France: La Zarra releases "Évidemment" for Eurovision 2023
The song that La Zarra will sing and represent France with at Eurovision 2023, "Évidemment," has officially been released along with a showcase performance
La Zarra was internally selected by France 2 to perform at Eurovision 2023 for France, revoking the plans of the broadcaster to hold a national selection, C'est vous qui décidez 2023.
The announcement was made about a month ago, and today La Zarra and France Télévisions officially dropped the song along with a showcase performance. It's titled "Évidemment."
Évidemment was written by La Zarra herself, along with Ahmed Saghir, Yannick Rastogi, and Zacharie Raymond.
La Zarra
Fatima Zahra Hafdi, with the artistic name La Zarra, is a 25-year-old Canadian-Moroccan singer. She'd been heavily rumored to be the French Eurovision artist over the last year. La Zarra participated in the casting for the French national selection in 2021, C'est vous qui décidez, but didn't made the cut.
Her music is a blend of French pop and urban sounds, and she rose to prominence in 2016 when she collaborated with the rapper Niro on the single "Printemps blanc." She was nominated for Francophone Revelation of the Year at the NRJ Music Awards 2021.
In 2021, La Zarra released the song "Tu t’en iras" with a music video, which racked up scores of views on YouTube (almost one million views in just two weeks).
France in the Eurovision Song Contest
France is a grand old country in Eurovision. They have participated 64 times since the start of Eurovision in 1956.
Their best results are five victories in 1977, 1969, 1962, 1960, 1958. But, their latest victory was in 1977 – 45 years ago! Their worst result was in 2014, when France finished last in the Grand Final.
France is a member of the "Big-5," which means they don't have to go through the Semi-final round and are automatically qualified for the Grand Final.
