French Song Contest 59

Previous edition: French Song Contest #58
Following edition: French Song Contest #60

The fifth-ninth edition of the French Song Contest was held in  Paris, for the fourth time, after the victory of the band **Storm Orchestra** and their song *"Piece of You"*. This is the 3rd victory of the capital city, and the 2nd of the group.

30 delegations came to Paris to grab the trophy. As the 43rd edition, a bunch of cities took part in a pre-qualification round in order to integrate the FSC as permanent cities. 12 cities competed in the PQR, with a song chosen and an artwork made by each user that proposed a city. 8 of the 12 cities did qualify for the semi-finals, meaning that they became regular cities.

Among the 18 remaining delegations, we could see the return of cities such as  Bayonne,  Fribourg-en-Brisgau,  Lyon,  Marne-la-Vallée,  Nice and  Vannes, that haven't participated in a while. All the overseas territories withdrew, which make this edition the first without any DROM-COM representatives, since their separation.

## Slogan & logo

*"For this 59th edition, we would like to celebrate Spring's comeback, and not with a random theme. A cliché element which represent France abroad, present in our gastronomy and in the same occasion in our ponds at this period of the year. The 3rd animal theme of the FSC, after the cat and the lion, here is the frog."*

*"The slogan, #KeroKero, the onomatopoeia of the sound of the animal in japanese, to remind you our love for Japan, and also because it sounds better than "croac", let's be honest.*" - AlexIBAF and Kāmittø, supervisors of the edition.

## Prequalification round

Color key
     **Qualified for the Semi-Finals**

     Dead last

Out of the 12 cities in this round, 8 cities will qualify for the semi-finals and became regular cities.

## Semi-Final

**Color key**
     **Qualified for the Grand Final**

     Dead last

### First Semi-Final

Out of the 12 participating cities in this semi-final, 8 cities qualify for the Grand Final.

### Second Semi-Final

Out of the 13 participating cities in this semi-final, 8 cities qualify for the Grand Final.

## Grand Final

#### Predictions for the trophy

  Béziers | Hyphen Hyphen
  Île Sans Nom | BRÖ
  Andorre | Siderland

### Results

Color key
     **Winning city**

     Runner-up

     3rd place

     Dead last

17 cities fought to win the 59th edition, the 16 qualified cities from the semis-finals, & the host  Paris.

#### Spokepersons

* Perpignan : Mathieu Madénian *(Comedian)*
* Béziers : Richard Gasquet *(Professionnal tennis player)*
* Châteauroux : Manon Genest *(Paralympic athlete specialized in long jump, 200m, 400m and triathlon)*
* Chartres : Cécile de Ménibus *(TV and Radio host, journalist)*
* Bilbao : Juan Manuel López Iturriaga *(Spanish former basketball player and now TV Host)*
* Bourges : Ritarit *(Former winner for Bourges)*
* Île Sans Nom : PÆRISH *(First representative of the city at the FSC)*
* Andorre : Marta Roure *(First representative ever for Andorra at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2004)*
* Millau : Rémi Boissier *(French football player)*
* Nice : Carla Lazzari *(French representative at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019)*
* Colmar : Marion Haerti *(4 times World Champion of Snowboard Freeride)*
* Versailles : Laurence Boccolini *(TV Host and FSC Host)*
* La Roche-sur-Yon : Ciryl Gane *(Professional mixed martial artist)*
* Pau : Cyril Baille *(Rugby player)*
* Lyon : Alexandre Astier *(Creator, director, writer, editor, composer, and lead actor of the French television series Kaamelott)*
* Quimper : Dan Ar Braz *(Guitarist-singer-composer and the founder of L'Héritage des Celtes and French representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 1996)*
* Paris : Emma Watson *(French and English actress)*