Carla Lazzari

Biography

Carla Lazzari (born 19 August 2005), known professionally as Carla, is a French singer and television presenter. She represented France in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Bim bam toi×Bim bam toi11 October 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Bim bam toi2:56", finishing fifth, and was one of the hosts for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Paris.

Early life and education

Lazzari is from Châteauneuf-Villevieille near Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. She was born into a family of musicians and singers. She is of Spanish-Italian descent. At the age of 5 she entered the Conservatory of Nice.

Career

In 2018, she reached the final of The Voice Kids France, and finished in fourth place. In 2019, she was selected by France Télévisions to represent France with the song "Bim bam toi×Bim bam toi11 October 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Bim bam toi2:56" at that year's Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Gliwice, Poland. She ended 5th at the contest, with 169 points. In June 2020, she released her first album, L'autre moi (English: 'The Other Me') and a music video for its title track. 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. In December 2020, she released a deluxe version of L'autre moi, titled L'autre moi (Réédition). The album contained all 13 songs from the original album, plus six additional tracks. The lead single of the deluxe edition was titled "Cœur sur toi×Cœur sur toi30 October 2020 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Cœur sur toi3:05" and was released on 4 November 2020.
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. On 4 June 2021, she released a new single titled "Alors chut×Alors chut4 June 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Alors chut2:22", the first single of her second album Sans Filtre×Sans filtre27 August 2021 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Summer Summer2:202Alors chut2:233Made in Maintenant2:394Avec toi2:575Les gens qui s’aiment2:506Loca2:567Tout recommencer3:388L’autre bout du monde3:019Comblée2:4110À la folie2:5211Plus jamais2:5812Cœur avec les mains3:0813On se retrouvera3:1614Bim bam toi (remix)3:37. The second single of this album, "Summer Summer×Summer Summer23 July 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Summer Summer2:21", was released on 23 July 2021.
On 21 August 2021, an emote was added to Fortnite which featured "Bim bam toi". The emote was titled "Bim Bam Boom" and consisted of dance moves from the official music video. Lazzari co-hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Paris, alongside Olivier Minne and Élodie Gossuin. Between September and November 2022, Lazzari was a participant on the 12th season of Danse avec les stars, the French equivalent of Strictly Come Dancing, broadcast on TF1. In the final on 11 November, Lazzari placed 2nd behind Billy Crawford. In November 2023, she co-hosted the Opening Ceremony of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023.