France in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

France

France

Member station France 3 (France Télévisions)
National selection events National Final
Appearances
Appearances 1
First appearance 2004
Last appearance 2004
Best result 6th: 2004
Worst result 6th: 2004
External links
France's page at Eurovision.tv

France has sent one French entry to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, competing in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with Thomas Pontier and "Si on voulait bien".[1][2][3] Despite coming sixth in 2004, France Télévisions decided to withdraw from the contest after 2004, saying there was no motivation to compete and that "too much Eurovision kills Eurovision".[4][5]

Contestants

Table key
  Winner
  Second place
  Third place
  Last place
Year Artist Language Title Place Points
2004 Thomas Pontier French "Si on voulait bien" 6 78
Did not participate between 2005 and 2015

Voting history

As of 2004, France's voting history is as follows:

Most points given
Rank Country Points
1  Spain 12
2  Romania 10
3  Croatia 8
4  Belgium 7
5  United Kingdom 6
Most points received
Rank Country Points
1  Belgium 8
 Spain 8
3  Latvia 7
4  Belarus 6
 Denmark 6
 Greece 6
  Switzerland 6

See also

References

  1. ↑ Philips, Roel (7 September 2004). "French Junior final on 20th September". esctoday.com. ESCToday. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Philips, Roel (21 September 2004). "France selects Thomas during soundmix show". esctoday.com. ESCToday. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Philips, Roel (7 October 2004). "Junior: Thomas to sing Si on voulait bien". esctoday.com. ESCToday. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  4. ↑ Philips, Roel (8 June 2005). "France not eager to participate in Hasselt". esctoday.com. ESCToday. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  5. ↑ Philips, Roel (15 June 2005). "France officially withdraws from Junior contest". esctoday.com. ESCToday. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
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