Ahez

Ahez
The three singers with the band Eben.
Background information
Origin	Carhaix, Brittany, France
Genres	Kan ha diskan[1] Celtic fusion[1]
Years active	2018–present
Members	Marine Lavigne Sterenn Diridollou Sterenn Le Guillou

Ahez is a French vocal group from Carhaix, Brittany, consisting of Marine Lavigne, Sterenn Diridollou and Sterenn Le Guillou.^[1] The trio represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 together with Alvan with the song "Fulenn".^[2]

Left to right: Diridollou, Lavigne and Le Guillou

History

Diridollou, Lavigne and Le Guillou met during their studies at Diwan secondary school in Carhaix, Brittany, where they practised the traditional singing style kan ha diskan.^[1][3] The name "Ahez" comes from Ker Ahez, a popular etymology for the Breton name of Carhaix (Karaez), and Ahes, a Breton mythological figure.^[4] The group started performing at fest-noz festivals in 2018, and took part in the 2018 edition of the Inter-Celtic Festival of Lorient with the band Eben.^[5]

In the summer of 2021, they met singer and producer Alvan in a bar in Rennes.^[1] Together, they participated in Eurovision France, c'est vous qui décidez ! 2022 ("Eurovision France, you decide ! 2022"), the French national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, with the song "Fulenn".^[5] They went on to win the competition, winning both the jury vote and televote.^[2] "Fulenn" was the first Eurovision entry to be sung in Breton since 1996.^[6]

Algaire and Ahez at the Festival Interceltique de Lorient.

At the end of 2022, the group collaborated with the traditional Asturian group Algaire on the song in Asturian "Llume", and wrote a verse in the Breton language. A clip was released in January 2023. In August the two groups sing together at the Festival Interceltique de Lorient 2023.

Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		LIT [7]	SWE Heat. [8]
"Fulenn" (with Alvan)	2022	22	18	Magma
"Llume" (with Algaire)	2023

References

1. Allain, Camille (27 February 2022). "Pour « Eurovision France », Alvan et Ahez mixe électro et chant breton". 20 minutes (in French). Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
2. "Alvan & Ahez will represent France in Italy with 'Fulenn'". Eurovision.tv. 5 March 2022. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
3. "Le groupe Alvan & Ahez « immensément fier de porter la langue bretonne » à l'Eurovision [Interview]" [The group Alvan & Ahez “tremendously proud to bring the Breton language” to Eurovision [Interview]]. Le Telegramme (in French). 6 March 2022. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
4. "Eurovision France 2022: Alvan & Ahez en interview !". L'Eurovision au Quotidien (in French). 3 March 2022. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
5. Le Guennec, Mael (16 February 2022). "Eurovision 2022 : un groupe breton parmi les douze finalistes français" [Eurovision 2022: a Breton group among the twelve French finalists]. France 3 Bretagne (in French). Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
6. Farren, Neil (16 February 2022). "France: Eurovision France: 'C'est Vous Qui Décidez' 2022 Songs Revealed". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
7. "2022 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 20 May 2022. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
8. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 20". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.

External links

• Media related to Ahez at Wikimedia Commons

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Barbara Pravi with "Voilà"	France in the Eurovision Song Contest (with Alvan) 2022	Succeeded by La Zarra with "Évidemment"