Culture Minister Franck Riester plans to "force France Televisions to choose singers who sing in French" for Eurovision in the future, he said on Franceinfo on Friday, irritated by the English refrain from the song by Tom Leeb.
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"It is not the responsibility of Tom Leeb, it is the responsibility in this case of France Televisions, it is besides the reason for which I currently work with my teams to see in which way one can oblige France Televisions to choose singers who sing in French ” , developed the political official.
Mr. Riester "thinks that in a competition like this, we have to make sure that French is the language that is sung" . And to clarify: "Quit to lose" . "Let us proudly and proudly speak the French language, defending French is not tacky, it is the heart of what binds us" , he insisted.
The minister had already said during a parliamentary hearing that the refrain in English of "The best in me", which will represent France at Eurovision 2020, "broke his ears".
The European song competition will take place in Rotterdam (Netherlands) on May 16. Tom Leeb is the son of humorist Michel Leeb.
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