I have something to tell France about Eurovision 2022.
As an italian, I have a love/hate relationship with France, mostly because our countries are good in the same fields (art, food, wine, fashion)… but you’re even more famous than we are ahahah. You’re like a big brother to us, we always roast you, but we’ll fight anyone outside of Europe that tries to do the same.
Now, that being said, one of the reasons we criticize France is because they often stick to the Paris-Tour Eiffel-Voila-Oui-Croissant stereotipical image and never try to show something different about their country.
This year Its the first time I was actually super proud of France’s Eurovision entry. You sent a song completely different from the usual classic french ballad, and you even used breton! I was in total awe, especially because I’m actually a fan of French literature and lately I’ve read Mathias Enard, who gave me a magical idea of rural France and I’d really like to see some of the less famous faces of french culture.
I’m so angry Fulenn didn’t get much votes. The message that passed is that we only like France when it’s classic Paris stereotyped France, so I wanted to tell you that this is not the truth, at least for one person out there. I think you have much more to share with the world than that! Please, France, I’m sorry eurofans and the juries failed you, but don’t give up on your more creative side ❤️🇫🇷
