France in the Eurovision Song Contest
| France in the Eurovision Song Contest | |
|---|---|
| Eurovision Song Contest | |
| Participating broadcaster | France Télévisions (2001–present)
Formerly
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| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 67 |
| First appearance | 1956 |
| Highest placement | 1st: 1958, 1960, 1962, 1969, 1977 |
| Host | 1959, 1961, 1978 |
| External links | |
| France 2 page | |
| France's page at Eurovision.tv | |
| For the most recent participation see France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 | |
France has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 67 times since its debut in 1956. France Télévisions is the French broadcaster. France had missed only two contests: 1974, and 1982.
France's five victories was achieved with the following songs:
- André Claveau — Dons, mon amour
- Jacqueline Boyer — Tom Pillibi
- Isabelle Aubret — Un premier amour
- Frida Boccara — Un jour, un enfant
- Marie Myriam — L'Oiseau et l'Enfant
Participation overview
| 1 | First place |
| 2 | Second place |
| 3 | Third place |
| ◁ | Last place |
| X | Entry selected but did not compete |
| † | Upcoming event |
| Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Mathé Altéry | "Le Temps perdu" | French | —[a] | —[a] | No semi-finals | |
| Dany Dauberson | "Il est là" | French | |||||
| 1957 | Paule Desjardins | "La Belle Amour" | French | 2 | 17 | ||
| 1958 | André Claveau | "Dors mon amour" | French | 1 | 27 | ||
| 1959 | Jean Philippe | "Oui oui oui oui" | French | 3 | 15 | ||
| 1960 | Jacqueline Boyer | "Tom Pillibi" | French | 1 | 32 | ||
| 1961 | Jean-Paul Mauric | "Printemps (avril carillonne)" | French | 4 | 13 | ||
| 1962 | Isabelle Aubret | "Un premier amour" | French | 1 | 26 | ||
| 1963 | Alain Barrière | "Elle était si jolie" | French | 5 | 25 | ||
| 1964 | Rachel | "Le Chant de Mallory" | French | 4 | 14 | ||
| 1965 | Guy Mardel | "N'avoue jamais" | French | 3 | 22 | ||
| 1966 | Dominique Walter | "Chez nous" | French | 16 | 1 | ||
| 1967 | Noëlle Cordier | "Il doit faire beau là-bas" | French | 3 | 20 | ||
| 1968 | Isabelle Aubret | "La Source" | French | 3 | 20 | ||
| 1969 | Frida Boccara | "Un jour, un enfant" | French | 1 | 18 | ||
| 1970 | Guy Bonnet | "Marie-Blanche" | French | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1971 | Serge Lama | "Un jardin sur la terre" | French | 10 | 82 | ||
| 1972 | Betty Mars | "Comé-comédie" | French | 11 | 81 | ||
| 1973 | Martine Clémenceau | "Sans toi" | French | 15 | 65 | ||
| 1974 | Dani | "La Vie à vingt-cinq ans" | French | Withdrawn X | |||
| 1975 | Nicole | "Et bonjour à toi l'artiste" | French | 4 | 91 | ||
| 1976 | Catherine Ferry | "Un, deux, trois" | French | 2 | 147 | ||
| 1977 | Marie Myriam | "L'Oiseau et l'Enfant" | French | 1 | 136 | ||
| 1978 | Joël Prévost | "Il y aura toujours des violons" | French | 3 | 119 | ||
| 1979 | Anne-Marie David | "Je suis l'enfant soleil" | French | 3 | 106 | ||
| 1980 | Profil | "Hé, hé m'sieurs dames" | French | 11 | 45 | ||
| 1981 | Jean Gabilou | "Humanahum" | French | 3 | 125 | ||
| 1983 | Guy Bonnet | "Vivre" | French | 8 | 56 | ||
| 1984 | Annick Thoumazeau | "Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles" | French | 8 | 61 | ||
| 1985 | Roger Bens | "Femme dans ses rêves aussi" | French | 10 | 56 | ||
| 1986 | Cocktail Chic | "Européennes" | French | 17 | 13 | ||
| 1987 | Christine Minier | "Les mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche" | French | 14 | 44 | ||
| 1988 | Gérard Lenorman | "Chanteur de charme" | French | 10 | 64 | ||
| 1989 | Nathalie Pâque | "J'ai volé la vie" | French | 8 | 60 | ||
| 1990 | Joëlle Ursull | "White and Black Blues" | French | 2 | 132 | ||
| 1991 | Amina | "C'est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison" | French | 2 | 146 | ||
| 1992 | Kali | "Monté la riviè" | French, Antillean Creole | 8 | 73 | ||
| 1993 | Patrick Fiori | "Mama Corsica" | French, Corsican | 4 | 121 | Kvalifikacija za Millstreet | |
| 1994 | Nina Morato | "Je suis un vrai garçon" | French | 7 | 74 | No semi-finals | |
| 1995 | Nathalie Santamaria | "Il me donne rendez-vous" | French | 4 | 94 | ||
| 1996 | Dan Ar Braz and l'Héritage des Celtes | "Diwanit bugale" | Breton | 19 | 18 | 11 | 55 |
| 1997 | Fanny | "Sentiments songes" | French | 7 | 95 | No semi-finals | |
| 1998 | Marie Line | "Où aller" | French | 24 | 3 | ||
| 1999 | Nayah | "Je veux donner ma voix" | French | 19 | 14 | ||
| 2000 | Sofia Mestari | "On aura le ciel" | French | 23 | 5 | ||
| 2001 | Natasha St-Pier | "Je n'ai que mon âme" | French, English | 4 | 142 | ||
| 2002 | Sandrine François | "Il faut du temps" | French | 5 | 104 | ||
| 2003 | Louisa Baïleche | "Monts et merveilles" | French | 18 | 19 | ||
| 2004 | Jonatan Cerrada | "À chaque pas" | French, Spanish | 15 | 40 | Member of the "Big Four" | |
| 2005 | Ortal | "Chacun pense à soi" | French | 23 | 11 | ||
| 2006 | Virginie Pouchain | "Il était temps" | French | 22 | 5 | ||
| 2007 | Les Fatals Picards | "L'Amour à la française" | French, English ("Franglais") | 22 | 19 | ||
| 2008 | Sébastien Tellier | "Divine" | English, French | 19 | 47 | ||
| 2009 | Patricia Kaas | "Et s'il fallait le faire" | French | 8 | 107 | ||
| 2010 | Jessy Matador | "Allez Ola Olé" | French | 12 | 82 | ||
| 2011 | Amaury Vassili | "Sognu" | Corsican | 15 | 82 | Member of the "Big Five" | |
| 2012 | Anggun | "Echo (You and I)" | French, English | 22 | 21 | ||
| 2013 | Amandine Bourgeois | "L'Enfer et moi" | French | 23 | 14 | ||
| 2014 | Twin Twin | "Moustache" | French | 26 ◁ | 2 | ||
| 2015 | Lisa Angell | "N'oubliez pas" | French | 25 | 4 | ||
| 2016 | Amir | "J'ai cherché" | French, English | 6 | 257 | ||
| 2017 | Alma | "Requiem" | French, English | 12 | 135 | ||
| 2018 | Madame Monsieur | "Mercy" | French | 13 | 173 | ||
| 2019 | Bilal Hassani | "Roi" | French, English | 16 | 105 | ||
| 2020 | Tom Leeb | "Mon alliée (The Best in Me)" | French, English | Contest cancelled[b] X | |||
| 2021 | Barbara Pravi | "Voilà" | French | 2 | 499 | ||
| 2022 | Alvan and Ahez | "Fulenn" | Breton | 24 | 17 | ||
| 2023 | La Zarra | "Évidemment" | French | 16 | 104 | ||
| 2024 | Slimane | "Mon amour" | French | 4 | 445 | ||
| 2025 | Louane | "Maman" | French | 7 | 230 | ||
| 2026 | Confirmed intention to participate †[1] | ||||||
Hostings
France has hosted the contest three times, two times in Cannes (1959, 1961) and one time in Paris (1978).
Even though France won in 1962 and 1969, France didn't host the following years. France didn't host 1963 due to financial issues, and in 1970 due to the previous year being a four-way tie.
| Year | Location | Venue | Presenters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Cannes | Palais des Festivals | Jacqueline Joubert |
| 1961 | |||
| 1978 | Paris | Palais des Congrès | Denise Fabre and Léon Zitrone |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The 1956 contest had secret voting and, apart from the winner, no results were released.
- ↑ The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
- ↑ Redde-Amiel, Alexandra [@sudradio] (2025-03-21). "En Route Pour l'Eurovision 2025 @AlexRedde : "On a l'ambition de revenir à une sélection nationale"" [On the Road to Eurovision 2025 @AlexRedde: "We have the ambition to return to a national selection" [in 2026]] (Tweet) (in French). Retrieved 2025-05-19 – via Twitter.