Destination Eurovision 2018

Destination Eurovision 2018
Preliminary decision data
country	France
Broadcasting station	,
Producing broadcaster
place	Studios de France - Bât 217, Saint-Denis
date	January 27, 2018
Time	8:55 pm ( CET )
Duration	approx. 210 minutes
Number of participants	18th
Number of contributions	18th
Preliminary rounds	2
Preliminary round dates	Semi-finals: January 13, 2018 January 20, 2018
poll	Semi-finals : 50% French jury voting, 50% international jury voting Final : 50% international jury voting, 50% televoting
Moderation
Garou

The 1st destination Eurovision was the French preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon (Portugal). The competition consisted of two semi-finals on January 13th and 20th, 2018 and the final on January 27th, 2018. Madame Monsieur won the final with the title Mercy and will represent France in Lisbon.

concept

format

For the first time since 2014 , there will be a national preliminary decision in France to determine the French contribution to the ESC in 2018. In total there will be two pre-shot semi-finals and a final, which will take place live. The two semi-finals will be shot on January 8th and 9th, 2018. A total of 18 participants will take part in the preliminary round. Nine participants take part in each semi-final. Four participants per semi-final will then reach the final. In the two semifinals, 50% of the votes are taken by an international jury vote and 50% by a French jury vote. Eight participants should then appear in the final. The winner of the preliminary decision should then be determined 50% by international jury voting and 50% by televoting.

Juries

French jury

The French jury consists of three well-known French singers. You are only entitled to vote in the two semi-finals:

• 

  Amir

• 

  Isabelle Boulay

• 

  Christophe Willem

• Amir (represented France at the ESC 2016 in Stockholm )
• Isabelle Boulay
• Christophe Willem

International jury

The international jury consists of the following Head of Delegations :

• Christer Björkman (Sweden)
• Olga Salamakha (Belarus)
• Nicola Caligiore (Italy)

These three jury members are entitled to vote in the semi-finals. In the final, seven more Head of Delegations or interpreters will be part of the international jury. These come from Armenia, Bulgaria, Finland, Iceland, Israel, Russia and Switzerland.

Moderation

On October 11, 2017, France 2 announced that the well-known Canadian singer Garou will moderate the preliminary round.

Choice of contribution

From June 21, 2017 to December 2017, entries could be submitted to France 2. At least 70% of the text of a song had to contain French . On December 11, 2017, France 2 announced at a press conference that it had received 1,500 contributions. The 18 contributions that take part in the broadcast at the end were selected by a 14-member jury.

Attendees

From December 29, 2017 to December 30, 2017, France 2 presented a participant in the French preliminary round on Facebook and Twitter every day. Since December 31, 2017, two performers have been presented per day.

Semifinals

First semi-final

The first semi-final took place on January 13, 2018, 8:55 p.m. ( CET ). Four performers qualified for the final. The show opened with a medley of well-known ESC songs. Garou and the three judges sang Waterloo by ABBA . Then the jurors each sang a song. Christophe Willem sang Rise Like a Phoenix ( Conchita Wurst ), Isabelle Boulay sang Ne partez pas sans moi ( Celine Dion ) and Amir sang the song J'ai cherché with which he represented France at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm . During the break, Amir sang the song in full.

Each of the nine participants performed a cover of a song and then their own song for the competition. The three jurors then commented on the performance.

space	Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	language	Translation (unofficial)	Cover	International jury			French jury			total
							Christer Björkman	Olga Salamakha	Nicola Caligiore	Isabelle Boulay	Christophe Willem	Amir
1.	3	Lisandro Cuxi	Eva M / T: Felipe Saldivia, Fred Savio, Freddy Marche	French , English	-	Billie Jean (Original Artist: Michael Jackson )	10	12	12	10	10	12	66
2.	5	Emmy Liyana	OK ou KO M / T: Olivier Schultheis, Zazie , Jean-Pierre Pilot, William Rousseau	French	OK or KO	Je te promets (original artist : Johnny Hallyday )	12	10	8th	6th	6th	8th	50
3.	4th	Malo '	Ciao M / T: Malory Legardinier	French English	Hello	Wasting my young years (Original artist: London Grammar )	8th	6th	6th	12	12	2	46
4th	8th	Louka	Mamma Mia M / T: Maître Gims , Vitaa , Renaud Rebillaud, Louka	French, Italian	-	Alors regarde (original interpreter: Patrick Bruel )	6th	4th	4th	2	4th	10	30th
5.	9	Ehla	J'ai cru M / T: Grand Corps Malade	French	I believed	Time after time (original interpreter: Cyndi Lauper )	4th	2	2	8th	8th	4th	28
6th	2	Noée	L'un près de l'autre M: Jules Jaconelli, Mélanie Di Petrantonio; T: Barbara Pravi, Tomislav Matosin	French	One close to the other	Le paradis blanc (original interpreter: Michel Berger )	2	8th	10	-	-	6th	26th
7th	1	Masoe	Paradis M / T: Dany Synthé, Jonah	French English	paradise	Pas là (original interpreter: Vianney )	-	-	4th	2	-	6th	12
8th.	6th	Enéa	I'll be there M / T: Sonia Boraso	French English	I'll be there	Tous les cris les SOS (original interpreter: Daniel Balavoine )	-	-	-	-	-	-	00
	7th	Pheno Men	Jamais sans toi M: Gabin Lesieur, Pheno Men; T: François Welgryn	French	Never without you	ABC (Original artist: The Jackson Five )	-	-	-	-	-	-	00

 Candidate has qualified for the final.

Second semi-final

The second semi-final took place on January 20, 2018, 8:55 p.m. ( CET ). Four performers qualify for the final. The French singer Marie Myriam opened the second semifinal with a cover of the song Amar pelos dois by the Portuguese winner at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kiev . Then the jurors, moderator Garou and Marie Myriam sang the song L'Oiseau et l'Enfant, with which they won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1977 . Before the vote, Isabelle Boulay presented her song Le Garçon Triste .

Each of the nine participants performed a cover of a song and then their own song for the competition. The three jurors then commented on the performance.

space	Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	language	Translation (unofficial)	Cover	International jury			French jury			total
							Olga Salamakha	Nicola Caligiore	Christer Björkman	Amir	Isabelle Boulay	Christophe Willem
1.	2	Madame Monsieur	Mercy M / T: Émilie Satt , Jean-Karl Lucas	French	-	Désenchantée (original interpreter: Mylène Farmer )	12	10	8th	2	12	12	56
2.	6th	Max Cinnamon	Ailleurs M / T: Max Cinnamon	French, English	Elsewhere	Perfect (Original artist: Ed Sheeran )	10	8th	10	10	10	6th	54
3.	4th	Nassi	Rêves de gamin M / T: Nassi	French	Dreams of a child	Superstition (Original artist: Stevie Wonder )	8th	6th	12	12	4th	4th	46
	5	Igit	Lisboa Jérusalem M / T: Igit	French	Lisbon Jerusalem	Tout va bien (original interpreter: Orelsan )	4th	12	6th	6th	8th	10	46
5.	8th	Sweem	Là-haut M / T: Sweem	French	Over there	Quelques mots d'amour (original interpreter: Michel Berger )	-	4th	-	8th	6th	8th	26th
6th	3	Jane Constance	Un jour j'ai rêvé M: Pascal Obispo ; T: Jane Constance, Pascal Obispo	French	One day I dreamed	What a Wonderful World (Original artist: Louis Armstrong )	2	-	2	4th	-	-	08th
	7th	Sarah Caillibot	Tu Me Manques M / T: Sarah Caillibot	French	You're missing me	Do m'oublieras	6th	2	-	-	-	-	08th
	9	June The Girl	Same M: marine greed; T: Francois Welgryn, Antoine Essertier, Marine Bollengier	French English	Equal	Poupée de cire, poupée de son (original interpreter: France Gall )	-	-	4th	-	2	2	08th
9.	1	Lucie Vagenheim	My World M / T: François Welgryn, William Rousseau, Mathieu Johann	French English	My world	Savoir aimer (original interpreter: Florent Pagny )	-	-	-	-	-	-	00

 Candidate has qualified for the final.

final

The final took place on January 27, 2018, 8:55 p.m. ( CET ). The performers sang a duet before presenting their song. With 68 points, the winner of the final, Madame Monsieur , was initially in third place after the announcement of the jury voting. However, Madame Monsieur won the audience vote with 28% of the vote, so that the pop duo won the final with 186 points in the overall standings, representing France at the 63rd Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon.

space	Start number	Interpreter	song	duet		jury										Points
				song	Duet partner	IS	AT THE	RU	IL	FI	BY	BG	CH	IT	SE	jury	spectator	total
1.	4th	Madame Monsieur	Mercy M / T: Émilie Satt , Jean-Karl Lucas	Pure	Dadju	12	-	6th	6th	6th	8th	12	8th	8th	2	68	118	186
2.	5	Lisandro Cuxi	Eva M / T: Felipe Saldivia, Fred Savio, Freddy Marche	zombie	Nolwenn Leroy	10	-	12	12	4th	12	10	6th	12	12	90	072	162
3.	8th	Malo '	Ciao M / T: Malory Legardinier	Sirens call	Dadju	4th	4th	-	-	8th	-	4th	4th	-	4th	28	089	117
4th	3	Emmy Liyana	OK ou KO M / T: Olivier Schultheis, Zazie , Jean-Pierre Pilot, William Rousseau	Viens on s'aime	Slimane	8th	12	4th	2	12	6th	6th	12	10	10	82	030th	112
5.	2	Igit	Lisboa Jérusalem M / T: Igit	L'amour à la machine	Alain Souchon	-	8th	8th	10	2	10	8th	10	4th	-	60	050	110
6th	6th	Max Cinnamon	Ailleurs M / T: Max Cinnamon	Où je vis	Patrick Fiori	6th	2	10	4th	10	4th	2	2	6th	8th	54	036	090
7th	7th	Nassi	Rêves de gamin M / T: Nassi	Elle m'a aimé	Gipsy Kings	2	10	2	8th	-	2	-	-	-	6th	30th	018th	048
8th.	1	Louka	Mamma Mia M / T: Maître Gims , Vitaa , Renaud Rebillaud, Louka	Cameléon	Maître Gims	-	6th	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	08th	007th	015th
Judge Spokesperson
- Felix Bergsson - Iveta Mukuchyan - Sergei Pavlov - Tali Eshkoli - Terhi Norvast - Olga Salamakha - Ivan Katsarev - Reto Peritz - Nicola Caligiore - Christer Björkman

Odds

broadcast	date	spectator	Market share
First semi-final	Sat, January 13, 2018	2.486 million	12.4%
Second semi-final	Sat, January 20, 2018	2.084 million	10.7%
final	Sat, January 27, 2018	1.795 million	08.9%

Web links

Commons : Destination Eurovision 2018  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• French preliminary round website (French)

Individual evidence

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