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Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – France

Let's start the Countdown week with our first Big Five entry. La France. Bilal Hassani will tip up in Tel Aviv with a song written...

7 April – From my own window, I see the rain...

Your eyes won't be deceiving you today. Yes, it's fun and games in black & white. But don't let that put you off. Some...

18 March – I’ve got the sky in my hands

When your country has had success in our favourite TV show, the pressure is always on your singers to repeat that success year after...

5 March – Don’t scream like a violin without music score

There are songs that become classics for various reasons. They could be winners. They could be insanely bad. Or it could be by accident. Back...

21 February – Listen carefully to the sound of water

Do you remember the times when countries had to sing in their national languages? It was easy for some - German all the way,...

16 February – To end up in Cherbourg

  We have one of those home entries again today. You know what happens. Your desire is to represent your country. You try every year,...

Bilal gets the Eurovision nod for France

So here we are at nearly midnight CET as French broadcaster France 2 finally revealed which of the eight songs in the final gets...

Was the second semi harder than the first? – How was...

Double entendre city there, but what do you expect in this contest? If you followed the results of the first semi  (which you clearly...

First four qualifiers for the French Final

Tonight we saw the first of the "Big Five" in action with France taking to our televisions/internets/phones etc and giving us a damn fine...

Qui va chanter? Listen to the French songs

France2 has revealed the songs and performers competing in Destination Eurovision - the competition that picks a song to represent France at the 2019...