France2 has revealed the songs and performers competing in Destination Eurovision – the competition that picks a song to represent France at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest.
Eighteen acts will compete in two semi-finals, with the best four from each heat making it through to a live televised national final on 26 January. The votes in both rounds of the competition will be split 50/50 between an international expert jury and those awarded by viewers.
A jury of five get to vote in the first semi-final, a different five-strong jury vote in the second semi-final and then ten completely different ‘experts’ will surface for the grand final.
Just to confuse those watching, three French music experts will pass comment, but they won’t get a say in the result (unless they phone in).
You can hear clips from each of the below songs on the Destination Eurovision YouTube channel, or by clicking the song titles:
- Florina – In the shadows
- Aysat – Comme une grande (Like a grown up)
- Ugo – Ce qui me blesse (What hurts me)
- Chimène Badi – Là-haut (Up there)
- Silvàn Areg – Le Petit Nicolas (Little Nicholas)
- Gabriella – On cherche encore (We’re still searching)
- Doutson – Sois un bon fils (Be a good son)
- Seemone – Tous les deux (The both of us)
- The Divaz – La voix d’Aretha (Aretha’s voice)
- Emmanuel Moire – La promesse (The promise)
- Tracy de Sà – Por Aqui (Around here)
- Battista Acquaviva – Passio (Passion)
- Lautner – J’ai pas le temps (I don’t have the time)
- PhilipElise – Madame la paix (Madam Peace)
- Bilal Hassani – Roi (King)
- Mazy – Oulala
- Noémie – Ma petite famille (My little family)
- Naestro – Le brasier (The blaze)