Louane's performance at Eurovision 2025: what can we expect?

Tick-tock, tick-tock... Only a few days to go before we find out who the winner of this 2025 edition of Eurovision will be. So, does France have a chance of reaching the podium, as the bookmakers are predicting? While we wait to find out, Louane is tirelessly rehearsing. And what does the French candidate have in store for her performance? What can we expect at the grand finale? We tell you all about it.

This spring,Eurovision fans are in the starting-blocks. The famous song contest is back with a new 69th edition. Following the victory of Switzerland's Nemo last year, the final will take place in Basel on Saturday, May 17, 2025. Will it be a memorable day for France? Will Louane, the French candidate, succeed in taking first place, 48 years after Marie Myriam's victory with her song"L'oiseau et l'enfant"? The suspense remains. But the French delegation and Louane's fans want to believe.

For the time being, France's representative is one of the 5 favorites in the contest, according to the bookmakers. But the rankings could well be upset in the coming days. After all, the 37 candidates will unveil their performances in the two semi-finals on May 13 and 15.

Although automatically qualified alongside 5 other countries, France will reveal its performance for the first time in the second semi-final, scheduled for Thursday May 15. So, what can we expect? What does Louane have in store for us? The mystery remains. But many still have in mind her incredible 12-meter-high show at the Stade de France during the Six Nations tournament.

For theEurovision final, a new staging will be unveiled. We already know that Swedish choreographer Fredrik Rydman has been chosen to design the set for Louane's song " Maman". And it's not just anyone, as the Scandinavian was already behind the staging of Nemo's performance, the Eurovision winner in 2024 with the song " The Code".

Eurovision 2025: who is Fredrik Rydman, the artistic director of Louane's performance?
On May 17, all eyes will be on Basel, Switzerland, for the final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest. Louane will be defending the colors of France with her song "Maman". While much mystery still surrounds the singer's performance, we do know that Fredrik Rydman will be directing the show. So, who is he? We tell you all about it. [Read more]

As for the rest, 20 minutes reveals that Louane will perform her song " Maman " barefoot on stage. The artist is expected to wear a black lace dress and sing amidst grains of sand.Eurovision and Louane have shared on their social networks several images taken on May 8 during the artist's first rehearsal. They show a tornado of sand falling from the ceiling and surrounding the singer, as if to symbolize the passage of time.

So, can't wait to see Louane 's live performance? See you on May 15 for the second semi-final, then on May 17, 2025 for theEurovision grand final.

Eurovision 2025: when and where to watch the contest, from the semi-finals to the final
Eurovision returns this spring for a new 69th edition! While some of the contenders look like favourites, will France make it onto the podium thanks to Louane and her song 'maman'? See you soon to discover the semi-finals and then the grand final of Eurovision. Here's when and on which channels you can watch the song contest live from Basel, Switzerland. [Read more]

Louane's performance at Eurovision 2025: what can we expect?

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