EUROVISION 2023. Bookmakers have already collected bets a little more than a week before the big Eurovision competition. And the chances of La Zarra, France’s candidate, winning in 2023 are slim…
Eurovision 2023 is heading towards the home stretch next week. From Tuesday, May 9th, the semi-finals of the great European singing competition will begin at Liverpool, the host city. The date for the grand finale of Eurovision has been set for Saturday 13 May 2023 from 9 p.m. And with ten days to go before the verdict is announced, a French win would be a miracle, judging by the bookmakers who have already collected bets on the winning songs.
According to data compiled by specialized website Eurovisionworld.com, Quebec singer La Zarra, chosen to represent France, would take third place in the forecasts, tied on points with Ukrainian duo Tvorchi and Spanish representative Blanca Paloma . Encouraging until we take a closer look at the odds estimated at 5%.
Favorites Sweden and Finland, La Zarra far behind
You don’t have to be a Eurovision specialist to understand this: from around twenty bookmakers – 18 to be precise – La Zarra does not get odds below 10 (remember: the closer you are to 1, the cheaper the predictions). His song “Evidemment” even crashes (or peaks) at 21-on-1 at UK Betfair. Too far from the favorite is Swedish star Loreen, who was a Eurovision winner in 2012 and competes against one at BET365 and several other online betting sites with a 1.62 and his worst result at just 1.92. They are followed by Finnish rapper Käärijä, who is rated between 2.88 and 4.20, according to testimony we conducted Thursday afternoon.
Thanks to all ratings, the two ESC favorites would each have a 42% and 23% chance of winning, with a good lead over their pursuers and thus over the French-speaking singer. Here is the detail of the odds of winning at Eurovision, calculated from the odds of 18 bookmakers. This table will be regularly updated with the latest available data until the final:
What will happen to La Zarra before Eurovision?
Is the French Eurovision candidate already paying for avoiding the ‘Eurovision In Concert’ tour in London and Amsterdam in recent weeks? The singer canceled her appearances at this dress rehearsal of the competition, which took place in mid-April, at the last moment, citing a “personal problem”. In Le Parisien, she has since admitted to having had difficulties since her selection, in particular a voice dying out “six months ago”.
“I’m not going to lie, I have ups and downs in relation to the competition. Sometimes I tell myself I’m going to win and sometimes it’s too much. But I’m here to do my best,” she said daily If she affirms that she will hold her rank on May 13th, La Zarra will probably find no comfort in the forecasts because “Obviously” is the song she will perform that evening if all goes well far from making the difference, despite being one of the most listened to among participating countries and non-participants who will have a say in the vote this year.
La Zarra, a Canadian-Moroccan artist, is no stranger. She had been named Francophone revelation of the year to the NRJs Music Awards 2021. She is best known for her song “Tu t’en iras”.
Eurovision 2023 News
The next edition of Eurovision is scheduled for mid-May 2023. The semifinals of the international singing competition are scheduled for May 9th and 11th, before the grand finale on Saturday May 13th, 2023. Eurovision is based in Liverpool, UK this year.
If the organization of Eurovision should be entrusted to Ukraine, last year’s winner, the war that is still raging in the country has forced the competition to change their plans, since security conditions are not sufficiently guaranteed.
In 2023, France 2 has exceptionally decided not to extend the “Eurovision France: You decide” competition. It is this competition that has been determining the song presented at the Eurovision Song Contest for some time. The channel mentioned a “coup de coeur” meeting with Quebec artist La Zarra and decided to send her directly to the international singing competition.
La Zarra, who will therefore represent France at the Eurovision Song Contest. She will perform the track “Obviously,” which can be heard below.
Since its creation in 1956, France has won the Eurovision Song Contest five times: 1958, 1960, 1962, 1969 and 1977. Our country is just behind Ireland, which holds the record with seven wins. In 1958 it was the singer André Claveau who achieved the first French victory with the title “Dors, mon amour”. Two years later, in 1960, artist Jacqueline Boyer won unanimous support with the song “Tom Pillibi.”
In 1962 Isabelle Aubret won the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Un premier amour”. In 1969 Frida Boccara won the Eurovision Song Contest with the title “Un jour, un enfant”. Finally, in 1977, the singer Marie Myriam was the last to win with “Der Vogel und das Kind”, a title that over time has become a cult among audiences.
Last May, Ukraine was crowned the winner of Eurovision 2022. The country, represented by the rap group Kalush Orchestra, benefited from a major public mobilization a few weeks after the attempted invasion by Vladimir’s Cheese Fries troops.
This victory was expected by the bookmakers. Overall, the song “Stefania” ranks at the top of the charts with 631 points.
- Ukraine (631 points)
- United Kingdom (466 points)
- Spain (459 points)
- Sweden (438 points)
- Serbia (312 points)
- Italy (268 points)
- Moldova (253 points)
- Greece (215 points)
- Portugal (207 points)
- Norway (182 points)
- Pays Bas (171 points)
- Poland (151 points)
- Estonia (141 points)
- Lithuania (128 points)
- Australia (125 points)
- Azerbaijan (106 points)
- Switzerland (78 points)
- Romania (65 points)
- Belgium (64 points)
- Armenia (61 points)
- Finland (38 points)
- Czech Republic (38 points)
- Iceland (20 points)
- France (17 points)
- Germany (6 points)
