esctoday.com can reveal that Patricia Kaas is preparing to represent France at the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow on May 16th, as reported last week. We reported on Saturday night that a denial had in fact been dug up from several months ago and today, we are able to publish a statement from her manager, Richard Walter.

esctoday.com has received the following statement from Patricia Kaas' manager, Richard Walker:

"I’m sorry that a few remarks, privately made by some of my colleagues, could have been misquoted and partly published through the internet, out of their original context, leading to confusion about the situation. That’s why I would like to clarify this matter with the following declaration.

Yes, Patricia Kaas may participate at Eurovision 2009 under the French flag. Everyone (both Patricia and her team) consider this to be a great honour. The Eurovision Song Contest is the biggest musical event in Europe, with some 160 millions viewers, and the event therefore benefits a great prestige around the world.

It is also a very big challenge for Patricia Kaas, who is a well-known and appreciated artist, an ambassador of France and its culture around the world, for more than 20 years.

As the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Moscow, we also had a very warm invitation coming from the Russian organizers. Patricia wants to give them the honour to be part of the event.

We are presently in negociations with France Télévision, to consider how this project can become reality, considering the busy schedule of Patricia this year, due to her world-wide tour, which is currently a big success. Consequently, the final decision on her participation will be made in a few days, through an official press release signed by me. All other piece of news from someone else should be considered as null and void."

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