Canadian singer competing for France at Eurovision 2023 finale | 24CA News
Born and raised in Montreal, Canadian singer La Zarra is aiming for France’s first win in 46 years on the Eurovision 2023 tune contest finale Saturday night time.
The singer, 35, whose title is Fatima Zahra Hafdi, at present lives in Paris. She was handpicked by the nation’s public broadcaster France Télévisions to characterize the nation at this 12 months’s competitors along with her French-language tune Évidemment.
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La Zarra of France through the flag ceremony earlier than through the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, England, Saturday, May 13, 2023.
(AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
According to Eurovision, she co-wrote and co-produced the monitor with different Montreal artists Benny Adam and Banx & Ranx, who’ve been liable for mega hits by Dua Lipa, David Guetta and Ellie Goulding.
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Hafdi was raised by Francophone Canadian dad and mom of Moroccan descent.
She’s following Quebec mega artist Celine Dion’s footsteps, who represented Switzerland at Eurovision again in 1998.
This 12 months’s competitors marks the primary time non-participating nations can take part and vote.
France is relying on La Zarra to rally supporters from her residence nation of Canada, her household’s residence nation of Morocco and all different French talking nations.
Her 2021 single Tu t’en iras went platinum and he or she was nominated for a number of awards.
This marks the second time a French Canadian artist is representing France. Natasha St-Pier did so in 2001.
The tune competitors is organized by the European Broadcasting Union and has been held yearly since 1956. La Zarra is at present ranked sixth out of 26 contestants forward of Saturday night time’s finale in Liverpool.
Votes could be forged on the Eurovision web site or app.
