Alvan & Ahez will go to Eurovision Song Contest 2022 as the French representative. The band has been the winner of the French final, “Eurovision France: C’est vous qui decidez”.
Competing with “Fulenn”, the band will carry the Breton language to the contest with that song. The last time that France participated with this language was in 1996.
The final had three voting rounds:
First round (Public voting):
- Joanna – Navigateure
- Elliott – La tempête (qualified)
- SOA – Seule (qualified)
- Joan– Madame
- Marius – Les chansons d’amour (qualified)
- Elia – Telephone
- Hélène in Paris – Paris mon amour
- Alvan & Ahez – Fulenn (qualified)
- Cyprien Zeni – Ma famille
- Julia – Chut
- Saam – Il est où ?
- Pauline Chagne – Nuit Pauline (qualified)
Second round (Jury voting):
- Joanna – Navigateure
- Joan– Madame
- Elia – Telephone
- Hélène in Paris – Paris mon amour
- Cyprien Zeni – Ma famille (qualified)
- Julia – Chut
- Saam – Il est où ?
Third round (Jury + public voting):
- Elliott – La tempête (32+60=92 points.6th place)
- SOA – Seule (60+80=140 point. 3rd place)
- Marius – Les chansons d’amour (80+40=120 points.4th place)
- Alvan & Ahez – Fulenn (120+120=222 points. 1st place)
- Pauline Chagne – Nuit Pauline (72+100=172 points. 2nd place)
- Cyprien Zeni – Ma famille (74+20=94 points.5th place)
The jury, 50% in the last voting round, was formed by these members:
- Jenifer (Singer and actress. Chairman of the jury)
- Gjon’s Tears (Switzerland 2021)
- Yseult Agustín (singer, songwriter and model)
- André Manoukian (Jazz singer and judge of “La Nouvelle Star”)
- Nicoletta (Legend of the French music)
- Augustín Galiana (singer and comedian)
- Joyce Jonathan (singer and songwriter)
- Cyril Féraud (host)
- Élodie Gossuin (TV host, French spokesperson for Eurovision 2016-2018, co-host of Junior Eurovision 2021)
- Sundy Jules (Youtuber)
“Fulenn” will be performed by Alvan & Ahez during the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, on 14th May.