Sognu
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"Sognu" (English: "Dream") is a song by Amaury Vassili that will be the entry for France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, to be held in Düsseldorf, Germany.
The song was chosen internally by France 3 and SACEM and announced on 4 February 2011.[1] "Sognu" will be sung in the Corsican language, which marks the first French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest to be sung in Corsican since "Mama Corsica" in 1993.[2]
Regarding the decision to select Amaury Vassili and "Sognu", Pierre Sled, programme supervisor at France 3, declared: "We wanted someone young, representing the excellence of French music. We didn't hesitate much, given the fact that the other names were not satisfying". He also pointed out that "the choice was driven by the desire to promote a young talented artist representing the best of the French music and its diversity. That's why we quickly agreed an opera singer was the most elegant option. Amaury is an angel of music with a powerful voice. Without any hesitation, he was definitely the perfect choice."[1]This song will be presented on 7 March.
The song has been composed by Daniel Moyne and Quentin Bachelet (son of French singer Pierre Bachelet), who have been working with Vassili since the beginning of his career. The lyrics of "Sognu" have been written by Jean-Pierre Marcellesi. "Our goal is clear" - Pierre Sled assures - "France 3 is the channel of French regions and we wanted to have them honoured. Corsican is close to Italian, thus it will perfectly suit an opera song".[1]
References
- ^ a b c Schacht, Andreas. "It's official: Amaury Vassili to represent France!". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 05 February 2011.
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