page_title: France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016
section_title: Final
hierarchical_section_title: France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 / At Eurovision / Final
caption_attribution_description: English: Amir representing France with the song "J'ai cherché" during the first dress rehearsal of the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016&#160;in Stockholm. (Help translate this text)
context_page_description: France participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "J'ai cherché" written by Amir, Nazim Khaled and Johan Errami. The song was performed by Amir. The French broadcaster France Télévisions in collaboration with the television channel France 2 internally selected the French entry for the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. "J'ai cherché" was officially announced by France 2 as the French entry on 29 February 2016 and later the song was presented to the public as the contest entry during a live performance by Amir on 12 March 2016 during the France 2 programme The DiCaire Show.
  As a member of the "Big 5", France automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 11, France placed sixth out of the 26 participating countries with 257 points.
context_section_description: Amir took part in technical rehearsals on 6 and 8 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 9, 13 and 14 May. This included the semi-final jury show on 9 May where an extended clip of the French performance was filmed for broadcast during the live show on 10 May and the jury final on 13 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries. During the opening ceremony festivities that took place on 8 May, Amir took part in a draw to determine in which half of the final the French entry would be performed. France was drawn to compete in the first half. Following the conclusion of the second semi-final, the shows' producers decided upon the running order of the final. The running order for the semi-finals and final was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. France was subsequently placed to perform in position 11, following the entry from Germany and before the entry from Poland.
  The French performance featured Amir on stage alone dressed in a suit with a white shirt. The stage colours were predominately blue with purple and white lighting and the LED screens displayed planets and a starry galaxy. The stage was lit up in the colours of the French flag at the conclusion of the performance. Amir was joined by four off-stage backing vocalists: Delphine Elbé, Fred D'Angelo, Ivan Pavlak and Lars Hägglund. France placed sixth in the final, scoring 257 points: 109 points from the televoting and 148 points from the juries.
caption: Amir during a rehearsal before the final
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