So this Eurovision song? This Sunday evening, at 8:40 pm, there were 4.13 million viewers on France 2 to discover "The Best in Me", interpreted from the Eiffel Tower by Tom Leeb who will defend our colors during the competition next May 16 in Rotterdam.
This romantic ballad half in French, half in English, was composed by Thomas G: Son, Peter Boström and John Lundvik (three Swedes already behind the song "Euphoria", which won in 2012), Tom Leeb himself, Amir , candidate for France in 2016 and Lea Ivanne.
But immediately after its release, the song drew lightning from social networks. "Tom Leeb has as much chance of winning the Eurovision as Buzyn of becoming mayor of Paris", one could even read.
As for bookmakers, the rating of France on the Eurovision World site, where internet users bet on the chances of each singer, has collapsed. Fourteenth in the standings, Tom Leeb was relegated to twenty-first place this Monday evening, with a 2% chance of success.
"I would bet on a top 10"
This Sunday, 25 fans attended a meeting with the candidate in a living room of the Eiffel Tower. And fortunately for the French delegation, these eurofans, great specialists in the competition, whom they have been following for years for the most part, are less severe: "We wait for the rise during the song, which arrives a little too late, comments Benoit Blaszczyk, the secretary of the French and French-speaking fan club for the competition. But Tom has charm and he will please outside the Eurovision audience. I'm not at all devastated by this song. Especially since there is still time until the final. He can still adapt it… Come on, I would bet on a top 10. ”
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- France 2 (@ France2tv) February 16, 2020Same story with Moran, another aficionado of the competition who made the trip from Lille to be Sunday evening at the Eiffel Tower. “I will not participate in this verbal diarrhea which consists of taking Tom Leeb down on the networks. Let's give him a chance and we're not going to complain about having a handsome kid. We have three months left in the campaign. "
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“It was really freaking out on social networks, but you have to calm down, it's a beautiful song, also tempers Michel Estrades, another eurofan. And then we have already tried everything a little. Between Sébastien Tellier whom I adore and who was completely drunk, Alma, Amir or Bilal Hassani… we have already seen everything. How about a more classic song? "