Laurence Boccolini commented alone on the semi-finals of Eurovision 2021, and will comment on the final alongside Stéphane Bern. – Darius SALIMI – FTV
- This Saturday, from 9 p.m. on France 2, Laurence Boccolini will comment on the Eurovision 2021 final with Stéphane Bern, live from Rotterdam (Netherlands).
- 20 minutes asked Laurence Boccolini to deliver her favorite Eurovision songs to her.
- This year, when he was not allowed to answer here by Barbara Pravi, she replied that her favorite song from this edition is from Portugal.
From our special correspondent in Rotterdam (Netherlands)
She commented alone on the Eurovision semi-finals on Culturebox and was unanimously approved. On social networks, the quality of Laurence Boccolini’s interventions was praised. “She comments on it as a sports competition and takes the competition seriously”,
could we read between a crowd of others
rave reactions. It must be said that the host is perfectly at ease, being a great fan of Eurovision that she “watches since she was little”. “There are several levels of reading this show: [l’aspect] musical, fashion, human, humor. I hope that we will manage to bring all that to life, ”she announced last month at the press conference organized by France Televisions. This Saturday, she will be back behind the microphone at 9 p.m. on France 2, alongside Stéphane Bern, to bring the final to viewers from the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam. While waiting for the start of the festivities, 20 minutes asked him for his ideal Eurovision playlist.
What is your earliest memory of Eurovision?
No Ho l’Età, by the Italian Giliola Cinquetti, who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1964. I was 1 year old, but it’s a song that we sang at home for a long time…
What is your favorite Eurovision song from all editions?
There’s too much. If I say Waterloo of Abba, winner for Sweden in 1974, it is very agreed. If I say Arcade with which the Dutchman Duncan Laurence won the competition two years ago, we will think that I am tongue in cheek, while I really love this song. So i would say If life is a gift by Corinne Hermès, who won for Luxembourg in 1983! I scream it at home, with gestures, when I’m alone …
What is your favorite song from Eurovision 2021 (apart from Barbara Pravi’s “Voila”)?
That of Portugal: Love Is On My Side, performed by the group Black Mamba.
What song would you play someone who is prejudiced about Eurovision?
The one with which Portugal won their first victory, in 2017: Amar Pelos Dois by Salvador Sobral.
What’s your Eurovision Song Contest?
Ding-a-dong by Teach-In. The Dutch group won the competition in 1975 with this title. It was the last victory for the Netherlands, until Duncan Laurence’s in 2019. I think I know this song by heart.