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Contests 2018 France’s first Semi Final…. What to expect and the results!

France’s first Semi Final…. What to expect and the results!

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Well, the songs were recorded last week, and now it’s time to broadcast them. France 2 and TV5Monde plangoing to show the first French semi-final tonight (13th Jan). But, who are these hardy souls? I hear no one cry.

Country 2 nd Rehearsal Viewing room Press Conference
20 min 20 min20 min
Portugal10:00 - 10:20 10:30 - 10:50 11:05 - 11:25
United Kingdom10:25 - 10:4510:55 - 11:1511:30 - 11:50
Spain10:50 - 11:1011:20 - 11:40 11:55 - 12:15
Germany11:15 - 11:35 11:45 - 12:0512:20 - 12:40
France11:40 - 12:0012:10 - 12:30 12:45 - 13:05
Italy12:05 - 12:2512:35 - 12:5513:10 - 13:30
LUNCH12:30 - 13:30
Winners' walk (2nd reh.) or TBA13:30 - 16:30
Lighting & Video Programming 16:30 - 18:30

The format for tonight is a little convoluted.  Nine singers, nine songs – each performer then will sing a cover version of another song.

The juries (plural) will pick four songs for the final. The two juries will include three Francophones – one of them being Amir – and three non-Francophones (big shout out to Christer “9 points” Bjorkman).

I’m interested to see what they come up with – but whatever it is, you’ll hear about it first here!

[edit] – and as my psychic web helpers have already put the results service up – here’s the full result.