Montreal singer La Zarra competing for France at Eurovision
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She's glamorous, she's bold, and she's a born-and-raised Montrealer. Singer La Zarra is representing France at this year's Eurovision Song Contest, aiming for the nation's first win in 46 years.
She's glamorous, she's bold, and she's a born-and-raised Montrealer.
Singer La Zarra is representing France at this year's Eurovision Song Contest, aiming for the nation's first win in 46 years.
While not a French national, La Zarra, currently lives in Paris and was handpicked to compete for the country with her track Évidemment (Evidently). She co-wrote the song with fellow Montrealer Benny Adam and co-produced it with Montrealers Banx & Ranx.
The singer is following in the footsteps of Quebec's number-one songstress, Celine Dion, who represented Switzerland at Eurovision in 1988.
And in 2023, for the first time ever, non-participating countries can vote for their favourite Eurovision song.
France is counting on La Zarra to bring in supporters from Canada as well as Morocco, her family's country of origin.
La Zarra -- whose real name is Fatima Zahra Hafdi -- was working on and off as a hairdresser in Montreal before her music career took off.
