France in the Eurovision Song Contest

France has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 67 times since its debut in . France Télévisions is the French broadcaster. France had missed only two contests: , and .

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 
+ Table key 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  Mathé Altéry "" French rowspan="2"  rowspan="2"  colspan="2" rowspan="37"  Dany Dauberson "" French  Paule Desjardins "" French 2 17  André Claveau "" French 1 27  Jean Philippe "" French 3 15  Jacqueline Boyer "" French 1 32  Jean-Paul Mauric "" French 4 13  Isabelle Aubret "" French 1 26  Alain Barrière "" French 5 25  Rachel "" French 4 14  Guy Mardel "" French 3 22  Dominique Walter "" French 16 1  Noëlle Cordier "" French 3 20  Isabelle Aubret "" French 3 20  Frida Boccara "" French 1 18  Guy Bonnet "" French 4 8  Serge Lama "" French 10 82  Betty Mars "" French 11 81  Martine Clémenceau "" French 15 65  Dani "" French colspan="2"  X  Nicole "" French 4 91  Catherine Ferry "" French 2 147  Marie Myriam "" French 1 136  Joël Prévost "" French 3 119  Anne-Marie David "" French 3 106   "" French 11 45  Jean Gabilou "" French 3 125  Guy Bonnet "" French 8 56  Annick Thoumazeau "" French 8 61  Roger Bens "" French 10 56  Cocktail Chic "" French 17 13  Christine Minier "" French 14 44  Gérard Lenorman "" French 10 64  Nathalie Pâque "" French 8 60  Joëlle Ursull "" French 2 132  Amina "" French 2 146  Kali "" French, Antillean Creole 8 73  Patrick Fiori "" French, Corsican 4 121 colspan="2"   Nina Morato "" French 7 74 colspan="2" rowspan="2"   Nathalie Santamaria "" French 4 94  Dan Ar Braz and  "" Breton 19 18 11 55  Fanny "" French 7 95 colspan="2" rowspan="7"   Marie Line "" French 24 3  Nayah "" French 19 14  Sofia Mestari "" French 23 5  Natasha St-Pier "" French, English 4 142  Sandrine François "" French 5 104  Louisa Baïleche "" French 18 19  Jonatan Cerrada "" French, Spanish 15 40 colspan="2" rowspan="7"   Ortal "" French 23 11  Virginie Pouchain "" French 22 5  Les Fatals Picards "" French, English ("Franglais") 22 19  Sébastien Tellier "" English, French 19 47  Patricia Kaas "" French 8 107  Jessy Matador "" French 12 82  Amaury Vassili "" Corsican 15 82 colspan="2" rowspan="16"   Anggun "" French, English 22 21  Amandine Bourgeois "" French 23 14  Twin Twin "" French 26 ◁ 2  Lisa Angell "" French 25 4  Amir "" French, English 6 257  Alma "" French, English 12 135   "Mercy" French 13 173  Bilal Hassani "" French, English 16 105  Tom Leeb "Mon alliée (The Best in Me)" French, English colspan="2"  X  Barbara Pravi "" French 2 499  Alvan and Ahez "" Breton 24 17  La Zarra "" French 16 104  Slimane "" French 4 445  Louane "" French 7 230  Confirmed intention to participate †

 Hostings 
France has hosted the contest three times, two times in Cannes (, ) and one time in Paris ().

Even though France won in  and , France didn't host the following years. France didn't host  due to financial issues, and in  due to the previous year being a four-way tie.

 Year Location Venue PresentersCannesPalais des FestivalsJacqueline Joubert Paris Palais des Congrès Denise Fabre and Léon Zitrone

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References

Category:Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest