Malory Legardinier (born 1994), known professionally as Malo', is a French-Australian singer and songwriter. He was born in
Caen
Caen (, ; nrf, Kaem) is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants (), while its functional urban area has 470,000,[French Albums Chart
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. On 29 December 2017, Malo' was confirmed as the first artist competing in ''
Destination Eurovision'' the national final organised by
France 2
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Since 3:20 CET on 7 ...
to select France's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. He performed during the first semi-final which was filmed on 8 January 2018 and aired on 13 January 2018. He performed a cover of "
Wasting My Young Years" by
London Grammar
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and his Eurovision song "Ciao".
He progressed to the Final after finishing third in the semi-final. Results in the semi-final were determined by a Francophone jury panel and an international jury panel. The final aired live on 27 January 2018. In the final, he placed seventh with the international juries but placed second with the French public, meaning he finished third overall behind
Lisandro Cuxi
Lisandro Monteiro Furt (born 17 July 1999), better known by his stage name Lisandro Cuxi, is a Portuguese-French singer-songwriter and dancer. In 2017, Cuxi won the sixth season of '' The Voice: la plus belle voix'' as part of Team M. Pokora. ...
and winners
Madame Monsieur
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.
Discography
Albums
Singles
References
External links
Official website
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1994 births
Living people
Musicians from Caen
21st-century French singers
21st-century French male singers