Tonight concludes the semi-final stage of the French national selection, as the second semi-final of Destination Eurovision 2018 this evening.

How to watch

You can watch the Destination Eurovision show from 20:55 CET via the following:

• France 2
• TV5Monde
• Live webcast via france.tv
• Live webcast via tv5monde.com

The show will also air live via the official Destination Eurovision YouTube channel.

The show

The show was pre-recorded and was filmed on the 9 January. This semi-final sees the last nine songs performed in front of 2 juries, who will determine their four favourites to commence to the live final on 27 January.

The two separate juries are a Francophone jury and an international jury. The Francophone jurors are:

• Amir – Singer, songwriter, represented France in the 2016 Contest
• Isabelle Boulay – Singer
• Christophe Willem – Singer

The international jury consists of:

• Christer Björkman – Head of Delegation for Sweden at Eurovision, supervisor of Melodifestivalen
• Nicola Caligiore – Head of Delegation for Italy at Eurovision
• Olga Salamakha – Head of Delegation for Belarus at Eurovision

Whilst the results of both semi-finals are determined by 100% jury voting, the winner of the final will be determined by 50% televoting and 50% of a ten-member jury panel.

The four songs already qualified from the first semi-final for the final are:

• Lisandro Cuxi – Eva
• Malo’ – Ciao
• Emmy Liyana – OK ou KO
• Louka – Mamma mia

The participants

The nine songs competing in the second semi-final are:

1. Max Cinnamon – Ailleur
2. Igit – Lisboa Jérusalem
3. June The Girl – Same
4. Lucie – My world
5. Sweem – Là-haut
6. Madame Monsieur – Mercy
7. Nassi – Rêve de gamin
8. Sarah Caillibot – Tu me manques
9. Jane Constance – Un jour j’ai rêvé

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The final of Destination Eurovision will take place on 27 January.