The ultra-hip but slightly bizarre Parisian electro idol has really gone and done it - he's just been announced as France's entry for Eurovision 2008. But can he possibly beat 'la dinde irlandaise'?
Sensational news from Paris tonight - France's Eurovision entry for 2008 is none other than Sebastien Tellier!
Tellier (right) will perform his track 'Divine', which currently features on his recently-released third album, 'Sexuality'. It is understood that Tellier will perform a specially-adapted English-French version of his Prince-meets-Beach-Boys song.
The announcement was made by the contest's official site, who were informed today by the French Eurovision delegation. Tellier will not need to face a national selection contest in France.
This year's contest will take place in Belgrade on 24 May.
France has not won the contest in over thirty years, when Marie Myriam took the prize in 1977 with 'L'Oiseau et L'Enfant'.
The most famous French Eurovision winner, however, represented Luxembourg - France Gall won for the tiny country with Serge Gainsbourg's 'Poupée De Cire, Poupée De Son' in 1965. The song has recently been covered by Arcade Fire.
Ireland's 2008 entry has not gone unmentioned in the French media, and already this year's contest is being presented as a duel between Tellier and Dustin, 'la dinde irlandaise' ('the Irish turkey'). Dustin, though, must first qualify from the semi-final stage on the preceding Thursday whereas Tellier goes directly into the Saturday night final.
There's no official video for 'Divine' yet, but the YouTube community has wasted no time in whipping up a patriotic home-made promo: