Eurovision 2025 is approaching and the song “Maman” of Louane has already made a strong impression. A week later, a first teaching can be shot in its chances of victories.
Does Louane’s “mom” have a chance to win Eurovision 2025 on May 17 in Basel, Switzerland? The singer made a strong impression during her spectacular performance at the Stade de France on Saturday March 15, with a show as spectacular as it is surprising. A week later, the reactions were raged from all over Europe and even to Sydney.
If the French seem to be again and always divided on the victory chances of the 24 -year -old star, comments abroad were scrutinized with attention all week. Because in the end, it is the votes of other countries that will allow France to get on the podium or not. A 20-minute journalist and Eurovision specialist, Fabien Randanne interviewed some of his European peers to have a first verdict.
“I was very impressed by what Louane did”
Among them, William Lee Adams, British journalist and founder of the reference site Wiwibloggsbelieves that it is not yet won. “Will Louane’s magic work with Europeans who discover it or do not understand French?” Asks the specialist, that the Stade de France show still marked: “I was very impressed by what Louane did, physically, this Saturday evening, because she had to be terrified up there [sur sa plateforme suspendue]”. Her conclusion:” She clearly has her place in the top 10 of this Eurovision. This edition is rather weak and France will bring its class to the competition, its sophistication and this I-know what foreigners love, “he said.
Ana, of Spanish radio los40, also praises in 20 minutes A “spectacular” performance, a “very intimate song”, with a message that “will speak to all generations, despite the language barrier”. But the Portuguese Bernardo Santos, who analyzes Eurovision on social networks, is more neutral and remains in the technique. If “Maman” has his assets according to him, “ending with the voice of a child saying ‘mom’ is the icing on the cake to make people cry”.
“I hoped to be blown away, I was not”
The most pessimistic is perhaps the Dutch GJ Kooijman, animator of Podcast and expert too: “It is a good walk. I was hoping to be breathtaking, I was not”. The reason? “First, France really placed the high bar in terms of waiting with this promotion campaign and the song does not have epic construction in the orchestration required by a stadium performance.” Then, “Europe still has the ballads of Barbara Pravi and Slimane who had a style and unique voices. “Will the song make a good score? She deserves it. Will she win? I don’t think it is singular enough,” he said in 20 minutes.
For his part, RTL has scanned some expert reactions, on social networks this time. On arrival, of the positive, but also trivial questions: many wondered if Louane sings for her mother or for all mothers, if the final sentence is sung by her true daughter, etc. “It’s extraordinary … I don’t understand what she says but it’s grandiose,” sums up a Youtubeur, even if some purists underline a lack of amplitude or variations in the melody.
A first verdict in bookmakers
The conclusion of almost everyone is therefore that nothing is done and that it is still necessary to convince until May 17. But a clue can still give hope: 4th among bookmakers last week, before unveiling “Maman”, Louane took third place in the forecasts after the Stade de France show. On the refresh site Eurovisionworld.comwhich compiles the odds on online betting sites, it has increased from 7 to 8% of victories before March 15 to 10 or 12% in recent days, behind two favorites: Wasted Love of JJ for Austria (18%) and Bara Bada Badu de Kaj for Sweden (25%). The road is still long, but the horizon clears up.