French Song Contest 11

Previous edition : French Song Contest #10
Following edition: French Song Contest #12

The eleventh edition of the French Song Contest held in at Ajaccio in  Corse, following the victor of the french DJ **Richard Orlinski** and the israeli singer **Anna Zak** with the song *"Gravity"*.

3 cities had decided to take a break for this ediion,  Le Havre &  Lille and due to bad results, and  Metz who wish take a break for a best return and potientially have a second crown in the future. So it's 26 contestants who compete at the 11th edition.

Two semi-finals of 12 and 13 cities occured to determine which 7 cities in each
 semi-final would join Corsica, the host, in the final. 7 cities will
qualify for the Grand Final in each semi-final.

 St-Etienne won the edition with 159 points thanks to the band Shake Shake Go and the song "Dinosaur".

 Agen took the 2bd place with 129 points.

And it's  Rennes who closed the top 3 with 117 points.

## Slogan & logo

The wealth of the Corsican culture has been highlighted. The slogan, *"Sfumature Di Bellezza"*, was found in reference of the nickname than french give to the island. Indeed, Corsica is called *"Île de beauté"* ("Beauty island" in english).

Encircled by the Mediterranean Sea, the waves of the sea have been chosen to represent this edition.

## Local Selections (NF)

### **By videos**

* Nantes will use the fourth edition of the The Next Flop in order to choose their entry. The selection ended by the victory of **Broken Back & Klingande** with 54 points.
* St-Etienne will bring the 4th edition of Une chanson pour.. to choose their entry. the band **Shake Shake Go** and the song "Dinosaur" have been crowned with 225 points.
* Grenoble held the new season of France You Decide (previously named Destination). After 3 days of votes, it's **Anne Sila** who've been choose to represent the city with the song "Plus fort"
* Montpellier have chosen to put 4 act in competition with the Local Selection named "Happy Songs". **Leïla Lenova** and the song "Que toi" have been selected for the 11th French Song Contest.

### **By polls**

* Limoges have chosen the poll system behind a selection called "Limoges a besoin de vous" (Limoges needs you). The french-english duet **Gavin James & Philippine** and the song "Always" received the most of voted, they represented Limoges at Corsica.
* Toulouse entry, **Claire Laffut**, have been choose with 62.5% of votes. She'll sing the song "Mojo" on the Ajaccio's scene.

## Semi-Finals

Color key
     Qualified for the Grand Final

     Dead last

### First Semi-Final

Out of the 13 participating cities in this semi-final, 7 will qualify for the Grand Final.

Among the thirteen songs competing in this semi-final, 8 are in French, 4 in English & one in this both languages.

### Second Semi-Final

Out of the 12 participating cities in this semi-final, 7 will qualify for the Grand Final.

Among the twelve songs competing in this semi-final, 8 are in French, 2 in English, 1 in French/English and one in French with spanish chorus.

## Grand Final

Color key
     Winning city

     Runner-up

     Third place

     Dead last

15 cities fought to win the eleventh French Song Contest: the fourteen qualified cities from the semis-finals, and the host  Corse