Eurovision 2026: Frenchwoman Monroe widely applauded for her first live performance

She was able to rise to the challenge. The Frenchwoman Monroe was widely applauded at the end of her performance of “Regarde!” » live this Thursday evening as part of the second semi-final of Eurovision 2026 in Vienna (Austria).

The young 17-year-old singer, dressed in a white outfit and surrounded by five dancers all in black, performed her song live for the first time, under the same conditions as during the grand finale scheduled for this Saturday. Out of competition, the already qualified Frenchwoman had the opportunity to make an impression beforehand.

A first 30-second extract of his performance was revealed on Saturday on social networks. It had already allowed us to discover the staging choices of the French delegation, which called on dancers for the first time since 2022. So this Thursday evening, the eyes of the Wiener Stadthalle were riveted on the one who succeeds Louane. Just after the Czech candidate, it is 9:30 p.m. when she appears on stage.

A show designed for TV

Calibrated for television screens, the performance of the Franco-American teenager sees her advance throughout the 3 minutes of her song, hindered in her progress by the movements of the five dancers. Between the curls of smoke, her struggle ends up leading her to a podium from which she delivers her final vocalizations.

As the title suggested, the voice of the former winner of “Prodiges” is largely in the spotlight, and her charisma allows her to captivate the audience without difficulty until the end. France Télévisions has relied on the Steadicam, a stabilized shooting system as close as possible to the artist, which favors visual effects. A nice production which has everything to seduce the European public, but which could not be enough against the favorites. We were perhaps expecting to be a little more surprised, despite some very good ideas and an undeniable vocal performance.

Currently sixth in the punters’ rankings and credited with a 5% chance of victory, France is trying as best it can to return to a victory it has not had for 49 years. Monroe lost two places in the rankings in the last 24 hours, after the first dress rehearsal which favored Delta Goodrem the Australian, now on the podium.