It's Moustache for France!

Twin Twin will represent France in Copenhagen.

Paris, France - Five weeks ago the French broadcaster premièred the three songs in contention to represent France at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest in the weekly show Les Chanson D'Abord. Today it was time to announce the results in the same show and the winner is... Twin Twin with the song Moustache!

In today's broadcast of Les Chansons D'Abord, the presenter Natasha St.Pier made the announcement of the song that will represent France at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest in Denmark.
Click on the song title to listen to the three candidates (winner in bold):

• Destan - Sans Toi (Without You)
• Joanna - Ma Liberté (My Freedom)
• Twin Twin - Moustache

Meet the French candidates

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The songs have been voted on by the viewers from last January 26th to the 23rd of February 2014. A jury of professionals has also given their votes, with both accounting for 50% of the result. Recap programmes of the songs were broadcast daily on France 3 and on france3.fr and approximately 28 million people have watched one of the recaps, that represents 47% of the French population.
It was announced that the winners of the competition are Twin Twin with their song Moustache.

The winners Twin Twin

This is a trio of creative effervescence with electro, rock, rap, funk and chanson influences and consists of Lorent Idir and François Djemel, the twins after which the group is named; the third member being Patrick Biyik. With their spring-mounted melodies, their taste for mash-ups and striking conjugations, their use of gimmick and vibrant lyrics dealing with reality, Twin Twin looks like a great cure for the gloomy atmosphere. Their motto? Vive la vie ... Oh yeah!

France with Twin Twin and Moustache will perform at the Final of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen on the 10th of May. Natasha St-Pier will also be this year's French commentator alongside Cyril Feraud on the night.

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French candidates online

The three candidate acts to represent France in Copenhagen.

Paris, France - Destan with Sans Toi, Joanna with Ma Liberté and Twin Twin with Moustache. The three competing songs in the race to represent France at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest were premiered today on Natasha St -Pier's show Les chansons d'abord.

Earlier this afternoon, the French TV show Les chansons d'abord was devoted to the Eurovision Song Contest. Alongside its presenter, Natasha St-Pier, three other former French participants were on attendance: Marie Myriam, Anggun and Amaury Vassili.
This year's three candidates premiered their songs. You can watch them on France 3's website:

• Destan - Sans Toi (Without You)
• Joanna - Ma Liberté (My Freedom)
• Twin Twin - Moustache

The songs can be voted on by the public from now on until the 23rd of February. The votes can be cast by telephone, SMS and also on the French TV site. This will account for 50% of the vote along with a jury of professionals, who will be responsible for the other half.

The winning title will be revealed by Natasha St -Pier on Sunday the 2nd of March. She will also be this year's Eurovision Song Contest French commentator alongside Cyril Feraud.

Meet the French candidates

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The three contestants

DESTAN
New emergent artists of the French pop, Dean, Killian and Quentin a refreshing three-boy band have nothing to envy their English and American counterparts, but the mainstream success which will soon be there. In ancient Persian Destan refers to a legend, an epic poem.
JOANNA
Author, composer and singer, Joanna has been immersed since childhood in black American music and French chanson developing over the years a taste for eclectic music from variety to rock without forgetting jazz. After her first single L'ecole de duplicatas was released in 2009, the musical Joe Dassin allowed her to perform on the biggest national and international stages for two years.
TWIN TWIN
This is a trio of creative effervescence with electro, rock, rap, funk and chanson influences and consists of Lorent Idir and François Djemel, the twins after which the group is named; the third member being Patrick Biyik. With their spring-mounted melodies, their taste for mash-ups and striking conjugations, their use of gimmick and vibrant lyrics dealing with reality, Twin Twin looks like a great cure for the gloomy atmosphere. Their motto? Vive la vie ... Oh yeah!
 

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France brings the public selection back

France made internal selections for the past six editions.

 

 

Paris, France - For the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, France Télévisions will revert to the public selection after six years of internal choices. Like in the European competition, it will be the public and a panel of experts that will have the final say on who will represent France in Copenhagen.

The selection of the artist that will represent France at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest Final in Copenhagen on the 10th of May will be made in several steps:
- At the end of this month a "listening committee" composed of 14 people will meet. The jury will be made up of music industry professionals, representatives of France Télévisions and their partner France Bleu. As a public representation they will be joined this year by a viewer and a Eurovision fan. Their task is to select the best three entries among those proposed from record labels, publishers and producers.
- On Sunday the 26th of January at 17:00 CET, Natasha St-Pier will feature a special edition of her Sunday show Les Chansons D'Abord dedicated to the Eurovision Song Contest. The three songs selected by the committee will be presented and voted on by the viewers and a panel of professionals, each accounting for 50% of the total vote.
- Recaps of the participating songs to appeal for the vote will be broadcast daily on France 3 and france3.fr for four weeks starting from the 26th of January and ending on the 23rd of February.
- The winner will be revealed on France 3 by Natasha St-Pier in Les Chansons D'Abord on Sunday the 2nd of March 2014 at 17:00 CET.
Natasha St-Pier placed 4th representing France at the 2001 Eurovision Song Contest, coincidentally in Copenhagen. She will also join Cyril Féraud at the commentary booth in Copenhagen for the Final of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest.

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