La poupée monte le son
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| Single by Laura Thorn | |
| Released | 20 December 2024 |
| Genre | French pop |
| Length | 2:58 |
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2025 entry | |
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"La poupée monte le son" (French: [la pupe mɔ̃t lə sɔ̃]; lit. 'The doll turns up the volume') is a song by Luxembourgish singer Laura Thorn. A nod to Luxembourg’s winning Eurovision song in 1965, the song was released on 20 December 2024, and was written by Julien Salvia and Ludovic-Alexandre Vidal. The song will represent Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.
Background and composition
[edit]"La poupée monte le son" was written and composed by French songwriters Julien Salvia and Ludovic-Alexandre Vidal.[1] The song was described as a homage to France Gall's song "Poupée de cire, poupée de son", Luxembourg’s winning Eurovision entry in 1965.[2] During the press conference after winning Luxembourg Song Contest 2025, Laura Thorn said that "a doll is controlled by someone. The one I sing about no longer lets itself be done", referring to an opposite approach to Gall's song.[3] In an interview with ESCBubble, Thorn further said, "I love the fact that there's this connection with France's song, especially because it won Eurovision exactly 60 years ago, so I thought that's such a great idea to really honor Luxembourg and its history with the Eurovision Song Contest".[4]
Eurovision Song Contest 2025
[edit]Luxembourg Song Contest 2025
[edit]The Luxembourg Song Contest 2025 was organised by RTL Lëtzebuerg to select its entry for that year's Eurovision Song Contest. Seven entries competed in a televised final held on 25 January 2025, where the winner was selected through a singular round of voting, made up of an equal combination of votes from eight international jury groups, and a public international vote on RTL's website.[5]
Thorn was officially announced to compete in the Luxembourg Song Contest 2025 on 19 December 2024, and the competing entry was officially released the following day.[6] The song performed sixth in the running order,[7] and scored 94 points from the jury and 90 points from televoting for a combined total of 184 points, ultimately winning the contest and the Luxembourgish spot for the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest.[8]
At Eurovision
[edit]The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 will take place at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, and will consist of two semi-finals to be held on the respective dates of 13 and 16 May and the final on 17 May 2025.[9] During the allocation draw held on 28 January 2025, Luxembourg was drawn to compete in the second semi-final, performing in the second half of the show.[10]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
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| Luxembourg (Billboard)[11] | 12 |
Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Format(s) | Version | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | 20 December 2024 | Original | Ily8 |
References
[edit]- ^ Catani, Olivier; Schmit, Sandy (27 January 2025). "Gratulatiounen un d'Laura: "D'Land ass stolz op Iech"" [Congratulations to Laura: "The country is proud of you"]. RTL Lëtzebuerg (in Luxembourgish). Radio Télévision Luxembourg. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ Monaghan, John (26 January 2025). "Laura Thorn to represent Luxembourg at Eurovision Song Contest". Luxembourg Times. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ Gillet, Arthur (27 January 2025). "60 ans après la victoire de France Gall, le Luxembourg envoie une "Poupée" à l'Eurovision 2025" [60 Years after the victory of France Gall, Luxembourg sends a "Doll" to Eurovision 2025]. Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (in French). Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ Juhász, Ervin (22 January 2025). "Laura Thorn: 'I love that my song has this connection with France Gall's song'". ESCBubble. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Your guide to voting in the Luxembourg Song Contest final". RTL Eurovision. RTL Lëtzebuerg. 25 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "7 artists announced for 'Luxembourg Song Contest' 2025". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ Maldonado, Yesaac (25 January 2025). "Luxembourg: Luxembourg Song Contest 2025 Running Order Announced". Eurovoix News. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ van Dijk, Sem Anne (25 January 2025). "Luxembourg: Laura Thorn to Eurovision 2025". Eurovoix News. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "Basel will host Eurovision Song Contest 2025". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Eurovision 2025: Semi-Final Draw Results". Eurovision.tv (Press release). European Broadcasting Union. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "Luxembourg Songs: Week of February 4, 2025". Billboard. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ "La poupée monte le son". Apple Music. Retrieved 29 January 2025.