France’s Slimane performed his Eurovision 2024 entry, “Mon Amour”, live on television for the first time as France welcomed in the new year.
France welcome 2024 in style
Slimane performed the song “Mon Amour” – which he will sing in Sweden in May, live on TV for the first time during La soirée du 31 de Paris, the French capital’s new year celebrations.
The 34-year-old performed live in front of a bumper crowd at the Arc de Triomphe, at around 25 minutes until midnight on New Year’s Eve.
You can watch Slimane’s performance below:
France’s Eurovision Journey
France is a powerhouse in Eurovision, debuting in the first Contest in 1956. Their first entries finished in second place, but no scores were ever published. Since then, France has gone on to win the Contest five times. The most recent win came in 1977, with Marie Myriam’s “L’enfant et l’oiseau”, scoring 136 points.France has seen a rebirth in results following a change in direction in 2016. Amir finished in 6th position for France with “J’ai charché”, followed by 12th, 13th and 16th places respectively.
For 2023, France moved away from a national selection and internally chose La Zarra with her song “Évidemment”. At the close of voting in Liverpool, France finished in 16th place, earning 104 points. Of these, 54 points were given by the juries, whilst the televote allocated an extra 50 points to France.
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News Source: Eurovision France / France 2
Photo Credit: Slimane
Rory Gannon