{"id":15108,"date":"2026-03-02T21:27:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T20:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurovisionandfriends.com\/?p=15108"},"modified":"2026-03-06T18:55:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T17:55:57","slug":"monroe-france-eurovision-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eurovisionandfriends.com\/en\/monroe-france-eurovision-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Monroe, a lyrical voice to defend France at Eurovision 2026 with \u00abLook!\u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A funny sequence shook the small world of Francophone Eurovision at the start of March. It was the media specialist Cl\u00e9ment Garin who fired the first shot on Monday, followed by Le Parisien and 20 Minutes: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurovisionandfriends.com\/en\/performer\/monroe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Monroe<\/a> will represent France at Eurovision in Vienna next May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monroe is a young 17-year-old French-American singer who grew up in the United States before becoming known in France during the 11th season of the show *Prodiges* on France 2, which she won in the Singing category. Her performance of Mozart's \"The Magic Flute\" had struck a chord with viewers \u2013 and likely the French delegation, who will therefore call upon her this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She released a debut album in November, made up of covers of lyrical tunes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Update this Friday 06\/03 \u2013 <\/strong>France T\u00e9l\u00e9visions and the delegation confirmed the news, and the song was revealed this evening at 6:00 PM. The song is called \u00abRegarde !\u00bb. We'll let you discover the video below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ab9993\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ab9993;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eurovisionandfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Monroe-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Monroe - Instagram credit @monroe.musique\" class=\"wp-image-15112 not-transparent\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eurovisionandfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Monroe-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.eurovisionandfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Monroe-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.eurovisionandfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Monroe-1-768x961.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eurovisionandfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Monroe-1-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/www.eurovisionandfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Monroe-1-96x120.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.eurovisionandfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Monroe-1.jpg 1080w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Monroe \u2013 Instagram credit @monroe.musique<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00abLook!\u00bb of Monroe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div  id=\"_ytid_41676\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ujoCYrvvTYQ?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"YouTube player\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ujoCYrvvTYQ\/maxresdefault.jpg\" title=\"\"><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What's the verdict? The editorial team's opinion!<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eurovisionandfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-escandfriends_logo-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-204\" style=\"width:100px;height:auto\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eurovisionandfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-escandfriends_logo-1.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.eurovisionandfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-escandfriends_logo-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eurovisionandfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-escandfriends_logo-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.eurovisionandfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-escandfriends_logo-1-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.eurovisionandfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-escandfriends_logo-1-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.eurovisionandfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-escandfriends_logo-1-192x192.jpg 192w, https:\/\/www.eurovisionandfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-escandfriends_logo-1-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.eurovisionandfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-escandfriends_logo-1-32x32.jpg 32w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Since 2024, lyrical music has been on the rise at Eurovision. From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurovisionandfriends.com\/en\/performer\/nemo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nemo<\/a> (Switzerland) in 2024 with its pop opera <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurovisionandfriends.com\/en\/performer\/jj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">JJ<\/a> (Austria) in 2025 with its self-assured tenor, France seems intent on riding this wave and is trying to find the winning formula. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After betting in previous years on established stars with a solid fanbase, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurovisionandfriends.com\/en\/performer\/slimane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Slimane<\/a> (4e) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurovisionandfriends.com\/en\/performer\/louane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Louane<\/a> (7e), France T\u00e9l\u00e9visions offers a radically different map this time, that of lyricism. And this is not the first time France has attempted this style. We remember\u2019<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurovisionandfriends.com\/en\/performer\/amaury-vassili\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amaury Vassili<\/a>  in 2011 (finished 15th). Too soon? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00abLook!\u00bb it's a mashup between orchestral sounds and opera that have been successful over the last two or three years. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurovisionandfriends.com\/en\/performer\/slimane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Slimane<\/a> for vocal power, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurovisionandfriends.com\/en\/performer\/nemo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nemo<\/a> For violin tremolos, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurovisionandfriends.com\/en\/performer\/jj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">JJ<\/a> for the staccato opera, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurovisionandfriends.com\/en\/performer\/barbara-pravi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barbara Pravi<\/a> for the French Love theme, in short, an upgrade of everything France has done best in recent years. And assuredly \u00abRegarde!\"\u00bb is tailor-made to grab maximum points from the Jury, while riding this Piaf-style Love theme that will tap into a collective imagination that works well at Eurovision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, are we agreed? Yes! Here at Eurovision &amp; Friends, we're not the type to blindly support. Vocal technique, orchestral ambition, a lyrical style inspired by underlying trends. As every year, the key will lie in the live voice on stage, of course, in the staging, obviously, the emotion, but above all in the ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurovisionandfriends.com\/en\/performer\/monroe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Monroe<\/a> to go and convince an audience beyond the French fans (who, let's not forget, don't vote!) and... manage a pressure that other artists have struggled to handle. Sending a 17-year-old artist onto the biggest musical stage in the world is a gamble that is as audacious as it is potentially rewarding! <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Une dr\u00f4le de s\u00e9quence a secou\u00e9 le petit monde de l&rsquo;Eurovision francophone en ce d\u00e9but de mars. C&rsquo;est le sp\u00e9cialiste m\u00e9dia Cl\u00e9ment Garin qui a d\u00e9gain\u00e9 le premier lundi, suivi par Le Parisien et 20 Minutes: Monroe repr\u00e9sentera la France \u00e0 l&rsquo;Eurovision \u00e0 Vienne en mai prochain. 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