Bilal gets the Eurovision nod for France

Bilal
Bilal crowned French Eurovision king.

So here we are at nearly midnight CET as French broadcaster France 2 finally revealed which of the eight songs in the final gets a ticket through to the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest.

Bilal won both the hearts and ears of the French by scoring the most points in the 50:50 combined televote and jury (yes I know that’s what usually happens, but it’s sometimes worth saying for those who aren’t Eurovision fans).

ArtistSongPlaceResult
The Lovers of Valdaro"Somebody Wants"Out
Dolly Style"Habibi"5Out
Martin Stenmarck"Låt skiten brinna"3/4Second chance
Lina Hedlund"Victorious"1/2Final
Omar Rudberg"Om om och om igen"Out
Rebecka Karlsson"Who I Am"3/4Second chance
Jon Henrik Fjällgren"Norrsken"1/2Final