Barbara Pravi, on stage at Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam (Netherlands), during a rehearsal, in May 2021. – EBU / ANDRES PUTTING
From our special correspondent in Rotterdam (Netherlands)
It’s unheard of for France at Eurovision for 30 years! Barbara Pravi finished second in the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, whose final was held this Saturday at Ahoy Rotterdam. The competition was won by the Italian band Maneskin, who gleaned 524 points in total with their song Zitti e Buoni. (their service is to be discovered here). The victory was therefore played with a difference of 25 points.
The French singer scored 499 points with her song here. It should be noted that she was ranked second in the jury’s votes with 248 points, behind the Swiss Gjon’s Tears (267 points). The professional jurors therefore preferred the two French songs of this competition. Note also that the podium is only made up of non-English songs.
251 points from the public for France
The French singer finished in third place in the viewer vote with 251 points, behind Italy (267 points) and Ukraine (318 points).
Barbara Pravi was the twentieth artist to appear on stage and she delivered a manned performance. No wonder for the artist who is used to saying that when she interprets her words, which they co-wrote with Igit, she has the impression of being “almost in a trance”.
In addition, before the start of the show, the French artist received the Marcel-Bezençon prize for the best song, awarded by accredited journalists, and that of the best artistic performance, awarded by the commentators of the competition. As a reminder, Barbara Pravi has a victory at Eurovision Junior as a composer, it is she who signed I imagine with which Valentina won last November. Pravissima!