In a tweet published this Wednesday, the French football team unveils the new anthem of the Blues.
Composed and performed by rapper Youssoupha, the song called "Ecris mon nom en bleu!"
will support the 26 players selected by Didier Deschamps, for Euro 2020.
“Write my name in blue!”.
The French football team unveiled on Twitter on Wednesday the new anthem of the Blues composed and performed by rapper Youssoupha.
The song is accompanied by a clip announcing the list of 26 French players selected by Didier Deschamps for the European Championship.
"Write my name in blue, shout my name in blue, write it down, write my name in blue ...", chanted Youssoupha, 41, one of the figures of French rap since a first solo album in 2007.
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"It comes from the countryside and neighborhoods, no one will move away, the camp will be guarded. Each blase is heavy with meaning. It's a lucky day, a better mix of a taste from elsewhere and a taste of France ", continues the rapper of Congolese origin.
The anthem performed by Johnny Hallyday in 2002
Attacked in court in 2009 by Eric Zemmour for insults and defamation, Youssoupha who had called him a "con" in a song, won before the Paris Court of Appeal.
The high court considered that the words prosecuted "did not exceed the admissible limits in terms of freedom of artistic expression".
"All people with racist speeches pity me. Their world no longer exists," said the rapper in an interview with AFP in September 2018. His sixth opus "Neptune Terminus" was released a few weeks ago.
Before Youssoupha, other singers performed hymns for the French football team such as Johnny Hallyday in 2002 with "Tous ensemble!" (words and music by Catherine Lara and Thierry Eliez) but also Herbert Léonard with "Viva les blues" in 1986.