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Tonight: First Semi-Final of Destination Eurovision in France

Today France 2 will broadcast the first semi-final of their brand new national selection Destination Eurovision. The show, which was recorded a few days ago, will see the first four acts go through to the final. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cpUzf4cPOU

You can find the participants of the first semi-final below:

Three shows, one winner

Three shows hosted by comedian Garou are set to be aired to select the French entrant in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, two pre-recorded semi-finals and a live grand final. Nine acts will compete in each semi-final, while eight candidates will take part in the national final.

The semi-final qualifiers will be determined via 100% jury vote of international and national panels. The overall winner will be selected by a 50/50 combination of votes from ten international judges and audience vote.

You can find the schedule below:

  • Semi-Final 1 – 13 January
  • Semi-Final 2 – 20 January
  • Final – 27 January

Two Jury Panels

Two different jury panels will help the French audience to decide their next representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, three professional singers and a trio of well-known Heads of Delegation.

The national jury panel for the shows will be made up of 2016 representative Amir,  French singer Cristophe Willem and Canadian performer Isabelle BoulayChrister Björkman (Swedish HoD) Nicola Caligliore (Italian HoD) and Olga Salamakha (Belarusian HoD) will be the international judges.

All three shows will be broadcast on France 2, on TV5 Monde and on the official Facebook page of Eurovision France. Don’t miss the First Semi-Final today at 20.55 CET!

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