France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011

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Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Country  France
National selection
Selection process Internal Selection
Selection date(s) Artist: February 2011
Song: 7 March 2011
Selected entrant Amaury Vassili
Selected song "Sognu"
Finals performance
Final result 15th, 82 points
France in the Eurovision Song Contest
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France participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany, selecting their entry through an internal selection, organised by the French broadcaster France 3.

Selection process

On 6 December, Bruno Berberes, the Head of Delegation for France for the tenth time, confirmed the French participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 to eurovision-fr.net.[1]

The choice of the artist is internal, just like in the three past years.[2] The French public broadcasting corporation is still interested in carrying out an open and televised Eurovision selection for the 2012 Contest.[3] A national final in 2011 was also rumoured.[4]

Amaury Vassili was confirmed as the French representative on February 4.[5] His song "Sognu" was the second French Eurovision entry to be sung in Corsican, after Mama Corsica in 1993.[6]

At Eurovision

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Amaury Vassili performing at the Eurovision Song Contest final on 14 May 2011.

France automatically qualified for the final on 14 May 2011, as part of the "Big Five". Amaury Vassili performed 11th on the night, and obtained 15th place with 82 points, despite being a bookmarker's favourite for winning along with Azerbaijan, United Kingdom and Ireland. Belgium and Greece awarded their maximum 12 points to France in the Final.

Points Awarded by France[7]

Points Awarded to France (Final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

See also

References

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  5. ↑ Eurovision : Amaury Vassili chantera pour la France
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  7. ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 2011

External links

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