France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007

Eurovision Song Contest 2007
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.

Selection

Draw Broadcaster Artist Song Translation Place
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

12 points Turkey
10 points Portugal
8 points Bulgaria
7 points Serbia
6 points Israel
5 points Cyprus
4 points Georgia
3 points Poland
2 points Hungary
1 point Slovenia

Final

12 points Turkey
10 points Armenia
8 points Serbia
7 points Romania
6 points Spain
5 points Bulgaria
4 points Ukraine
3 points Greece
2 points Russia
1 point Bosnia and Herzegovina

Points Awarded to France (Final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
  •  Andorra
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
  •  Albania
  •  Lithuania
  •  Armenia
  •  Estonia

See also

France in the Eurovision Song Contest

External links

References

  1. ↑ Eurovision Song Contest Serbia 2008 | News - France: Exclusive - first details for 2007 announced
  2. ↑ France 2007
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