Last weekend, La Zarra, France’s candidate for Eurovision 2023, canceled for “personal reasons” two performances that she was going to give in Amsterdam and London for the European song contest.
Six days later, Alexandra Redde-Amiel, director of entertainment and games for the France Télévisions group, and head of the French Eurovision delegation, told Sud Radio that she wanted to “detach” from the situation and “recontextualize” it.
“La Zarra is an artist but she is also a woman and a mother. A few minutes after the show in Amsterdam, she had a personal problem related to the health of a loved one and could not go on stage,” she insisted. .
“She’s not perfect, she’s human,” Alexandra Redde-Amiel added. She also denounces a “media lynching”: “I cut La Zarra from social networks because she received a lot of racist criticism.”
“See you in Liverpool”
The day after the cancellation, La Zarra published a statement on social networks: “I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your messages of love and support received since last night. I would have loved to be with you so much.” a lot. you, but sometimes life decides otherwise,” she wrote.
“So I’m going to need a few days to handle these difficult times. These moments of intimacy are going to be important to me. Thank you for your kindness. See you again in Liverpool. I love you,” he added.
asked by 20 minutesHis entourage had indicated that the candidate was “emotionally exhausted” and was going to “rest up to be ready for D-Day.”
At the beginning of January, La Zarra was selected to defend the tricolor flag in Eurovision 2023. He succeeds the Breton team Alvan and Ahez and its title fulennwho placed 24th in the competition last year.
The one who succeeded in 2021 with you will leave intends to take first place in Eurovision thanks to Obviouslya piece halfway between pop, French song and rap.
Source: BFM TV
