France: National broadcaster reveals the Destination Eurovision 2019 semi final split

French national broadcaster France Televisions announced in which semi final will compete each of the 18 contestants of Destination Eurovision 2019, the national selection format through which France will determined it Eurovision 2019 act for Tel Aviv.

The French channel revealed the final distribution of participants in the two semi final rounds. A total of nine acts will compete in each semi final. The semi final allocation developed has following:

1st Semi Final (12 January)

Naestro – Le brasier
Bilal Hassani – Roi
Mazy – Oulala
Lautner – J’ai pas le temps
Florina – In the shadow
Aysat – Comme une grande
Chimène Badi – Là Haut
Silvàn Areg – Le petit Nicolas
Battista Acquaviva – Pasio

2nd Semi final (19 January)

Ugo – Ce qui me blesse
Gabriella – On cherche encore (Never get enough)
Doutson – Sois un bon fils
Seemone – Tous les deux
The Divaz – La voix d’Aretha
Emmanuel Moire – La promesse
Tracy De Sà – Por aquí
PhilipElise – Madame la paix
Noémie – Ma petite famille

This year’s edition of Destination Eurovision, will see some changes from last year. The French national selection will unfold as following:

All three shows (2 semi finals and final) will be aired live, while the national final is set to take place on January 26.
The outcome in all three nights will be determined 50% by an international jury and 50% by the public voting.
Four songs will qualify from each semi final round .
The experts panel will not have any role in the final outcome. The national jury will consist of three members, formed namely by:
- Christophe Willem
- André Manoukian
- Vitaa
The international jury will include a total of 20 countries, a set of 5 countries for each semi final and 10 more for the national final.
Garou will host the show for 2nd consecutive year.

Destination Eurovision was used for the first time as the country’s national selection format in 2018, including two recorded semi final shows and a live grand final. Last year was the first time France held a nationa final since 2014. Last year’s winners was the duo Madame Monsieur who reoresented France in Lisbon with their entry “Mercy” which finished 13th.