On Friday it emerged that Tom Leeb won’t sing for France at Eurovision 2021, fuelling speculation about how broadcaster France 2 would choose their act for next year’s contest in Rotterdam. And on Saturday afternoon, during a call with Wiwibloggs, the country’s Head of Delegation gave us the answer.

Alexandra Redde-Amiel confirmed that France will not return to the Destination Eurovision format, which gave Eurofans Madame Monsieur and Bilal Hassani. Instead, it will use a new national selection format produced by the broadcaster, rather than by an outside studio as in years past.

France replaces Destination Eurovision with new national selection format

As Europe slowly loosens restrictions and charts a path forward from the pandemic, Alexandra said that she wants to rally “the Eurovision family”. France 2 is preparing to embark on a new journey for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, which will hopefully bring people together once again.

“After this tough time, we need to move forward, to feel good energy among the Eurovision family,” she told me on the phone from Paris. “France Télévisions is proud to announce a new national selection. It will not be Destination Eurovison but a brand new concept with the current project name Un Eurovision France. We have chosen to produce it internally with France TV Studio. It’s a way to spread the spirit of the Eurovision brand among our teams and channels all year long.”

Producing the show in-house, rather than through an outside company, is a significant point. It will allow France 2 to integrate it with the broadcaster’s other departments — across news, digital and more. This suggests more buzz and hype for the selection in the run-up to the show. And how many shows will there be, exactly?

“We will have one national event on primetime TV in an arena in a regional city of France as a finale for the selection. The public will get the power of choice. Regarding the jury, everything is still open now. But before all of that, we will make this selection live in various ways.”

So it seems that the public will definitely have a say. The jury element — or an in-studio panel as with Destination Eurovision — is less clear. But, as she says, “the game is very open.”

Are you excited to hear that France is returning to a national final format? Which elements from Destination Eurovision would you like to see included in their new format? Shout out your thoughts below!

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Eli
Eli
3 years ago

This is the best news ever! I was so sad when Destination Eurovision didn’t return for 2020. But this sounds like they’re going to elevate the contest. While I do respect that they want to host the grand final outside Paris to spread the event through France, I think Arena 92 in France could stage a spectacular final, on par with Melodifestivalen. But I know they’ll be able to stage a spectacular show anywhere in France.

Esc addict
Esc addict
3 years ago

The last news are : it will talke place 3 or 4 months before the contest, january or february, the HOD want to make live eurovision in France during all the year (don’t know really what it means) and the more early the better, that’s why the submissions open in one week.

Last edited 3 years ago by Esc addict
Grafton
Grafton
3 years ago

Please France select MAËLLE. The girl is so magnetic and has an outstanding voice. With a good sad/dramatic/powerful song (like l’Effet de masse) she could win it all

FanESC
FanESC
3 years ago
Reply to  Grafton

Her cover of “Wasting my young years” in The voice was literally breathtaking. A song with that kind of mood for her, I’d directly take it.

Grafton
Grafton
3 years ago

YEEEESSSSSSS our prayers have been heard! bye bye @ the best flop in me

Generic Eurovision Fan
Generic Eurovision Fan
3 years ago

I honestly expected them to pick Tom Leeb again

Ylva & Linda
3 years ago

We are songwriters looking for really talented artists who are interested to cooperate with us and our songs for Eurovision 2021. Get in touch!

Hyunwoo
Hyunwoo
3 years ago

Who wants Maëlle Pistoia or Abi Bernadoth?

Esc addict
Esc addict
3 years ago
Reply to  Hyunwoo

Maëlle, Suzanne, I hope, and Lisandro, Gabriella, Emmy-liyanna, the Divaz, Aysat, Lautner, Nassi, Seemone, I’d love to see them again….. cause I love their sounds.

Last edited 3 years ago by Esc addict
PP77
PP77
3 years ago

Destination Eurovision was good national final with good songs. Only mistake was winners especially 2018.

Esc addict
Esc addict
3 years ago
Reply to  PP77

Madame Monsieur and Bilal are so iconic and good, don’t know what you mean……

Last edited 3 years ago by Esc addict
wig
wig
3 years ago
Reply to  Esc addict

Yes they were good but the runners-up were so much better and would’ve done better than the winners in ESC.

Esc addict
Esc addict
3 years ago
Reply to  wig

Maybe who knows……

Milan
Milan
3 years ago
Reply to  Esc addict

Are we thinking of the same Bilal?

Esc addict
Esc addict
3 years ago
Reply to  Milan

Yes we are and I repeat BILAL IS ICONIC

Esc addict
Esc addict
3 years ago
Reply to  Esc addict

Ok hater if you want, if it please you, and if you sleep better to think that, good for you.

Alex
Alex
3 years ago
Reply to  PP77

Bruh the winners are not bad what do you mean?

Esc addict
Esc addict
3 years ago
Reply to  PP77

That’s not because you don’t make the top 10 in esc that you are bad, it’s certainly not the absolute reference seeing the top 10 each years….

Esc addict
Esc addict
3 years ago

OK! HAPPY TO SEE THAT! FRANCE HAS NOT GIVEN UP! TOO COOL! I just hope it won’t be a one night show only, french fans need to live for eurovision and get involved in the process very early, I think of online semi finals or others for example, maybe where all fans from all the world coule vote too, I don’t know….. but it’s a smart move from the french team, haters will always hate we know them, they are always the same, they are not interesting……. the most important thing is that WE HAVE A NEW NATIONAL SELECTION IN… Read more »

FanESC
FanESC
3 years ago
Reply to  Esc addict

“I just hope it won’t be a one night show only”

As a french, I think it will and it’s the best thing to do. I orefer one big show with good stagings and something super quality rather than 2 boring semi-finals and a final.

Esc addict
Esc addict
3 years ago
Reply to  FanESC

Read again, I mean “only a one night show” without the fans to be involved in the process before, I don’t mean several shows.

Eurovision fan
Eurovision fan
3 years ago

I’ve just looked to the past practise when they planned to hold Destination Eurovision. At nearly the same part of the year (the end of June) they opened the song submissions for DE 2018 and DE 2019.

Bimbamboom
Bimbamboom
3 years ago
Reply to  Eurovision fan

Indeed this is a real good sign for what we may have in term of songs quality. For the first edition of DE in 2018, I remember the delegation received more than a thousand songs, and approximately the same for 2019, while this year, nobody knew until very end of October even what were the plans so this is understandable that singers, songwritters and music industry were not really receptive! Of course that led to what we all know, they choose The Best in Me among a hundred !!!! songs submitted. Compared to the previous years, it was yet clear… Read more »

Last edited 3 years ago by Bimbamboom
FanESC
FanESC
3 years ago
Reply to  Bimbamboom

They confirmed DE on june 21st in both 2017 and 2018. This year it was on june 20th

Eurovision fan
Eurovision fan
3 years ago

Imagine if they allow Eurovision fans to vote too, it would be nice. Like in this year’s Latvian national selection.

Étoile
Étoile
3 years ago

I’m lacking to much information but at least we have a few and I prefer a NF, especially if they want the French to feel interested into the contest more. Happy information: – Whatever the name is (DE), an NF is an NF. I’m happy that there aren’t working with ITV Studio France. They’re flopping, every year The voice has lower ranking because there’s a fatigue with the program. It’s also not that we will not have some previous candidates from this program. -It’s written that it will be done in a region. I hope so much that it’s not… Read more »

Denis
Denis
3 years ago

I think the hate for Tom mostly came from Wiwibloggs. On YouTube it seemed to get decent opinions and it did well in Eurojury..
I don’t think it was that bad, just outdated. But France co do better so hopefully a national selection is the way to go!

Erasmus
Erasmus
3 years ago
Reply to  Denis

20th place when being prequalified isn’t really a good result + a lot of people voted for him just for looks. I agree that it wasn’t bad, but France could do so much better… And it was really low in the betting odds as well..

Comment ça va
Comment ça va
3 years ago

OMG I M SOOOOOOOO HAPPY THANK YOU FRANCE TELEVISIONS ON VOUS AIME, VOUS AVEZ SU APPRENDRE DES ERREURS POUR MIEUX ALLER DE L’AVANT MILLE MERCI!!!!!!!

Idksmth
Idksmth
3 years ago

Make it as quality as Destination Eurovision and ditch the covers for each artist and I’m sold. And make some room for the National Juries opinion and reflect it in the final result instead of International Jury making bad decisions as seen in 2019. Basically I hope France keeps up the song quality, ditch the useless covers, have room for all of the juries opinions and have a bunch of standout acts that would be stand out in Eurovision as well.

Erasmus
Erasmus
3 years ago
Reply to  Idksmth

Well it was the public who made the wrong decision in 2019 imo. Seemone was way better than Bilal..

Idksmth
Idksmth
3 years ago
Reply to  Erasmus

Agreed. But mostly I meant the good acts left in the semis due to the international juries. The most robbed was Gabriella, it’s still beyond me how she didn’t qualify from that semi.

GIOLO
GIOLO
3 years ago
Reply to  Idksmth

Yeah, I’m still mad for Doutson qualifying over Gabriella, one of the biggest robberies in National finals

maladroite
maladroite
3 years ago
Reply to  GIOLO

I loved Gabriella and was devestated when she didn’t qualify

My Tears Are Getting Sober
My Tears Are Getting Sober
3 years ago

Please remove the Sweden haters, wiwibloggs. I don’t favour Sweden or anything, but this is meant to be a positive comments section

Nicky91
Nicky91
3 years ago

boring

Rifki
Rifki
3 years ago

but the format must be like this (only the final round, I don’t talk about the semifinal[s]): held in a big, Eurovision-standard venue (my wish is Paris La Defense Arena or Stade Pierre-Mauroy) one artist, one song only (like Melfest, not like the UK’s You Decide in 2019 where one song was performed by two different artists) 10, 11 or 12 songs in the final (enough for Eurovision-styled voting) up to 12 groups of juries (can be local, international, or mixed), each giving one set of Eurovision points (1-8, 10 and 12), announced by one spokesperson per jury group aggregated… Read more »

Last edited 3 years ago by Rifki
FanESC
FanESC
3 years ago
Reply to  Rifki

The thing is that nobody cares about Eurovision in France so Stade Pierre Mauroy or Accor Hotel Arena would be totally useless. Don’t expect a huge arena with 10 thousands of people in it. A small arena with 1000 or 2000 people would already be quite huge for an event like this in France. The most important is the songs and the stagings.

Alex
Alex
3 years ago

Potential venues for France NF:

AccorHotels Arena (Paris)
Halle Tony Garnier (Lyon)
Park&Suites Arena (Montpellier)
Galaxie d’Amneville (Amneville)
Zénith de Strasbourg (Strasbourg)
Palais des sports de Grenoble (Grenoble)
Arkea Arena (Bordeaux)
Hall XXL (Nantes)

Rifki
Rifki
3 years ago
Reply to  Alex

-Paris La Defense Arena
-Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille

Franck
Franck
3 years ago
Reply to  Alex

All of them are too big for this kind of event.

Céleste
Céleste
3 years ago
Reply to  Franck

Agree, as i say in another message, arena like the one in Brest with a capacity from 2.000 to 5.000 will be favored.

FanESC
FanESC
3 years ago
Reply to  Alex

You forgot the Stade de France, just joking.?

Max
Max
3 years ago
Reply to  Alex

And Rennes / Nantes?

dragvision
dragvision
3 years ago
Reply to  Alex

i love Lille when is held a Miss france in the past

Iván el Conquistador
Iván el Conquistador
3 years ago
Reply to  Alex

Any venue with at least capacity for ten thousand people is suitable for hosting Eurovision Song Contest.

Iván el Conquistador
Iván el Conquistador
3 years ago
Reply to  Alex

By the way, copy and paste from Wikipedia? It’s okay, I’d have done that too.

Eurovision fan
Eurovision fan
3 years ago
Reply to  Alex

These are potential host venues when Eurovision gets to France.

Matsmi
Matsmi
3 years ago

Very good news. But I’m worried that with this new selection format, we will have selection of local singers and not singers already known to the general public

Pontus
Pontus
3 years ago

Sweden hate again is getting stupid in here. I will mail and ask wiwwibloggs if they can erase members who hate Sweden in every article. ESC fans are more hateful then people who dont like gays. How ironic when this community should be lovind and caring and they are the total opposite

Erasmus
Erasmus
3 years ago
Reply to  Pontus

Well sometimes I agree with Sweden hate (such as John Lundvik and G:Son producing this awful song), but a lot of the times it is unjustified..

Pontus
Pontus
3 years ago
Reply to  Erasmus

its their job. do people hate you at your job. hate is never okey for me.

Erasmus
Erasmus
3 years ago
Reply to  Pontus

We don’t hate them for doing their job, I mean I don’t hate them as people, I just really dislike most of their work… And that’s normal imo

Pontus
Pontus
3 years ago
Reply to  Erasmus

yeah but many here say ALL swedes. and they are 2 . not ALL

Briekimchi
Briekimchi
3 years ago

Positive news. Destination Eurovision got a really good overall quality of selection but struggled to get an outstanding act for Eurovision itself. NF has always seemed the logical choice for France but DE wasn’t getting it done. Looking forward to see what the end result could be.

Colin
Colin
3 years ago
Reply to  Briekimchi

I really love Merci, but that year had a few similarly good songs, like Ok ou ko and Ciao. I have no idea whether any of them would bring France to top 10, as 2018 was really competitive. Still, I have a hunch that Ok ou ko would at least went better with the juries. Merci could have done the trick if their staging was better. France finally learned how to stage last year… but last year their song was merely okay. If they go in that direction with staging, but return to more complex entries, they might do good.

Last edited 3 years ago by Colin
GIOLO
GIOLO
3 years ago
Reply to  Colin

Hi Colin, I loved Emmy Lyiana and Malo in 2018, but I don’t think they would have scored better than Mercy Emmy had a song that would have been ignored by the public (the classic song everybody likes, nobody hates and nobody loves). Juries would have maybe put her a bit higher than Mercy, but not that much when you think of the likes of Albania Estonia and Germany being on the tip spots as well. Ciao was a bit unpredictable for me, could go either way, but certainly it was a big risk. I would say that Destination Eurovision… Read more »

Sgf Sgf (ESC SSS)
Sgf Sgf (ESC SSS)
3 years ago

I think France will possibly use the format like Romania and Israel did. Artist select internally, then a national selection to select a song.

Eurovision fan
Eurovision fan
3 years ago

I think the head of delegation stated submissions for songs will open on 29 June

Last edited 3 years ago by Eurovision fan
Azuro
Azuro
3 years ago

You can rearrange the format in 101 different ways, the only thing that matters is the quality of songs submitted.

It was the iceberg that sunk the Titanic, not the arrangement of the deck chairs onboard.

Eurovision fan
Eurovision fan
3 years ago
Reply to  Azuro

And picking the best song

Sabrina
Sabrina
3 years ago

Destination Eurovision was a pretty good national final. The format had its problems, but the most important was there: the quality of the entries. As Robin mentioned, I hope they keep using the same tactics from DE to find artists and songs. I just think they should settle down for it. Don’t want to read that 2 or 3 years from now they’ll be dropping it, or renaming it again.

jack
jack
3 years ago

Well after the tragedy made by Lundvik, this is a step forward. I am excited

Pontus
Pontus
3 years ago
Reply to  jack

hey Donald Trump 2. I have noticed you write A LOT of comments about Sweden that is only hate and NO facts. Are you and Trump related maybe. He have been checked on twitter for facts. I think you should be two.

Ashton
Ashton
3 years ago
Reply to  Pontus

Hey look everyone we’ve discovered another Rasmus/Linus, probably the same person under a different name. When enough people get mad at you for being stupid as always, Pontus, and then call you out on it, thus making you pick another name, I have some suggestions: Julius (to stick with the -us theme), Darius (once again to continue the trend), or maybe Trash? I like the sound of that last one ngl

Pontus
Pontus
3 years ago
Reply to  Ashton

So Sweden haters can stay you mean and i have to go who dont like fake news. is that your point

Pontus
Pontus
3 years ago
Reply to  Ashton

ps you and jack and 2 more are one of the worst people i ever talked to ever because you NEVER do research before you right your facts. Never.

Ashton
Ashton
3 years ago
Reply to  Pontus

Ok 🙂

Pontus
Pontus
3 years ago
Reply to  Ashton

i wish you did, it makes me sad sometimes to read all mean stuff about Sweden. Sweden who LOVES ESC, we did have our own ESC in corona times. A country like that dont want to destroy ESC. We want to save it, i wish you you guys saw that. the backingsingers rule is just for corona money saving.

Ashton
Ashton
3 years ago
Reply to  Pontus

Honestly couldn’t care less 🙂

Pontus
Pontus
3 years ago
Reply to  Ashton

and thats why you are trump junior. he is exactly like you, he says stuff with no facts, like you

Ashton
Ashton
3 years ago
Reply to  Pontus

How sad it must be to be you.

Pontus
Pontus
3 years ago
Reply to  Ashton

ok trump. you have your gang here. Good for you. Im not that biased like them. i read facts

Ashton
Ashton
3 years ago
Reply to  Pontus

ok. I would like you to show me where I said I hate Sweden. Exactly where. Where I apparently said “I hate Sweden”. If you are so hard-pressed on facts, it shouldn’t be hard for you.

Ashton
Ashton
3 years ago
Reply to  Ashton

I thought so. Enjoy your miserable life, Pontus.

din
din
3 years ago
Reply to  jack

what is the point in mentioning lundvik? he wrote a great song for himself in 2019 that did well, and cowrote a bad one in 2020… like literally every songwriter or artist ever, there are hits and misses.

Fabio
Fabio
3 years ago

The hottest¿ Well, not always. I still remember Battista Acquaviva… She sang horrible and the staging was one of the worst I have ever seen.

Arthur
Arthur
3 years ago

Such a good news !
Congratulations to Alexandra who really listened to us and seems to be very ambitious and understood how to manage Eurovision in France !

Last edited 3 years ago by Arthur
FanESC
FanESC
3 years ago
Reply to  Arthur

Agree ! I was saf about Tom not returning next year but a DE “new generation” in an Arena in a french city, I’m hyped ! A lot of information are still missing but the whole thing sounds pretty ambitious and Alexandra seems to be on the right way !

Last edited 3 years ago by FanESC
Arthur
Arthur
3 years ago
Reply to  FanESC

Definitely !
I just hope they will suceed in filling out the arena.
I remember that for DE, the studio was very tiny and despite that, they had troubles to find enough spectators… so they called people who use to assist tv shows not aware at all about Eurovision ahah

Erasmus
Erasmus
3 years ago
Reply to  Arthur

Really omg hahah, how is it possible that Estonia can fill up a whole arena with 1.2 million people and France can’t fill up a studio with 65 million people, is ESC really that unpopular in France?

Céleste
Céleste
3 years ago
Reply to  Arthur

Except DE was in Paris. A national event, live on TV, from a regional city, except for the Miss France contest, there are nothing !! I have no doubt that the arena will be full, peoples are happy when there are something important in their regions, even more if it’s on tv !! so no worry to have for that in my opinion.

Sadly i think my city, Montpellier will not be choosed, too big capacity (14.000 spectators) i think they will choose a city like Brest with a arena holding from 2.000 to 5.000 spectators.

Louka
Louka
3 years ago
Reply to  Céleste

You’re totally right, moving the national selection into region will create more interest from local people, medias. It will be a sort of one year event which can attract attention more than it was the case in a Parisian studio like Destination Eurovision.

Arthur
Arthur
3 years ago
Reply to  Céleste

Didn’t think about that aspect indeed. That’s a good point 🙂

Nicky91
Nicky91
3 years ago
Reply to  Arthur

giving in to the haters is never good, she should’ve stood her ground and should’ve given Tom a second chance

maladroite
maladroite
3 years ago
Reply to  Nicky91

I’m pretty sure Tom Leeb was just busy with other events in 2021

Colin
Colin
3 years ago

Confirmed:
– France
– Melfest (Sweden)
– Eesti Laul (Estonia)
– MGP (Norway)
– DMGP (Denmark)
– Festival da Cancao (Portugal)
– UMK (Finland)

Likely:
– Songvakeppnin (Iceland)

Possibly:
– Sanremo (Italy)
– FiK (Albania)
– Dora (Croatia)
– Pabandom iš naujo (Lithuania)
– Eurofest (Belarus)
– Melodie pentru Europa (Moldova)
– Depi evratesil (Armenia)

Unlikely, but still a possibility:
– Beovizija (Serbia)
– Šansa na sukces / Krakowe eliminacje (Poland)
– You Decide (UK)
– A-dal (Hungary, IF returning ???)
– Montevizija (Montenegro, IF returning???)
– Any NF format by Germany?

Last edited 3 years ago by Colin
FanESC
FanESC
3 years ago
Reply to  Colin

Possibly : Israel ? Australia ?

Colin
Colin
3 years ago
Reply to  FanESC

Their singers are already chosen. They might have NFs only if they have mini selections meant to choose between 3-6 songs of Eden and Montaigne.

Yeah, if we count in one-artist NFs, we might get several more. 😉

Last edited 3 years ago by Colin
dragvision
dragvision
3 years ago
Reply to  FanESC

Israel want made a new reality show 5 or 6 witers composing a song for Eden, Sanremo next year the new drama, uncertain date

Pedro
Pedro
3 years ago
Reply to  Colin

Great analysis! I’m also looking forward to the NF season 2021. Adding that up: Sanremo, likely delayed, so it’s likely that won’t be linked to ESC at least for 2021. Are we really doubting that FiK won’t take place? LRT said it would keep “Pabandom is naujo” for 2021, after its overall success in terms of production. They would save a spot in the finals for The Roop if they submit a song (same as for Uku in Estonia). I see Dora, Eurofest and O melodie pentru Europa returning as well. These gives performers quite a chance to perform their… Read more »

Colin
Colin
3 years ago
Reply to  Pedro

Nice comments, Pedro. Largely agreed. As for FiK, I have very little doubts it will take place. I only present a question on whether it will serve as a Eurovision song selection in 2020. I can see Arilena Ara being internally chosen and FiK proceeding without it’s winner appearing on ESC. As with Sanremo, it’s a very old and esteemed festival in it’s own right and it hasn’t always been linked to ESC. We’ll see. For Poland, I hope for the internal choice of Alicja Szemplinska, but again, nothing has been confirmed. If either of their selections was a big… Read more »

Sgf Sgf (ESC SSS)
Sgf Sgf (ESC SSS)
3 years ago
Reply to  Colin

What about Selectia Nationala (Romania)?

Tom
Tom
3 years ago
Reply to  Colin

Lithuania will have a national selection for sure, there is still a question if The Roop acept the ofer from broadcaster ..if yes they will have a garantive place in final

Tom
Tom
3 years ago
Reply to  Colin

About others selections, i think its all about money ….so if Latvia, Ukraine, Slovenia will have an internal selection with the same artists, i think Italy, Albania, Armenia, Iceland, Moldova, or Portugal can also have

Nicky91
Nicky91
3 years ago
Reply to  Colin

no NF for Germany pls, just Aly Ryan internally

Erasmus
Erasmus
3 years ago
Reply to  Colin

Pabandom iš naujo is actually confirmed already. Dora will also most likely be used (rumors..). About other stuff I do agree, one thing I want for Montenegro is to be another Cyprus, so basically picking superstars from Serbia and slaying, NF really doesn’t work for a small country, let’s be honest. I’d also like Armenia to have an internal selection, their NF’s aren’t really good. Moldova should also do an internal – they should be collabing with Global Records as Romania does – than they will both be Superpowers in Eurovision (again, since they have been really lacking for the… Read more »

Colin
Colin
3 years ago
Reply to  Colin

My personal issue with one-artist NFs is usually the lack of variety and I also prefer multiple artist NFs. Take UMK 2018 and 2019 for example – All three songs were of the similar style, quality and genre, making me not care at all which one wins. Romania and Israel this year improved on that, but I’d still argue there were some issues. Eden’s three more fan-favorite songs were still not that dissimilar in genre and Roxen clearly had a preference which song to sing, which made it an obvious choice. Thankfully, voters picked-up on that, otherwise we could have… Read more »

Colin
Colin
3 years ago
Reply to  Colin

I am always wondering how come everyone picks only since January and then we have a cluster in February and March. Out of 40+ countries, one would think at least some of them would use the September 1st rule by having their NF early, or at least release competing songs. Some of the internal choices might stick out better if they are released October or November. They’d have all the attention to themselves, instead of fans being all over the place. If I was a HoD, I’d try to organize a NF with released songs in October and taking place… Read more »

Last edited 3 years ago by Colin
Eurovision fan
Eurovision fan
3 years ago
Reply to  Colin

I have some weird feeling the UK will bring back the national final, but different to the Eurovision: You Decide

Laburnum
Laburnum
3 years ago

I loved their selection in 2018 so I’m excited what they can come up with 🙂

poipo
poipo
3 years ago

I dont like how people here and on the eurofan bubble criticise this choice and already say it will be a failure. Personnally, the fact that the French NF will be held in a big Arena hypes me a lot. It will be so different than the 2014 NF who was held in a little studio. Here, you can potentially have a Melodifestivalen arena configuration or Fête de la Musique arena configuration, which means it can be a big show ! + a televote and jury, so the result can be better than Destination Eurovision

Louka
Louka
3 years ago
Reply to  poipo

I think they are definitely going to use some codes from what we saw this Friday night at the Accor Hotel Arena for the show Ensemble pour la musique, and that’s excite me a lot!!!!!!

FanESC
FanESC
3 years ago
Reply to  Louka

Same! Stagings were beautiful and the scene was huge !

Mr Vanilla Bean
Mr Vanilla Bean
3 years ago

The winner is already decided. It’s Tom Leeb. When you have such clueless people forcing the worst kind of song on you, guaranteed to make you place in the bottom five, you truly win by not going. Better to have an NF with the applicants selecting or writing their own songs. And please, forbid whoever selected the 2019 song from selecting any of the 2020 NF entries. I mean, it’d be almost certain they’d reject anything good.

Last edited 3 years ago by Mr Vanilla Bean
Ashton
Ashton
3 years ago

I think you mean 2020/2021 rather than 2019/2020, unless you didn’t like Roi.

Mr Vanilla Bean
Mr Vanilla Bean
3 years ago
Reply to  Ashton

Indeed. I meant 2021 but also indeed, the 2019 one was the ultimate horror.

Last edited 3 years ago by Mr Vanilla Bean
Ashton
Ashton
3 years ago

Hmmmm ok. Roi was quality.

Erasmus
Erasmus
3 years ago

OK do any French guys here know if this is a good thing or not? After what Alexandra did with Tom I don’t have much faith tbh..

FanESC
FanESC
3 years ago
Reply to  Erasmus

French there ! She said a few weeks ago that she understood the “this world, the importance of eurofans”. She started very bad with the choice of the song but then she formalized the acoustic revamp, then Tom not coming back, then the announcement of a brand new NF. Not everything is black and the new NF doesn’t sound very low-cost so we’ll have to wait and see but I just read other interviews and she seems very ambitous about the Eurovision brand and to wants to make it live “all year” so we’ll have to wait and see. The… Read more »

Erasmus
Erasmus
3 years ago
Reply to  FanESC

OK thank u, I’m a bit more hopeful now! 🙂

Louka
Louka
3 years ago
Reply to  Erasmus

Yes, Alexandra seems really involve with the Eurovision sphere since her coming, and the way this new selection will move in region is a huge sign because this is what France TV already does for other various shows which take place each year and are always good productions, attracting the interest of people. So what we know so far is that no matter what, the 2021 French act will benefit from all of this, with more exposure, hype and interest. And the most important thing : that’s the public who will DECIDE at the end. Thank you Team France!!

FanESC
FanESC
3 years ago

I’m also worried but the fact that it will take place in a big arena hypes me so much because DE missed that I think.

I just hope that it will include 10 songs maximum and good stagings ! And quality songs, of course but I’m not worried about that.

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FanESC
FanESC
3 years ago

Oh, Wiwibloggs is very early, they probably knew the news before and had to wait for publishing it because it has been formalized like 55 minutes ago. So we’re talking about national final in an big arena in a french city, why not ?! Destination Eurovision woud have gained a lot to be in an Arena like Norway does. The codename “Eurovision France” is bad, though, but it will likely be changed. It will probably have less contestants than DE and I’m happy about that. I prefer 7 or 8 possible top 10 songs, rather than 18 songs that go… Read more »

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Pedro
Pedro
3 years ago
Reply to  FanESC

Yeah, choosing 18 acts from different styles, tastes, which sound quite professional seems hard, and almost unfeasible without external broadcasters/studios, etc. But I think that move has been done all because of the copyright issues from the broadcasters. Same happened in Germany with their “Unser Song für …” externalized productions. That might be the reason as well why all previous Destination Eurovision performances have been erased from YouTube. Bringing the production back to France TV is their only way to get the entire attention and responsibility on the entry, facing also its consequences if the results aren’t the desired ones.… Read more »

Joe
Joe
3 years ago

Well, it might not be Destination Eurovision in name, but it could still be on the same level for song quality. Better than another internal selection at least. Vive la France!

Liam
Liam
3 years ago

Really unsure as to why they decided to remove destination Eurovision in the first place. They were churning out very solid acts that just didn’t end up hitting the mark on the night. I was sure that they would stumble across a very good entry relatively soon, so I’m not sure why they seem to have lost faith in what they had. A national final either way seems to be a better option for France. J’espère qu’ils vont réussir l’année prochaine

ESCFanGA
ESCFanGA
3 years ago

I imagine the negative reaction to Tom Leeb’s song must have motivated France 2 to make this change. Also the fact that they want to host it in an arena makes me think that they’re trying to emulate Melodifestivalen.

Nicky91
Nicky91
3 years ago
Reply to  ESCFanGA

lol, France will never be a ebu pet like sweden

also this puts france into a direction they should not go at all, with all their class they had in 70’s 80’s 90’s

percy
percy
3 years ago

Well.. it’s a national selection. I’m glad we’re getting one. Thanks, France TV.

Nicky91
Nicky91
3 years ago
Reply to  percy

we need 41 internal selections, people should have nothing to say about the entries

JeyDelRey
JeyDelRey
3 years ago

Obviously it’s still super early but I’m so excited and happy for my country that we’re bringing back a national selection. Can’t wait ?