The selection of this year will be very feminine, without it being necessary to see there behind any desire to put them particularly forward: “It is simply that there are more candidates who spoke to us, the quality was better among The latter. “
Urban music in force
Question style, rock, slam, French song and electro pop will be present, but with a clear predominance of slam, “spoken word” and rap: “This is the trend of the moment, so it’s not very surprising Whether they are over -represented, “said the president, who adds that” urban music, the spoken word, brings energy and depth “.
-“We had long discussions to achieve a selection that is unanimous,” said Valérie Boillat Dubail.
To achieve this result, the selection committee, which includes that of the gold medal and professionals from the world of music, singers and programmers, grants points to each song listened to: “We have three criteria: the voice, The text and the music, and each of them gives the right to a point. Three points. “
