France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011

France participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany, selecting their entry through an internal selection, organised by the French broadcaster France 3.

Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Country France
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)Artist: February 2011
Song: 7 March 2011
Selected entrantAmaury Vassili
Selected song"Sognu"
Finals performance
Final result15th, 82 points
France in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Internal selection

On 6 December, Bruno Berberes, the Head of Delegation for France for the tenth time, confirmed the French participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 to eurovision-fr.net.[1]

Amaury Vassili performing at the Eurovision Song Contest final on 14 May 2011

The choice of the artist was internal, just like in the three previous years.[2] The French public broadcasting corporation was still interested in carrying out an open and televised Eurovision selection for the 2012 Contest.[3] A national final in 2011 was also rumoured.[4]

Amaury Vassili was ultimately confirmed as the French representative on 4 February 2011.[5] His song "Sognu" was the second French Eurovision entry to be sung in Corsican, after Mama Corsica in 1993.[6]

At Eurovision

France automatically qualified for the final on 14 May 2011, as part of the "Big Five". Amaury Vassili performed 11th on the night, and obtained 15th place with 82 points, despite being a bookmarker's favourite for winning along with Azerbaijan, United Kingdom and Ireland. Belgium and Greece awarded their maximum 12 points to France in the Final.

Split results
  • In the Final France came 15th with 82 points: the public awarded France 15th place with 76 points and the jury awarded 12th place with 90 points.

Points awarded by France
Points awarded to France (final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

See also

References
  1. Al Kaziri, Ghassan (6 December 2010). "EUROVISION 2011 - Russia and France confirm participation". Oikotimes.com. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  2. Hondal, Victor (6 January 2011). "France Télévisions rule out national final for 2011". EscToday.com. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  3. Hondal, Victor (6 December 2010). "France to compete in Eurovision 2011". EscToday.com. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  4. Hondal, Victor (28 December 2010). "France: National final to choose 2011 representative?". EscToday.com. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
  5. Eurovision : Amaury Vassili chantera pour la France
  6. Busa, Alexandru (4 February 2011). "France to bring Corsican language on the Eurovision stage". ESCToday. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
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