France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
France was represented by Les Fatals Picards in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "L'amour à la française".
| Eurovision Song Contest 2007 | ||||
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eurovision 2007 : et si on gagnait ? | |||
| 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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The French entry finished joint 22nd in the contest with the United Kingdom, with 19 points.
Before Eurovision
Eurovision 2007 : et si on gagnait ?
France chose their entry through a national final consisting of 10 performers selected by the five French television broadcasters: France 2, France 3, France 4, France 5 and RFO. Successful French acts of the past five years were able to submit their entries, with emphasis put on more contemporary musical styles. Each of the five broadcasters selected two entries for the competition from the 1,500 received submissions based on a number of criteria:[1][2]
Final
The final took place on 6 March 2007 at La Plaine St-Denis TV Studios in Paris, hosted by Julien Lepers and Tex. Ten songs competed and the winner was determined by a combination of the votes from public televoting and a jury panel (headed by Jean-Paul Cara) in two rounds. In the first round, the top two entries were selected to proceed to the second round, the superfinal. In the superfinal, "L'amour à la française" performed by Les Fatals Picards were selected as the winner.[4]
| Final – 6 March 2007 | |||||
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| Draw | Broadcaster | Artist | Song (English translation) | Place | Result |
| 1 | France 3 | Les Vedettes | "Vive Papa" (Long live Daddy) | 6 | Eliminated |
| 2 | France 4 | MAP | "Grain de sel" (Grain of salt) | — | Eliminated |
| 3 | France 5 | Jennifer Chevallier | "Mon étoile" (My star) | 3 | Eliminated |
| 4 | France 3 | Les Fatals Picards | "L'amour à la française" (Love in the French way) | 1 | Superfinalist |
| 5 | RFO | Medi-T | "On and On" | 2 | Superfinalist |
| 6 | France 2 | BZR, Cheb Hamid & Medhi | "Galbi" (My heart) | — | Eliminated |
| 7 | RFO | Valérie Louri | "Besoin d'ailleurs" (Need for somewhere else) | 5 | Eliminated |
| 8 | France 4 | Les Wampas | "Faut voter pour nous" (You gotta vote for us) | — | Eliminated |
| 9 | France 5 | Charlotte Becquin | "Je veux tout" (I want everything) | 10 | Eliminated |
| 10 | France 2 | Estelle Lemée | "Comme un rêve" (Like a dream) | 4 | Eliminated |
| Superfinal – 6 March 2007 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Place |
| 1 | Les Fatals Picards | "L'amour à la française" | 1 |
| 2 | Medi-T | "On and On" | 2 |
At Eurovision
As a member of the Big Four, France automatically qualified to compete in final held in 12 May. 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
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Final
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
