France could be the dark horse in tonight’s Eurovision Song Contest.

Alma closes tonight’s Eurovision final with her entry Requiem and if there is a surprise result, it might be one ooh la la of a big one.

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The song might be just 80/1 with the bookies but we’ve got a sneaky feeling that this could surprise a lot of people tonight.


Requiem has the best use of the stage video screens and Alma looks fantastic on the stage.

The style screams chic 1960s and the micro dress works wonders.

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This entry is polished and professional and the song is very, very French.



Eurovision winners tend to have something traditionally native to their country about them and this one ticks the box twice over.

France ended a dismal run of Eurovision results last year when Amir finished 6th With J’Ai Cherche.

It was the first time in five years that France finished outside the bottom five in the Eurovision final and it gave them a result to build on.

Marie Myriam won France’s fifth Eurovision Song Contest victory, but that was in 1977 and they’ve not won since.

They finished level with Sweden on points in 1991, but lost on a count-back of top marks.

Their wait is twice as long as the United Kingdom’s but there is a slight chance France could pull off the shock of the night if the voting is close this evening.

At the very least, France should be in the top 10 tonight, but closing the show is not the ideal place to sing from in the running order.

A combination of voter fatigue and jurors having seen enough can make it tricky.

Three songs performed last have won Eurovision and we think this would be a worthy Eurovision winner.

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