Carla Lazzari

Lazzari is from Châteauneuf-Villevieille[3][4][5][6] near Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.[7] She was born into a family of musicians and singers. At the age of 5 she entered the Conservatory of Nice.[8]

In 2018, she reached the final of The Voice Kids France, and finished in fourth place.[8][9] In 2019, she was selected by France Télévisions to represent France with the song "Bim bam toi" at that year's Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Gliwice, Poland.[10] She ended 5th at the contest, with 169 points.[1]

In June 2020, she released her first album, L'autre moi (English: 'The Other Me') and a music video for its title track.[11][12] Her song Bim Bam toi was also nominated for Song of the Year.

On 24 September 2020, she released a cover of Joe Dassin's song "Siffler sur la colline", along with a music video.[13] In December 2020, she released a deluxe version of L'autre moi, titled L'autre moi (Réédition).[14] The album contained all 13 songs from the original album, plus 6 extra tracks.[14] The lead single of the deluxe edition was titled Cœur sur toi and was released on 4 November 2020.[15]

In April 2021, it was announced that Lazzari would be the spokesperson for France at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, reading out the French jury points at the grand final.[16] On 4 June 2021, she released a new single titled Alors chut, the first single of her upcoming album Sans Filtre.[17][18] The second single of this album, Summer Summer, was released on 23 July 2021.[19]

On 21 August 2021, her debut single, "Bim Bam toi" became an emote in the popular Battle Royale game, Fortnite.[20] The emote was titled "Bim Bam Boom" and consisted of dance moves from the Bim Bam toi music video.

Lazzari was selected to co-present the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Paris alongside Olivier Minne and Élodie Gossuin.[21]