From our special correspondent in Liverpool (UK)
Did La Zarra give the middle finger when she learned the number of points she received from the public in the Eurovision final, on the night of Saturday to Sunday? “Absolutely not,” replies the artist, who finished in sixteenth place.
“You have to understand that, although I represent France, I also have a culture and it’s a bit generational, it’s not a negative gesture, it’s a gesture of disappointment that we use between friends . I can understand that overseas (sic) [outre-Atlantique]it is considered as another gesture, ”she explained hotly in front of the tricolor journalists in the press room.
Alexandra Redde-Amiel, seated next to La Zarra in the green room when she made this gesture, did not see him make it. “I was looking in the face,” said the head of the French delegation. “She said it: it’s a gesture that means it doesn’t matter. I don’t believe that La Zarra [ait voulu être irrespectueuse], she shows respect for other artists… It’s a cultural gesture. »
“I think we are winners”
On social networks, the image was relayed massively, completely eclipsing any comment on the result. “That’s why I believe it is urgent that the press put the church back in the center of the village,” said Alexandra Redde-Amiel. So, now that it will be done, there will be no event. The hours to come will tell if she is right.
Regarding the fact that La Zarra would have left the green room before the end of the announcement of the results. The singer says she left because she sat for long hours. “And my bladder is very small. I had to get up to relieve myself,” she said. However, she would have returned before the conclusion of the show.
Regarding his ranking, at the gates of the Top 15, the artist puts things into perspective. ” It’s not serious. We are winners, we have a great song. There are people who sing about the Francophonie, who [dans la salle] Of course they were singing – and I didn’t write easy lyrics (laughs). It’s incredible. I think we are winners with that alone, ”she said.