Lisa Angell, de son vrai nom Virginie Vetrano, est née le 21 septembre 1968 à Paris. Lisa Angell a grandi à Nice, et a participé de 11 à 14 ans à plusieurs radio-crochets lors du Carnaval de Nice. Elle en sort vainqueur quatre années de suite. À 15 ans, elle entame au Conservatoire de Nice une formation de chant classique qu’elle arrête rapidement. Elle n’abandonne pas le chant et en fait son métier qu’elle exerce notamment en faisant du piano-bar sur la Côte d’Azur. Elle y chante essentiellement de la variété, mais aussi des titres en italien, en espagnol, et en anglais.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Après avoir fait tous les piano-bars de la côte d’Azur, Lisa décide en 2001 de s’installer à Paris où elle rencontre Didier Barbelivien. L’expérience n’est pas concluante et Lisa Angell retourne sur la Côte. En 2009, sur le point de rejoindre définitivement son époux et sa fille à Macao, elle rencontre Dani Lary et Patrick Sébastien sur le plateau du Plus grand cabaret du monde. Ce dernier lui propose de chanter dans l’émission Les années bonheur. Patrick Sébastien l’a produit et lui écrit des chansons de son premier album Les Divines sorti en 2011.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Produit par Philippe Swan, son deuxième album Des mots … sort en 2013. Le premier single est Je saurai t’aimer. Il s’agit d’une reprise du titre de Mélanie Cohl (représentante de la Belgique, Eurovision 1998). A partir de septembre 2013, elle participe régulièrement à l’émission hebdomadaire Les chansons d’abord sur France 3 présentée par Natasha St-Pier (Eurovision 2001). Son troisième album Frou-Frou est sorti en 2014.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Choisie par France 2, Lisa Angell défendra les couleurs de la France, à l’Eurovision en mai prochain, à Vienne. La Chanson que Lisa Angell interprètera s’intitule « N’oubliez pas ». Ce titre a été écrit par Robert Goldman, le frère de Jean-Jacques Goldman.

.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   " Il ne me reste que des larmes
Ces quelques notes venues d’autrefois
Et le chant de nos prières
Nos cœurs qui espèrent
Et le vide sous mes pas.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Il ne me reste que les cendres
De mon village plongé dans le silence,
Je ne suis qu’une blessure
Un cœur sans armure,
Comment survivre après ça.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Mais je suis là, je n’oublie pas
Dans mon village balayé par l’histoire
Et je vis là, n’oubliez pas
Effacé des cartes et des mémoires.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Je me souviens du rire des enfants
La voix des hommes quand ils partaient au champ
Les fêtes des moissons
L’odeur dans les maisons
Les éclats d’amour et de joie.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Mais je suis là, n’oubliez pas
Effacé des cartes et des mémoires

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Quand ils sont arrivés
Cachés derrière leurs armes
Ils étaient des milliers
Ils riaient de nos larmes

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Ils ont voulu détruire
Nos croyances et nos âmes
Avec des mots de haine
Que l’on n’connaissait pas.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Je suis ici ce soir
Au milieu de ces ruines
Pour vous parler d’espoir
Et vous chanter la vie
Et je fais le serment
Quand séchera le sang
De reconstruire ma ville
Bien plus belle qu’avant.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Mais n’oubliez pas ".

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Lisa Angell a chanté à l’Euroclub de Vienne, Poupée de Cire Poupée de Son, Ne partez pas sans Moi, et N’Oubliez Pas :

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     La France participe au Concours Eurovision de la chanson, depuis 1956. La France est un des sept pays fondateurs du Concours Eurovision de la chanson, avec l’Allemagne, la Belgique, l’Italie, le Luxembourg, les Pays-Bas et la Suisse. La France fait partie des cinq plus importants contributeurs financiers de l’UER, avec l’Allemagne, l’Espagne, l’Italie et le Royaume-Uni. Ensemble, ils constituent le groupe dit des « Big Five ». Depuis l’édition 1999 du concours, ceux-ci ont la garantie d’une place automatique en finale.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 La France a remporté le concours à cinq reprises : en 1958, avec la chanson Dors, mon amour, interprétée par André Claveau, en 1960, avec la chanson Tom Pillibi, interprétée par Jacqueline Boyer, en 1962, avec la chanson Un premier amour, interprétée par Isabelle Aubret, en 1969 avec la chanson Un jour, un enfant, interprétée par Frida Boccara, et en 1977 avec la chanson L’Oiseau et l’Enfant, interprétée par Marie Myriam.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Le pays a terminé à la deuxième place, à quatre reprises (en 1957, 1976, 1990 et 1991) et à la troisième place, à sept reprises (en 1959, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1978, 1979 et 1981).