France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
France chose their entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 internally in March 2008, and chose Sébastien Tellier to sing Divine. As one of the 'Big 4' countries, France automatically qualified for the final on May 24, 2008.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | March 2008 | |||
| Selected entrant | Sébastien Tellier | |||
| Selected song | "Divine" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 19th, 47 points | |||
| France in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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At Eurovision
As one of the 'Big 4' countries, France automatically qualified for the final on May 24, 2008. Sébastien Tellier performed 19th following Ukraine and preceding Azerbaijan. He finished 19th with 47 points.
Points awarded by France
Semi-final 2
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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 |
Commentators
For the 2008 contest the commentators for France were Jean-Paul Gaultier and Julien Lepers.[1]
See also
References
- "Jean-Paul Gaultier to comment Eurovision final". esctoday.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-01. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
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