- "The Best in Me", the song with which Tom Leeb will represent France at Eurovision was revealed on Sunday.
- On social networks, the first feedback from the French or foreign public has sometimes been scathing.
- "20 Minutes" asked their opinion to French fans of Eurovision.
The rain and the wind which fell on Sunday evening on the Eiffel Tower prevented Tom Leeb from happening live, security obliges. It is therefore a performance recorded the day before on the first floor of the Parisian emblem which was broadcast on France 2 at 8:50 p.m. 4.13 million viewers were there for the revelation of The Best in Me , the song with which he will represent France at Eurovision, next May 16 in Rotterdam (Netherlands).
At the same time, a few handfuls of guests - journalists, ambassadors and fans - discovered the video during a cocktail party organized at the Eiffel Tower. But some had already listened to the song, which had leaked on the Internet a few hours earlier. On social networks, The Best in Me has been criticized, sometimes virulently.
If waving one's tongue on the Eurovision song is a national sport in France, it is less so on the side of foreign observers. In recent years, since Amir's candidacy with I searched in 2016, French titles have tended to be praised internationally. However, this year, the volley of green wood concerning the ballad of Tom Leeb was multilingual…
"France will finish between 24th and 26th place"
In search of a little nuance in this world of tweets, 20 Minutes gleaned the opinions of Eurofans - as the contest aficionados are nicknamed - invited by France 2 to attend the formalization of the song. Let's start with Stéphane Chiffre, president of OGAE France, the main Eurovision fan club, noting that there has been "an effort on the composition". This was signed by two Swedes, Thomas G: son and Peter Boström.
“Swedish compositions are all or nothing in the competition. Historically, either it works very well or not at all, ”he says. And to take the example of the author of the English chorus of The Best in Me , John Lundvik: “He was a candidate for Sweden last year and finished 5th. He also wrote the song by the Briton who finished last. "Stéphane Chiffre is careful not to engage in the slightest prognosis, because" we only know for the moment a dozen pieces when there will be forty in the running ".
Ethan, a thirty-something Parisian, has a prediction: "France will finish between 24th and 26th [and last] place". "There are some bad songs, but they will be eliminated in the semi-finals. As France is automatically qualified for the final, the Germans and the British [also automatic finalists] should do worse than us. Ethan finds Tom Leeb's song anachronistic. "I think that in 1997, it would have been great," he pings.
"I am pleasantly surprised"
Patrick, him, finds the piece "too calibrated". And to develop: “I have the impression that we took all the elements that worked for years and that we made a title of them. This fan from the nearby Parisian suburbs, however, believes that "Tom Leeb, as a singer, is a good choice". Simply, he regrets that his song is "too classic". “And then, it is composed by Swedes, while we have composers in France, deplores Patrick. If we had had a choice, it wouldn't have been a problem. There, they imposed this song on us, we couldn't make a comparison with songs composed by others. It has become the formatting of Eurovision. "
Margaux, 28-year-old editorial manager, brings a good note. She wanted to preserve the suspense until the end and did not jump on the leaks of the song. “I had heard not very encouraging comments and there, I am pleasantly surprised, she assures. It's a beautiful ballad, he has a beautiful voice, even if it takes off maybe a little too late. "
Would a place in the Top 10 be playable? "Why not," says Margaux. Tom Leeb has a nice face, we are not going to hide it. If a real atmosphere is created on stage, it could be interesting. Stéphane Chiffre, too, insists on the strategic importance of scenography. "A ballad is the most difficult thing to stage but if it is successful, it can do a lot for The Best in Me. " The Eiffel Tower will unfortunately be untransportable in Rotterdam.
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