Évidemment (La Zarra song)

"Évidemment" (French pronunciation: [evidamɑ̃] (listen); transl. "Evidently") is a song by Canadian singer La Zarra, released on 19 February 2023.[1][2] The song represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 after La Zarra was internally selected by France Télévisions, the French broadcaster for the Eurovision Song Contest.[3]

"Évidemment"
Single by La Zarra
LanguageFrench
Released19 February 2023
Genre
Length3:01
LabelUniversal
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
La Zarra singles chronology
"Sans moi"
(2022)		 "Évidemment"
(2023)
Music video
"Évidemment" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2023 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
  • Fatima Zahra Hafdi
  • Ahmed Saghir
Finals performance
Final result
16th
Final points
104
Entry chronology
◄ "Fulenn" (2022)

Eurovision Song Contest
Main article: France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023

Internal selection

On 13 January 2023, France Télévisions officially announced that the broadcaster had internally selected La Zarra to represent France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, with the song officially released on 19 February 2023.[1] According to La Zarra, the song she had created was made specifically for the Eurovision Song Contest.[4]

On 16 February, La Zarra officially announced that the title of her song for the contest was "Évidemment".[5]

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete in the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. As a member of the "Big Five", France automatically qualified to compete in the final on 13 May 2023. In addition to its participation in the final, France was also required to broadcast and vote in one of the two semi-finals. This was decided via a draw held during the semi-final allocation draw on 31 January 2023, when it was announced that France would be voting in the first semi-final.[6]

Charts
Chart performance for "Évidemment"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Greece International (IFPI)[7] 97
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[8] 20
Lithuania (AGATA)[9] 87

References
  1. Abbes, Oranie (19 February 2023). "Evidemment: La Zarra reveals France's Eurovision 2023 song, which melds French elegance with modern pop". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 19 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "France: La Zarra premieres 'Évidemment'". Eurovision Song Contest. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Adams, William Lee (12 January 2023). ""Mysterious, inspiring, charismatic" — La Zarra will sing for France at Eurovision 2023". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 19 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "La Zarra en interview : "À l'Eurovision, je veux offrir mon âme à la France"". Charts In France (in French). 13 January 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Abbes, Oranie (16 February 2023). "France: La Zarra reveals her Eurovision 2023 song is called "Évidemment"". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 19 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Groot, Evert (31 January 2023). "Eurovision 2023: Allocation Draw results". Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  7. "IFPI Charts". ifpi.gr. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  8. "Tónlistinn – Lög" [The Music – Songs] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  9. "2023 19-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
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