France

France has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged 39 times, debuting in the first contest, with their best position being 1st with 216 points, achieving this at the Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged 20.
==History of France in the Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged==
France patricipates since ESCT #01, withdrawing only once. The best place for France is the 1st place with the song "Freeze You Out" by Marina Kaye.
==Contestants==
# 	Host 	Artist 	Song 	Final 	Points 	Semi 	Points 	 	 	 	
#01 	Berlin 	David Guetta, Showtek & Vassy	"Bad" 	18 	12 	colspan="2" 	 	 	 	 	
Did not participate in #02	Did not participate in #02	Did not participate in #02 	Did not participate in #02	Did not participate in #02	Did not participate in #02	Did not participate in #02	Did not participate in #02	 	 	 	
#03 	Warsaw 	Nyno Vargas 	"Dame Una Razón" 	26 	2 	colspan="2" 	 	 	 	 	
#04 	Krakow 	John Legend 	"You and I" 	Failed to qualify 	Failed to qualify 	24 	29 	 	 	 	
#05 	Copenhagen 	TAL 	"Le Sens De La Vie" 	12 	78 	3 	73 	 	 	 	
#06 	Vienna 	Zaz 	"Je Veux" 	2 	120 	3 	91 	 	 	 	
#07 	Zurich 	Kendji Girac 	"Andalouse" 	1 	181 	"Big 5" Member 	"Big 5" Member 	 	 	 	
#08 	Paris 	Cassandre 	"Ma Révolution" 	8 	87 	Host 	Host 	 	 	 	
#09 	Sofia 	Natalia 	"Boom" 	14 	87 	1 	106 	 	 	 	
#10 	Athens 	Vincent Niclo 	"Jusqu'à L'ivress" 	Failed to qualify 	Failed to qualify 	14 	39 	 	 	 	
#11 	Andorra 	Cedric Gervais & Ali Tamposi 	"Love Again" 	17 	77 	10 	56 	 	 	 	
#12 	Nicosia 	Gary Fico 	"On Les Aimes" 	Failed to qualify 	Failed to qualify 	14 	38 	 	 	 	
#13 	London 	Petite Meller 	"Baby Love" 	10 	115 	3 	102 	 	 	 	
#14 	Helsinki 	Alex Hepburn 	"Under" 	9 	99 	3 	97 	 	 	 	
#15 	Kiev 	Maude 	"Rise Up" 	13 	97 	8 	70 	 	 	 	
#16 	Vilnius 	Marina Kaye 	"Homeless" 	4 	153 	2 	118 	 	 	 	
#17 	San Marino 	Emji 	"Lost" 	6 	118 	"Big 5" Member 	"Big 5" Member 	 	 	 	
#18 	Liège 	Sarah Caillibot & Joe Cleere 	"Premier Rendez-Vous" 	12 	89 	4 	97 	 	 	 	
#19 	Warsaw 	Kinnie Lane 	"Je Te Suivrai" 	15 	83 	3 	97 	 	 	 	
#20 	Oslo 	Marina Kaye 	"Freeze You Out" 	1 	216 	2 	134 	 	 	 	
#21 	Marseille 	Léa Castel 	"Abîmée" 	6 	115 	Host 	Host 	 	 	 	
#22 	Norrköping 	Tenny 	"Le Temps" 	20 	68 	9 	67 	 	 	 	
#23 	Limassol 	Richard Orlinski & Eva Simons	"Heartbeat" 	Failed to qualify 	Failed to qualify 	12 	48 	 	 	 	
#24 	Bruges 	Vanessa Paradis 	"Joe Le Taxi" 	Failed to qualify 	Failed to qualify 	19 	18 	 	 	 	
#25 	Jerusalem 	Louane 	"Nos Secrets" 	17 	90 	5 	90 	 	 	 	
#26 	Prague 	Olivier Dion 	"Des Mes Propres Ailes" 	Failed to qualify 	Failed to qualify 	11 	66 	 	 	 	
#27 	Donetsk 	Soprano 	"Cœurdonnier" 	17 	84 	7 	81 	 	 	 	
#28 	Luxembourg 	Marina Kaye 	"On My Own" 	14 	99 	1 	113 	 	 	 	
#29 	Barcelona 	Betta Lemme 	"Bambola" 	3 	167 	5 	87 	 	 	 	
#30 	Casablanca 	Priscilla Betti 	"La Vie Sait" 	17 	94 	"Big 5" Member 	"Big 5" Member 	 	 	 	
#31 	Zagreb 	Slimane 	"Viens on s'aime" 	15 	108 	5 	92 	 	 	 	
#32 	Bergen 	Agua Roja 	"Be Alone" 	5 	130 	8 	72 	 	 	 	
#33 	Turku 	Gabriella 	"Tu es flou" 	14 	99 	"Big 5" Member 	"Big 5" Member 	 	 	 	
#34 	Bucharest 	Prequell ft. Rae Morris 	"Part XIV" 	6 	116 	8 	68 	 	 	 	
#35 	Rotterdam 	VIDEOCLUB 	"Amour plastique" 	23 	67 	"Big 6" Member 	"Big 6" Member 	 	 	 	
#36 	Ghent 	Marina Kaye 	"The Whole 9" 	12 	106 	7 	82 	 	 	 	
#37 	Reykjavík 	Canine 	"Sweet Sway" 	Failed to qualify 	Failed to qualify 	15 	55 	 	 	 	
#38 	Copenhagen 	David Hallyday 	"Éternel" 	3 	158 	2 	116 	 	 	 	
#39 	Tbilisi 	Donamaria 	"Redmoon" 	22 	69 	"Big 6" Member 	"Big 6" Member 	 	 	 	
#40 	Thessaloniki 	Charlotte Cardin 	"Meaningless" 	10 	108 	8 	84 	 	 	 	
#41 	Bilbao 	Owlle 	"Mirage" 	Contest cancelled 	Contest cancelled 	Contest cancelled 	Contest cancelled 	Contest cancelled	Contest cancelled	Contest cancelled	Contest cancelled
==Second Chance==
# 	Host 	Artist 	Song 	Final 	Points 	 	
#28 	Amsterdam 	Amir 	"États D'amour" 	3 	80 	 	
#29 	Nice 	Anggun 	"What We Remember" 	2 	96 	 	
#30 	Kaunas 	Christine and The Queens 	"Christine" 	3 	108 	 	
#31 	Soroca 	Aöme 	"Mille Couronnes" 	1 	120 	 	
#32 	Lyon 	Hyphen Hyphen 	"Like Boys" 	8 	88 	 	
#33 	Reykjavík 	Faul & Wad 	"Wide Love" 	5 	74 	 	
#34 	Haifa 	Cassandre 	"Respire" 	21 	22 	 	
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#37 	Naples 	Shake Shake Go 	"Dinosaur" 	7 	81 	 	
#38 	Sliema 	Maëlle 	"Toutes les machines ont un cœur"	4 	107 	 	
Did not participate in #39 	Did not participate in #39 	Did not participate in #39 	Did not participate in #39 	Did not participate in #39 	Did not participate in #39 	Did not participate in #39 	Did not participate in #39
#40 	Kotor 	Jean Castel 	"Saying a Lot" 	5 	95 	 	
== Voting history ==
As of #40, France's voting history is as follows:
Most points given in the grand finals only	Most points given in the grand finals only	Most points given in the grand finals only
Rank 	Country 	Points
1 	 	107
2 	 	105
3 	 	104
4 	 	97
5 	 	95
Most points given in the semis only	Most points given in the semis only	Most points given in the semis only
Rank 	Country 	Points
1 	 	92
2 	 	89
3 	 	80
4 	 	79
5 	 	75
Most points received in the grand finals only	Most points received in the grand finals only	Most points received in the grand finals only
Rank 	Country 	Points
1 	 	127
2 	 	112
3 	 	110
4 	 	107
5 	 	105
Most points received in the semis only	Most points received in the semis only	Most points received in the semis only
Rank 	Country 	Points
1 	 	91
2 	 	89
3 	 	88
4 	 	83
5 	 	78
==12 points==
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== Other contests ==
===ESCT Second Chance Contest===
The contest takes place during and after the ESCT edition, with non-winning songs which have been featured in the national finals of the previous ESCT edition. France debuted in the third edition, held for the twenty-eighth edition.
Edn.	Artist 	Song 	Final	Points	Place in NF
#28 	Amir 	"États D'amour" 	3 	80 	2nd
#29 	Anggun 	"What We Remember"	2 	96 	2nd
#30 	Christine and The Queens	"Christine" 	3 	108 	2nd
#31 	Aöme 	"Mille Couronnes" 	1 	120 	2nd
#32 	Hyphen Hyphen 	"Like Boys" 	9 	88 	2nd
#33 	Faud & Wad 	"Wide Love" 	5 	74 	2nd
#34 	Cassandre 	"Respire" 	21 	22 	2nd