La poupée monte le son

"La poupée monte le son" was written and composed by French songwriters Christophe Houssin, Julien Salvia, and Ludovic-Alexandre Vidal.^[1] The song was described as a homage to France Gall's song "Poupée de cire, poupée de son", Luxembourg’s winning Eurovision entry in 1965.^[2] During the press conference after winning Luxembourg Song Contest 2025, Laura Thorn said that "a doll is controlled by someone. The one I sing about no longer lets itself be done", referring to an opposite approach to Gall's song.^[3] In an interview with ESCBubble, Thorn further said, "I love the fact that there's this connection with France's song, especially because it won Eurovision exactly 60 years ago, so I thought that's such a great idea to really honour Luxembourg and its history with the Eurovision Song Contest".^[4]

A revamped version of the song was released to streaming platforms on 18 March 2025.^[5]

To promote "La poupée monte le son" before the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, Thorn announced her intent to participate in various Eurovision pre-parties. It was first announced that she will be performing at Eurovision in Concert 2025 held at AFAS Live Arena in Amsterdam on 5 April 2025.^[6] She also participated at PrePartyES 2025 on 19 April 2025 held in Madrid.^[7][8]

Jon O’Brien from Vulture ranked the song 11th, calling the song "this year’s most charming entry".^[9] Angelica Frey from The Guardian dubbed the song as one of the 10 best Eurovision songs of 2025, describing it as a "melody that combines strings, a four-on-the-floor beat and a vaguely eerie music-box melody".^[10] Further, The Telegraph's Ed Power listed the song among the 10 Eurovision finalists to watch, describing it as a "creepy banger seemingly about a doll that wants to be pop."^[11] Rob Picheta from CNN ranked the entry seventh out of the 26 finalists, calling the song a "bouncy, fun and severely underrated twist on classic".^[12]

On the other hand, Eva Frantz from Yle gave the song a 3/10, noting that while the track is "all cute and charming", the entire song feels "a bit childish".^[13] In a review for The Times, Ed Potton gave the song three out of five stars, describing it as featuring a "na-na-na" chorus, Abba-inspired chord progressions, and a mid-performance costume change. He suggested that the song "could have emerged from a Eurovision song generator".^[14]

Digital download/streaming – Luxembourg Song Contest edit^[26]

1. "La poupée monte le son" (LSC Edit) – 2:58

Digital download/streaming – Eurovision version^[27]

1. "La poupée monte le son" – 2:58
2. "La poupée monte le son" (instrumental) – 2:58

Digital download/streaming – Poupée électrique version^[28]

1. "La poupée monte le son" (feat. Namski) [Poupée Électrique] – 3:26

Digital download/streaming – Jay&Jay remix^[29]

1. "La poupée monte le son" (Jay&Jay remix) – 3:26
2. "La poupée monte le son" (Jay&Jay extended remix) – 4:22