France in the Eurovision Song Contest [escChat.com]

France
Number of participations: 56

Debut: 1956 - Switzerland (Lugano)

Recent: 2011 - Germany (Düsseldorf)

Best Result: 1st (1960, 1962, 1958, 1969, 1977)
Worst Result: 24th (1998)

Draw		Entry	% of max points	Edition	Points	Position
09	France	Echo (You And I) Anggun	-9999-	2012	-9999-	9999-
11	France	Sognu Amaury Vassili	16.27%	2011	82	15
18	France	Allez! Ola! Olé! Jessy Matador	17.98%	2010	82	12
03	France	Et S'il Fallait Le Faire Patricia Kaas	21.75%	2009	107	8
19	France	Divine Sébastien Tellier	9.33%	2008	47	19
13	France	L'amour à La Française Les Fatals Picards	3.86%	2007	19	22
19	France	Il était Temps Virginie Pouchin	1.13%	2006	5	22
24	France	Chacun Pense à Soi Ortal	2.41%	2005	11	23
04	France	A Chaque Pas Jonatan Cerrada	9.52%	2004	40	15
19	France	Monts Et Merveilles Louisa Baileche	6.33%	2003	19	18
17	France	Il Faut Du Temps Sandrine François	37.68%	2002	104	5
14	France	Je N'ai Que Mon âme Natasha Saint-Pier	53.79%	2001	142	4
05	France	On Aura Le Ciel Sofia Mestari	1.81%	2000	5	23
10	France	Je Veux Donner Ma Voix Nayah	5.30%	1999	14	19
03	France	Où Aller Marie-Line	1.04%	1998	3	24
22	France	Sentiments Songes Fanny	32.99%	1997	95	7
13	France	Diwanit Bugale Dan Ar Braz et l'Héritage des Celtes	6.82%	1996	18	19
12	France	Il Me Donne Rendez-vous Nathalie Santamaria	35.61%	1995	94	4
25	France	Je Suis Un Vrai Garçon Nina Morato	25.69%	1994	74	7
12	France	Mama Corsica Patrick Fiori	42.01%	1993	121	4
06	France	Monté La Riviè Kali	27.65%	1992	73	8
09	France	C'est Le Dernier Qui A Parlé Qui A Raison Amina	57.94%	1991	146	2
14	France	White And Black Blues Joelle Ursull	52.38%	1990	132	2
15	France	J'ai Volé La Vie Nathalie Pâque	23.81%	1989	60	8
19	France	Chanteur De Charme Gérard Lenorman	26.67%	1988	64	10
15	France	Les Mots D'amour N'ont Pas De Dimanche Christine Minier	17.46%	1987	44	14
03	France	Européennes Cocktail Chic	5.70%	1986	13	17
06	France	Femme Dans Ses Rêves Aussi Roger Bens	25.93%	1985	56	10
03	France	Autant D'amoureux Que D'étoiles Annick Thoumazeau	28.24%	1984	61	8
01	France	Vivre Guy Bonnet	24.56%	1983	56	8
09	France	Humanahum Jean Gabilou	54.82%	1981	125	3
16	France	Hé, Hé M'sieurs Dames Profil	20.83%	1980	45	11
11	France	Je Suis L'enfant-soleil Anne-Marie David	49.07%	1979	106	3
06	France	Il Y Aura Toujours Des Violons Joël Prévost	52.19%	1978	119	3
18	France	L'oiseau Et L'enfant Marie Myriam	66.67%	1977	136	1
17	France	Un, Deux, Trois Catherine Ferry	72.06%	1976	147	2
03	France	Et Bonjour à Toi L'artiste Nicole Rieu	42.13%	1975	91	4
16	France	Sans Toi Martine Clémenceau	40.63%	1973	65	15
02	France	Comé-comédie Betty Mars	47.65%	1972	81	11
07	France	Un Jardin Sur La Terre Serge Lama	48.24%	1971	82	10
06	France	Marie Blanche Guy Bonnet	7.27%	1970	8	4
14	France	Un Jour, Un Enfant Frida Boccara	12.00%	1969	18	1
10	France	La Source Isabelle Aubret	12.50%	1968	20	3
04	France	Il Doit Faire Beau Là-bas Noëlle Cordier	12.50%	1967	20	3
15	France	Chez Nous Dominique Walter	0.65%	1966	1	16
11	France	N'avoue Jamais Guy Mardel	14.38%	1965	22	3
07	France	Le Chant De Mallory Rachel	10.37%	1964	14	4
11	France	Elle était Si Jolie Alain Barrière	33.33%	1963	25	5
09	France	Un Premier Amour Isabelle Aubret	57.78%	1962	26	1
09	France	Printemps, avril carillonne Jean-Paul Mauric	8.67%	1961	13	4
13	France	Tom Pillibi Jacqueline Boyer	26.67%	1960	32	1
01	France	Oui, Oui, Oui, Oui Jean Philippe	15.00%	1959	15	3
03	France	Dors Mon Amour André Claveau	30.00%	1958	27	1
08	France	La Belle Amour Paule Desjardins	18.89%	1957	17	2
12	France	Il Est Là Dany Dauberson	-9999?	1956	-9999?	9999?
05	France	Le Temps Perdu Mathé Altéry	-9999?	1956	-9999?	9999?

Showing the points France has received - click here to switch to see the points given.

France has given the most sets of 12 points (8) to Turkey. The most sets of 12 points (4) have been received from Austria, Switzerland and The Netherlands.

12 Points Given		12 Points Received
	8 times to Turkey		4 times from Austria
	5 times to Portugal		4 times from The Netherlands
	5 times to the United Kingdom		4 times from Switzerland
	4 times to Belgium		3 times from Finland
	Twice to Armenia		3 times from Germany
	Twice to Israel		3 times from Luxembourg
	Twice to Luxembourg		3 times from Norway
	Twice to The Netherlands		3 times from Portugal
	Twice to Serbia		3 times from Yugoslavia
	Twice to Spain		Twice from Greece
	Twice to Sweden		Twice from Israel
	Once to Austria		Twice from Monaco
	Once to Cyprus		Once from Belgium
	Once to Denmark		Once from Bosnia & Herzegovina
	Once to Germany		Once from Denmark
	Once to Italy		Once from Estonia
	Once to Poland		Once from Iceland
	Once to Switzerland		Once from Ireland
			Once from Italy
			Once from Poland
			Once from Russia

The following chart shows the results of France in all editions of the Eurovision Song Contest that France has participated in. The blocks represent the number of participants in each contest. The worm line shows the results of France in each contest. A lower plot point means a better result. Hover over each plot point for detailed information.

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