song is fun and if she was dancing around a bit it would probably get more people into it.

 

 

And here she is singing a cover of the Eurovision winning song "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" :wub:

 

Edited April 1, 20178 yr by Hayzayy

Ooh I love that cover of Poupée de cire, poupée de son :wub:

And here she is singing with Måns Zelmerlöw !

 

 

AMAZING performance :cheer: