"Obviously." With a title like this, we are necessarily ready for all the puns around the song of the Zarra this Saturday night at Eurovision. Obviously we are propped up in our chair at 21:38 p.m. Obviously we hold our breath and stop snickering at the candidates who have just passed. Obviously we dream that the French - or rather the Quebecer wearing our colors - is not forgotten at the time of the "twelve points" at the end of the evening and the votes of the public that can tip everything.
And obviously we secretly dream that our representative does at least as well as Barbara Pravi, second two years ago behind the Italians of Maneskin become world stars or Marie Myriam, last winner tricolor 46 years ago to whom we think every year at the same time.
The Eiffel Tower could never! 🇫🇷 #Eurovision pic.twitter.com/gS1jL89naW
— Eurovision Song Contest (@Eurovision) May 13, 2023
So this service? The first images unveiled a few days ago in rehearsal showed the Zarra on a perched dress. A train that seemed to unfold to impose and sing "La Grande France", as his text says 3 m from the ground. This Saturday night, she begins by throwing a few kisses to the camera just before her presentation film. Then here she is in this huge dark sequined outfit, suspended in front of an audience that must roll its eyes to see it. The Zarra dominates its subject, imposes itself in the great tradition of French song.
It makes the France shine
Close-ups, static staging, magnetic posture, the first verse is reminiscent of the effect caused by Barbara Pravi two years ago. Good sign. Then the gothic queen, black dress and red nails, turns into an electro diva when the chorus arrives and her now famous "Obviously" taken up in chorus in the Liverpool room. We have barely seen its train disappear to reveal a luminous podium that dazzles every nook and cranny of the room.
The Zarra radiates and makes the France shine, until revealing a blue, white and red background behind it in a final bouquet, perhaps a little loaded. One thing is certain, the song makes its effect, its impeccable interpreter too. Now we will have to wait late in the evening to know the verdict of the judges and the public.
" READ ALSO Eurovision in Liverpool: without Zelensky but in the colors of Ukraine, a political evening despite everything
Before her, at 21 p.m., the first five candidates seem to serve as a warm-up. After a spectacular opening with the Ukrainian group winner last year and necessarily special guest of this final relocated to England for lack of being able to take place in Kiev, and a presentation of the various candidates to the sounds of Chemical Brothers, Eurythmics, S-Express, we evolve between simple techno not to say simplistic Austrian duo Teya and Selena to the retro electro cabaret of the convincing Portuguese electro Mimicat.
We go from a handsome Swiss kid named Remo Forrer Swiss cousin of Sam Smith and Imagine Dragons to the all-purpose ballad to a charming Polish Blanka, who probably dreams of Shakira with exotic projections but a dull pop. Nothing exciting either on the side of Serbia who tries to impress in a staging and high-tech projections. Just missing the main thing: a song. The one that the Zarra had just after, for example.