Everything you need to know about Louane and song words in full translated into English for MamanLouane from France performs the song “Maman” (Image: AP)

Representing France in Eurovision 2025 is popular singer Louane.

The 28-year-old singer, whose full name is Anne Edwige Maria Peichert, is already an established artist in France and boasts a huge online following.

She first rose to stardom in her home country after appearing in France’s version of The Voice in 2013, where Louane reached the semi-final.

During the show she sang a version of John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’, which she dedicated to her father who had died just month earlier.

Despite leaving the show before the final, Louane still managed to build a successful music career and released her debut album, Chambre 12, in 2015.

She has gone on to release four more albums and a total of 24 singles.

It was announced in January 2025 that she had been chosen to represent France in Basel for Eurovision with her song Maman, which sees the singer speak of her late mother.

French singer Louane(Image: Getty Images for Miu Miu)

Away from singing, Louane appeared in the 2014 film La Famille Bélier, for which she won the César Award for Most Promising Actress.

She is in a relationship with singer Florian Rossi, with the couple having a daughter Esmée.

Louane has a huge social media following, with 1.3m followers on TikTok and 1.7m subscribers on YouTube.

France automatically qualifies for the Eurovision final as part of ‘the big five’, alongside Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK. Last year’s winners Switzerland also automatically qualify for the final.

Ahead of this year’s Eurovision France were among the favourites with odds of 13-1 earlier this week, according to Bet365.

This year’s Eurovision Song Contest final takes place at St. Jakobshalle, Basel, on Saturday May 17. Coverage is live in the UK on BBC1 from 8pm.

Maman song lyrics in French and translated to English

Y’a plus d’amants

No more lovers

Y’a plus de lits

No sleepless nights

Finalement tu vois

See, after all

J’ai construit ma vie

I’ve shaped up my life

Et le vide est grand

Emptiness is felt

Les questions aussi

And the questions deep

Toi tu vas comment

How are you up there?

Est-ce que tu vois tout ici ?

How much of me can you see?

Et j’ai bien changé

I’ve changed a lot

J’ai bien grandi

I’ve grown so much

De toi j’ai gardé

I’ve kept from you

Tout ce qui fait qui je suis

All that I have become

Je vais mieux, je sais où je vais

I’m better now, I know the way

J’ai arrêté d’compter les années

I’m done walking down this memory lane

Et si j’ai voulu arrêter le temps

Guess the time is right, I’m moving on

Maintenant c’est moi qu’elle appelle maman

Now I am the one she calls maman

Maman, maman, maman, maman

Maman, maman, maman, maman

J’ai trouvé l’amour, indélébile

I’ve fallen in love that never fades

Tu sais le vrai toujours, même quand le temps file

As time slips away, it shines just the same

Quand il me tient la main

When he’s holding my hand

J’ai plus peur de rien

I’m no longer afraid

Et ça m’fait comme avant

Reminds me of when…

Quand toi tu m’tenais la main.

When you held mine back then

Je vais mieux, je sais où je vais

I’m better now, I know the way

J’ai arrêté d’compter les années

I’m done walking down this memory lane

Et si j’ai voulu arrêter le temps

Guess the time is right, I’m moving on

Maintenant c’est moi qu’elle appelle maman

Now I am the one she calls maman

Maman, maman, maman,

Maman, maman, maman

Maman, maman, maman

Maman, maman, maman

Je vais mieux, je sais où je vais

I’m better now, I know the way

J’ai arrêté d’compter les années

I’m done walking down this memory lane

Et si j’ai voulu arrêter le temps

Guess the time is right, I’m moving on

Maintenant c’est moi qu’elle appelle maman

Now I am the one she calls maman

Maman, maman, maman,

Maman, maman, maman

Maman, maman, maman

Maman, maman, maman

Si j’ai voulu arrêter le temps

Guess the time is right, I’m moving on

Maintenant c’est moi qu’elle appelle maman

Now I am the one she calls maman