France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007

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

External links

References

France in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation

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Artists

1950s	Mathé Altéry (1956) Dany Dauberson (1956) Paule Desjardins André Claveau Jean Philippe

1960s	Jacqueline Boyer Jean-Paul Mauric Isabelle Aubret Alain Barrière Rachel Guy Mardel Dominique Walter Noëlle Cordier Isabelle Aubret Frida Boccara

1970s	Guy Bonnet Serge Lama Betty Mars Martine Clemenceau ~~1974~~ Nicole Rieu Catherine Ferry Marie Myriam Joël Prévost Anne-Marie David

1980s	Profil Jean Gabilou ~~1982~~ Guy Bonnet Annick Thoumazeau Roger Bens Cocktail Chic Christine Minier Gérard Lenorman Nathalie Pâque

1990s	Joëlle Ursull Amina Kali Patrick Fiori Nina Morato Nathalie Santamaria Dan Ar Braz & l'Héritage des Celtes Fanny Marie Line Nayah

2000s	Sofia Mestari Natasha St-Pier Sandrine François Louisa Baïleche Jonatan Cerrada Ortal Virginie Pouchain Les Fatals Picards Sébastien Tellier Patricia Kaas

2010s	Jessy Matador Amaury Vassili Anggun Amandine Bourgeois Twin Twin Lisa Angell

Songs

1950s	"Le temps perdu" (1956) "Il est là" (1956) "La belle amour" "Dors, mon amour" "Oui, oui, oui, oui"

1960s	"Tom Pillibi" "Printemps, avril carillonne" "Un premier amour" "Elle était si jolie" "Le chant de Mallory" "N'avoue jamais" "Chez nous" "Il doit faire beau là-bas" "La source" "Un jour, un enfant"

1970s	"Marie-Blanche" "Un jardin sur la terre" "Comé-comédie" "Sans toi" ~~1974~~ "Et bonjour à toi l'artiste" "Un, deux, trois" "L'oiseau et l'enfant" "Il y aura toujours des violons" "Je suis l'enfant soleil"

1980s	"Hé, hé M'sieurs dames" "Humanahum" ~~1982~~ "Vivre" "Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles" "Femme dans ses rêves aussi" "Européennes" "Les mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche" "Chanteur de charme" "J'ai volé la vie"

1990s	"White and Black Blues" "C'est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison" "Monté la riviè" "Mama Corsica" "Je suis un vrai garçon" "Il me donne rendez-vous" "Diwanit Bugale" "Sentiments songes" "Où aller" "Je veux donner ma voix"

2000s	"On aura le ciel" "Je n'ai que mon âme" "Il faut du temps" "Monts et merveilles" "À chaque pas" "Chacun pense à soi" "Il était temps" "L'amour à la française" "Divine" "Et s'il fallait le faire"

2010s	"Allez Ola Olé" "Sognu" "Echo (You and I)" "L'enfer et moi" "Moustache" "N'oubliez pas"

(Note: Entries scored out are when France did not compete)

Eurovision Song Contest 2007

Countries

Final (by final results)	Serbia (winner) Ukraine Russia Turkey Bulgaria Belarus Greece Armenia Hungary Moldova Bosnia and Herzegovina Georgia Romania Macedonia Slovenia Latvia Finland Sweden Germany Spain Lithuania France United Kingdom Ireland

Semi-final only (in alphabetical order)	Albania Andorra Austria Belgium Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Iceland Israel Malta Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Switzerland