The 2012 season is already starting up a bit here and a bit there, and maybe it would be a good time to start closing your eyes and wish for the things you'd like to see on stage in Baku come May.
There are so many established names that I would hope to see in the Eurovision Song Contest, so I take a deep breath and start with a big wish.
Zazie has been a steady feature on my wish list for many years already. If you are not familiar with her, she has been a big name in French showbiz for more than fifteen years, not only scoring hits of her own but also writing songs for other established acts.
After a few silent years, she released a real mammoth project last year in the shape of "Za7ie" - a total of seven mini albums with different themes and ideas, making a total of 42 new songs and seven video clips. "Za7ie" was also released as a more typical album with fourteen of the forty-two songs presented on one full-length disc.
In my humble opinion the project is a complete success, bursting full of creativity and lavish pop songs, but Zazie's regular fans have been divided and confused, not knowing what to make of the whole package. So why not confuse them a bit further by entering Eurovision?
Zazie has always had a mind very much of her own and she would probably be nuts enough to take on the challenge. And why wouldn't she want Europe-wide exposure and the chance of selling a number of copies abroad?
French music doesn't export itself like it used to, and even Patricia Kaas admitted to those three minutes in Moscow being time well spent from a publicity point of view.
Zazie also has an ear for graspable melody line and catchy choruses, and her sense of humour could assure a stage show to look out for.
Zazie - Avant l'amour (first single off Za7ie)
Zazie - Être et avoir (second single off Za7ie)
Zazie - Chanson d'amour (third single off Za7ie)
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