When I first heard the French entry - a day or two before it was officially confirmed - I remember thinking to myself it wasn't anything like what I had expected. It sounded contemporary and fresh. Like a hit. Perhaps even like a winner.
Then I started thinking. We've been here before. I had a flashback to Baku where I was convinced Anggun would be a potential winner until what could possibly qualify as one of the worst stagings ever ruined her chances and left her with a big fat zero in the televote.
I spend my time feeling torn between the hit factor of the song and my fear that the French will mess it up big time again. And at first I had doubts whether Amir would be charming and vibrant enough to pull this off at all.
Potential winner:
Yes. In case everything falls into place regarding singing and performance and if France would be lucky enough to get a good spot in the second half of the running order... Then it could be next stop Paris indeed. But I keep the grade down a bit until I've seen the final performance.
My grade: 4/5
Amir / J'ai cherché (France 2016 preview clip)
I think the French delegation knows this time that they have a potential winner in their hands so they'll look into every detail regarding the staging. They just can't let this slide away. Hopefully.
ReplyDeleteI hope you are right but that was what I thought in 2012 as well. At least there is an entirely new French team at the wheels this time, there is still hope.
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