Évidemment (La Zarra song)

"Évidemment"
Single by La Zarra
LanguageFrench
Released19 February 2023
Genre
Length3:01
LabelUniversal
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
La Zarra singles chronology
"Sans moi"
(2022) 		"Évidemment"
(2023) 		"Évidemment (Duet Version)"
(2023)
Music video
"Évidemment" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2023 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
  • Fatima Zahra Hafdi
  • Ahmed Saghir
Finals performance
Final result
16th
Final points
104
Entry chronology
◄ "Fulenn" (2022)
"Mon amour" (2024) ►
Official performance video
"Évidemment" (Grand Final) on YouTube

"Évidemment" (French pronunciation: [evidamɑ̃] ⓘ; transl. "Evidently") is a song by Canadian singer La Zarra, released on 19 February 2023.[1][2] The song represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 after La Zarra was internally selected by France Télévisions, the French broadcaster for the Eurovision Song Contest.[3]

Eurovision Song Contest

Main article: France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023

Internal selection

On 13 January 2023, France Télévisions officially announced that the broadcaster had internally selected La Zarra to represent France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, with the song officially released on 19 February 2023.[1] According to La Zarra, the song she had created was made specifically for the Eurovision Song Contest.[4]

On 16 February, La Zarra officially announced that the title of her song for the contest was "Évidemment".[5]

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete in the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. As a member of the "Big Five", France automatically qualified to compete in the final on 13 May 2023. In addition to its participation in the final, France was also required to broadcast and vote in one of the two semi-finals. This was decided via a draw held during the semi-final allocation draw on 31 January 2023, when it was announced that France would be voting in the first semi-final.[6]

Duet version

"Évidemment (Duet Version)"
Single by La Zarra feat. Katerina Stikoudi
Language
  • French
  • Greek
Released23 June 2023
Genre
Length3:00
LabelUniversal
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Benny Adam
La Zarra singles chronology
"Évidemment"
(2023) 		"Évidemment (Duet Version)"
(2023)
Katerina Stikoudi singles chronology
"Rockstar"
(2023) 		"Évidemment (Duet Version)"
(2023)

On 23 June 2023, a bilingual French-Greek duet version featuring Greek singer Katerina Stikoudi was released.[7]

Charts

Chart performance for "Évidemment"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Canada Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[8] 25
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 23
France (SNEP)[10] 82
Germany Downloads (GfK Entertainment)[11] 26
Greece International (IFPI)[12] 10
Iceland (Tónlistinn)[13] 13
Ireland (IRMA)[14] 95
Lithuania (AGATA)[15] 7
Netherlands (Single Tip)[16] 14
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[17] 44
Portugal (AFP)[18] 197
Quebec (ADISQ)[19] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 84
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 79
UK Singles (OCC)[22] 94

References

  1. ^ a b Abbes, Oranie (19 February 2023). "Evidemment: La Zarra reveals France's Eurovision 2023 song, which melds French elegance with modern pop". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  2. ^ "France: La Zarra premieres 'Évidemment'". Eurovision Song Contest. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  3. ^ Adams, William Lee (12 January 2023). ""Mysterious, inspiring, charismatic" — La Zarra will sing for France at Eurovision 2023". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  4. ^ "La Zarra en interview : "À l'Eurovision, je veux offrir mon âme à la France"". Charts In France (in French). 13 January 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  5. ^ Abbes, Oranie (16 February 2023). "France: La Zarra reveals her Eurovision 2023 song is called "Évidemment"". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  6. ^ Groot, Evert (31 January 2023). "Eurovision 2023: Allocation Draw results". Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  7. ^ Bijuvignesh, Darshan (23 June 2023). "France: La Zarra Releases Duet Version of 'Evidemment' with Katerina Stikoudi". Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Canadian Digital Song Sales – Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  9. ^ "La Zarra: Évidemment" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Top Singles (Week 20, 2023)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Download Charts Single – Aktualisiert am: 22.05.2023" (in German). mtv.de. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  12. ^ "IFPI Charts". ifpi.gr. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Tónlistinn – Lög" [The Music – Songs] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  14. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  15. ^ "2023 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  16. ^ "Dutch Single Tip 20/05/2023". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  17. ^ "OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie" (Select week 12.05.2023–18.05.2023.) (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  18. ^ "La Zarra – Évidemment". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  19. ^ "PalmarèsADISQ Top ventes Chansons franco et anglo Semaine Du 16 Au 22 Mai 2023" (in French). ADISQ. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  20. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 20". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  21. ^ "La Zarra – Évidemment". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  22. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 May 2023.