La Seine Musicale

La Seine Musicale is a music and performing arts center located on Île Seguin, an island in the Seine River between Boulogne-Billancourt and Sèvres, on the western outskirts of Paris, France.[1]

Program

La Seine Musicale opened on 22 April 2017 with a concert by the Orquestra Insula, accompanied by the Cor Accentus, conducted by Laurence Equilbey. During its opening week, on 21 April 2017, Bob Dylan became the first artist to perform a musical concert there.[2] On 8 December 2018, the venue hosted the final draw for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[3]

On 20 May 2021, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and French broadcaster France Télévisions announced that the venue would host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021. The contest, which will take place on 19 December 2021, will be the first time France has hosted the contest and the first Eurovision event held in the country since the 1999 Eurovision Young Dancers contest in Lyon.[4]

References

  1. ↑ La musique s’arrime sur l’île Seguin
  2. ↑ Bob Dylan, The Avener et The Shoes: la Seine musicale ouvre en grande pompe
  3. ↑ Coupe du monde féminine 2019 : le meilleur et le pire tirage pour les Bleues
  4. ↑ «Eurovision Junior» : des centaines de fans réunis à la Seine Musicale



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