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France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
has participated in the
Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...
64 times since its debut at the first contest in
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. France is one of only seven countries to be present at the first contest, and has been absent from only two contests in its history, missing the
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and
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contests. Along with , , and the , France is one of the " Big Five" countries that are automatically prequalified for the final, due to being the largest financial contributors to the
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(EBU). France has won the contest five times. France first won the contest in
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with "" performed by
André Claveau André Claveau (, 17 December 1911 – 4 July 2003) was a popular singer in France from the 1940s to the 1960s. He won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1958 singing "Dors, mon amour" (Sleep, My Love), with music composed by Pierre Delanoë and l ...
. Three more victories followed in the 1960s, with "" performed by Jacqueline Boyer in
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, "" performed by Isabelle Aubret in
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and "" performed by
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, who won in
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in a four-way tie with the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom. France's fifth victory came in
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, when Marie Myriam won with the song "". During its successful run in the 20th century, France has also finished second four times, with
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), Catherine Ferry (
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),
Joëlle Ursull Joëlle Ursull (born 9 November 1960) is a French singer. She performed "White and Black Blues", composed by Georges Augier de Moussac with lyrics by Serge Gainsbourg, in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 of 5 May 1990. She scored 132 points an ...
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) and Amina (
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), who lost out to Sweden's Carola in a tie-break. After reaching the top five in 24 contests in the 20th century, France has had less success in the 21st century, only making the top five three times, with Natasha St-Pier fourth (),
Sandrine François Sandrine François (born December 1980 in Paris) is a French singer who represented France at the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest. Biography She was discovered singing in a pub and invited to sing on the television show of Mireille Dumas. This appe ...
fifth () and
Barbara Pravi Barbara Piévic (born 10 April 1993), known professionally as Barbara Pravi, is a French singer, songwriter and actress. After signing with Capitol Music France in 2015, she released five extended plays with the label: ''Barbara Pravi'' (2018), ...
second (). France's other top 10 results in the century are Patricia Kaas's eighth place in and Amir's sixth place in . France finished last for the first time in , when
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received only two points.


Organisation

Several French broadcasters have been used to present Eurovision in the country, formerly
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(1956–1964), ORTF (1965–1974),
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(1975–1981) and (1983–1992). Since 1993, has been responsible for France's participation in the contest, with the final being broadcast on France 2 (1993–98, 2015–present) and France 3 (1999–2014), and the semi-final which France votes in was broadcast on France 4 (2005–2010, 2016–19), later
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(2011–15) and since 2021, . The semi-final in 2004 was not broadcast. The viewers which were close enough to Monaco, were able to see the semi-final via TMC Monte-Carlo. Radio coverage has been provided, although not every year or since 2013, by from 1971 to 1998 and from 2001 to 2012, (also in 1976). In 1982,
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transmitted the contest due to the country's absence that year. France has often changed the selection process used in order to find the country's entry for the contest, either a national final or internal selection (occasionally a combination of both formats) has been held by the broadcaster at the time.


Contest history

France is one of the most successful countries in the Eurovision, winning the contest five times, coming second five times and coming third seven times. However, France has only hosted the Eurovision contest three times (1959, 1961, 1978). France was ranked first in number of victories (either alone or tied with other countries) without interruptions from 1960 to 1993. Moreover, Amina was close to victory with the song "" in
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, when she finished in joint first place (with the same number of points as
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). Therefore, the 'countback' rule applied, but both countries had an equal number of twelve points (four lots), but the victory went to Sweden, when France had fewer 10-point scores. Today, with the new rules, France would have won the competition, because they received points from more countries than Sweden. One year before, France was also close to winning with
Joëlle Ursull Joëlle Ursull (born 9 November 1960) is a French singer. She performed "White and Black Blues", composed by Georges Augier de Moussac with lyrics by Serge Gainsbourg, in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 of 5 May 1990. She scored 132 points an ...
performing
Serge Gainsbourg Serge Gainsbourg (; born Lucien Ginsburg; 2 April 1928 – 2 March 1991) was a French musician, singer-songwriter, actor, author and filmmaker. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French pop, he was renowned for often provoca ...
's song " White and Black Blues". The song finished in equal second place with Ireland's entry. However, in recent years, the French results have been mixed. Since 1998, when the televoting was introduced, France has almost always ranked in the bottom 10 countries in the final, coming 15th (
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), 18th (
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and
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), 19th (
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and
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), 22nd (
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,
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and
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), 23rd (
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,
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and
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), 24th (
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and
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), 25th (
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), and 26th (last place, for the first time in their Eurovision history) in
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. France has had some good results during the 21st century. In
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, Canadian singer Natasha St-Pier came 4th with her song "", being the favourite to win the contest by fans and odds. This good result was carried into the 2002 contest, when
Sandrine François Sandrine François (born December 1980 in Paris) is a French singer who represented France at the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest. Biography She was discovered singing in a pub and invited to sing on the television show of Mireille Dumas. This appe ...
came 5th with "" and received the Marcel Bezençon international press award for the best entry of that year. Finally, the positive experience with
Sébastien Tellier Sébastien Tellier (; born 22 February 1975) is a French singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with his song "Divine". He has also produced songs for Dita Von Teese and composed m ...
in
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created considerable interest among the French show business for the contest, which resulted in the fact that Eurovision is seen now in the French media as a great advertising campaign and it has been decided that big names would represent France in the future. With these ambitions, the French superstar Patricia Kaas represented France in the 2009 contest. Kaas is one of the most successful French-speaking singers in the world and she has sold over 16 million records worldwide. She ended in 8th place. Kaas received the Marcel Bezençon artistic award, which was voted on by previous winners and presented to the best artist. In the 2016 contest, Amir with his song "" ended in 6th place and broke a 40-year record by scoring the most points in France's Eurovision history, by scoring 257 points in the final. That record would later be broken once again in , as
Barbara Pravi Barbara Piévic (born 10 April 1993), known professionally as Barbara Pravi, is a French singer, songwriter and actress. After signing with Capitol Music France in 2015, she released five extended plays with the label: ''Barbara Pravi'' (2018), ...
with her song "" finished in 2nd place with 499 points, France's best result since 1991, only 25 points behind eventual winners Måneskin from Italy.


Absences

Since their debut in 1956, France has only missed two contests, in 1974 and 1982. In 1974, after selecting a singer and song to represent them at the contest, France withdrew after the
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Georges Pompidou died in the week of the contest. If they had participated, France would have been represented by Dani with the song "". In November 1981,
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declined to enter the Eurovision Song Contest for 1982, with the head of entertainment, Pierre Bouteiller, saying, "The absence of talent and the mediocrity of the songs were where annoyance set in. Eurovision is a monument to inanity ometimes translated as "drivel""1982 Eurovision source in French
/ref> took over the job due to public reaction of TF1's withdrawal, hosting a national final to select their entry as well, from the 1983 contest.


France and the "Big Five"

Since 1999, France, along with , and the , have automatically qualified for the Eurovision final regardless of their results in previous contests. These countries earned this special status by being the four biggest financial contributors to the EBU, and subsequently became known as the "
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". returned to the contest in 2011, thus upgrading the countries to members of a "Big Five".


Participation overview


Hostings


Awards


Marcel Bezençon Awards


Winner by OGAE members


Related involvement


Conductors


Heads of delegation


Commentators and spokespersons


Photogallery

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André Claveau André Claveau (, 17 December 1911 – 4 July 2003) was a popular singer in France from the 1940s to the 1960s. He won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1958 singing "Dors, mon amour" (Sleep, My Love), with music composed by Pierre Delanoë and l ...
in Hilversum (
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) Image:Eurovision Song Contest 1965 - Guy Mardel.jpg, Guy Mardel in Naples (
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) Image:Jonatan Cerrada.jpg,
Jonatan Cerrada Jonatan Cerrada Moreno (born 12 September 1985) is a Belgian singer. He won the first season of ''Nouvelle Star'' (the French edition of ''Pop Idol'') in 2003 and represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004. Personal life Jonatan ...
in Istanbul (
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Les Fatals Picards Les Fatals Picards is a French rock/punk band, founded in 1996. The Fatals Picards (meaning "the fatal enfrom Picardy") are best known to general audiences because they represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song " L'Am ...
in Helsinki (
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) Image:Sébastien Tellier - ESC 2008.jpg,
Sébastien Tellier Sébastien Tellier (; born 22 February 1975) is a French singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with his song "Divine". He has also produced songs for Dita Von Teese and composed m ...
in Belgrade (
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Amaury Vassili Amaury Vassili Chotard (born 8 June 1989) is a French opera singer and professional tenor. His debut album ''Vincerò'' from 2009 went double platinum in France, and he has had international success with releases in Canada, South Africa and Sou ...
in Düsseldorf (
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Amandine Bourgeois Amandine Bourgeois (; born 12 June 1979, in Angoulême, Charente) is a French singer. She was the winner of the sixth edition of the French version of the ''Pop Idol'' series ''Nouvelle Star'' in 2008. On 26 July 2014, Bourgeois participated i ...
in Malmö (
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Twin Twin Twin Twin is a French people, French music group from Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis. The group consists of Lorent Idir (of Algerian descent), François Djemel (of Algerian descent) and Patrick Biyik (of Zairese descent), and is characterised by a m ...
in Copenhagen (
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Lisa Angell Lisa Angell (born Virginie Vetrano, 21 September 1968 in Paris) is a French singer who represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "N'oubliez pas". Career Early beginnings From the ages of 11 to 14, Angell competed in ...
in Vienna (
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in Kyiv (
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Madame Monsieur Madame Monsieur is a French duo consisting of vocalist Émilie Satt and producer Jean-Karl Lucas. They represented France at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal with the song "Mercy", finishing in 13th place in the grand final. ...
in Lisbon (
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in Tel Aviv (
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See also

* France in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – Junior version of the Eurovision Song Contest. * France in the Eurovision Young Dancers – A competition organised by the EBU for younger dancers aged between 16 and 21. * France in the Eurovision Young Musicians – A competition organised by the EBU for musicians aged 18 years and younger.


Notes


References

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