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7.3.08
Christ on a keyboard!



It's not Jesus, trying to persuade the UPS courier that his piano really will fit on the back of a motorbike when it's wrapped.

No, this son of Supertramp is France's Eurovision entrant, revealed today. He is Sébastien Tellier. His latest album, Sexuality, is number one en France (according to ESC Today). (It was released here in the UK last week.) It already includes his Eurovision song, 'Divine', which is utterly fantastic and brings the genre of 'summery electropop with Beach Boys harmonies' to Eurovision for the first time. This is produced by half of Daft Punk, hence the leather-clad creature in the picture. It might even bring France some mid-table respectability and you have to respect someone whose current single is called 'Sexual Sportswear'. He told Popjustice all about his sportswear fetish here. Vive la France!

Here is 'Divine' (with an unofficial video):



It's also on Sébastien's Tellier's MySpace page. I'm intrigued to know what you think. He seems to be a sort of Jean-Michel Jarre for the modern age. We haven't been down this particular rue électronique before.

No, this doesn't count. Any excuse though:

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