This Sunday, May 9, on his show C Media broadcast on France 5, Mélanie Taravant spoke about Eurovision with her guests. The opportunity for Yves Bigot, former director of France 2 and RTBF to make shocking statements about the competition.
The 2023 edition of Eurovision is getting ready. Saturday, May 13, in Liverpool, several artists will perform on stage to try to win the title. The Zarra was chosen to represent France in the competition. This Sunday, May 9, in the show C Media broadcast on France 5, Melanie Taravant talked about this event with his guests. Thus, she notably received the group Dear who in 2018 participated in Eurovision. How did it go for them? “We’re on track because it’s a lot of work, it’s not just one day. The day of the final is ten days before, rehearsals every day, we don’t really have time to stress” told Jean-Karl Lucas. “Our agenda is set from the moment we wake up until the evening (…) We spend our days doing interviews“, continued his sidekick Emilie Satt.
Eurovision 2023 : The Zarra first in the ranking? The opinion of Mélanie Taravant’s guests in C Media
Does La Zarra have a chance of winning according to them? “She has her chances because she ticks a lot of boxes, she has great charisma (…) She has a great voice“, replied the singer. Yves Bigot, former boss of France 2 and RTBF, also gave his opinion on the Quebecer. “She has the look, the different look, a priori she has the voice, the character (…) She has the disco tempo and that happens in all countries, including the countries of the great variety that are 25 years old behind what is actually happening in music today“, he analyzed.
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“It costs 20 to 25 million euros, the chains do not have this money“
The current CEO of TV5 Monde had Eurovision to manage. “And you won?” then asked Mélanie Taravant. To which he replied: “No. I had orders to lose. The problem is that if you win, you organize the next year, and it costs 20 to 25 million euros, the chains do not have this money, except in small countries, there it is the tourist office or the ministry of tourism which finances“. A judged sum”enormous” et “colossal” by the presenter. Yves Bigot continued his remarks: “When I was at France 2, I had orders to lose and at RTBF, I had orders to lose. The RTBF, they had won a few years before, they had to lay off 2000 people because of what it had cost“, he let go.
