France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
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Eurovision Song Contest 2007 | ||||
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Country | France | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | National Final | |||
Selection date(s) | 6 March 2007 | |||
Selected entrant | Les Fatals Picards | |||
Selected song | "L'amour à la française" | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 22nd, 19 points | |||
France in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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France chose their entry through a national final consisting of 10 performers selected by French television broadcasters. Successful French acts of the past five years were invited to compete for a trip to Helsinki, with emphasis put on more contemporary musical styles.[1][2] Finally, Les Fatals Picards were chosen as the French representatives for 2007.
The French entry finished joint 22nd in the contest with the United Kingdom, with 19 points.
Contents
Selection
Draw | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Translation | Place |
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1 | France 3 | Les Vedettes | "Vive Papa" | Long live Daddy | 6 |
2 | France 4 | MAP | "Grain de sel" | Grain of salt | 6 |
3 | France 5 | Jennifer Chevallier | "Mon étoile" | My star | 3 |
4 | France 3 | Les Fatals Picards | "L'amour à la française" | Love in the French way | 1 |
5 | RFO | Medi-T | "On and On" | — | 2 |
6 | France 2 | BZR, Cheb Hamid & Medhi | "Galbi" | My heart | 6 |
7 | RFO | Valérie Louri | "Besoin d'ailleurs" | Need for somewhere else | 5 |
8 | France 4 | Les Wampas | "Faut voter pour nous" | You gotta vote for us | 6 |
9 | France 5 | Charlotte Becquin | "Je veux tout" | I want everything | 10 |
10 | France 2 | Estelle Lemée | "Comme un rêve" | Like a dream | 4 |
At Eurovision
As a member of the Big Four, France automatically qualified to compete in final held in May 12. Les Fatals Picards was drawn to perform thirteenth in the line-up. At the end of the contest, the song finished in 22nd place with only 19 points.
Points awarded by France
Semi final
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Final
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12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
See also
France in the Eurovision Song Contest
External links
- French National Final page
- France 2 website
- France 3 website
- France 4 website
- France 5 website
- RFO - Réseau France Outre-Mer website
- Groupe France Télévisions website
- (French) eurovision-info.net, french database
References
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- 2007 in France