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France participated in the very first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. placed in the top five in the first ten years of the Eurovision Song Contest. France is known around the world for its cuisine, fashion, language and culture.

Although a song in French won the very first Eurovision Song Contest, Refrain, it represented Switzerland, It wouldn’t take long for France to catch up as the first three of France’s five victories in the Eurovision Song Contest were achieved in the very early years and by 1969 their record of four wins was unmatched.
In 1977 France won the Eurovision Song Contest for the fifth, and to date the last time. The song L'Oiseau Et L'Enfant was performed by Marie Myriam, and her victory meant a new record in Eurovision Song Contest history.
One placing that France had never got in the ranking was the last place… until 2014 when the band Twin Twin came 26th and last in the Grand Final with Moustache. In 2016 France returned to the Top 10, and in the charts, with Amir and J’ai Cherché which narrowly missed a place in the top five in Stockholm.

The basics

Full country name

French Republic

Capital

Paris

Facts

First participation

1956 (Mathé Altéry)

Victories

1958 (André Claveau)

1960 (Jacqueline Boyer)

1962 (Isabelle Aubret)

Hosts

Featured participant

France

Madame Monsieur

Lisbon 2018

Event	Represented by	Song	Points	Rank
Lugano 1956	Mathé Altéry	Le Temps Perdu		2
Lugano 1956	Dany Dauberson	Il Est Là		2
Frankfurt 1957	Paule Desjardins	La Belle Amour	17	2
Hilversum 1958	André Claveau	Dors Mon Amour	27	1
Cannes 1959	Jean Philippe	Oui, Oui, Oui, Oui	15	3
London 1960	Jacqueline Boyer	Tom Pillibi	32	1
Cannes 1961	Jean-Paul Mauric	Printemps (avril Carillonne)	13	4
Luxembourg 1962	Isabelle Aubret	Un Premier Amour	26	1
London 1963	Alain Barrière	Elle était Si Jolie	25	5
Copenhagen 1964	Rachel	Le Chant De Mallory	14	4
Naples 1965	Guy Mardel	N'avoue Jamais	22	3
Luxembourg 1966	Dominique Walter	Chez Nous	1	16
Vienna 1967	Noëlle Cordier	Il Doit Faire Beau Là-bas	20	3
London 1968	Isabelle Aubret	La Source	20	3
Madrid 1969	Frida Boccara	Un Jour, Un Enfant	18	1
Amsterdam 1970	Guy Bonnet	Marie Blanche	8	4
Dublin 1971	Serge Lama	Un Jardin Sur La Terre	82	10
Edinburgh 1972	Betty Mars	Comé-comédie	81	11
Luxembourg 1973	Martine Clémenceau	Sans Toi	65	15
Stockholm 1975	Nicole Rieu	Et Bonjour à Toi L'artiste	91	4
The Hague 1976	Catherine Ferry	Un, Deux, Trois	147	2
London 1977	Marie Myriam	L'oiseau Et L'enfant	136	1
Paris 1978	Joël Prévost	Il Y Aura Toujours Des Violons	119	3
Jerusalem 1979	Anne-Marie David	Je Suis L'enfant-soleil	106	3
The Hague 1980	Profil	Hé, Hé M'sieurs Dames	45	11
Dublin 1981	Jean Gabilou	Humanahum	125	3
Munich 1983	Guy Bonnet	Vivre	56	8
Luxembourg 1984	Annick Thoumazeau	Autant D'amoureux Que D'étoiles	61	8
Gothenburg 1985	Roger Bens	Femme Dans Ses Rêves Aussi	56	10
Bergen 1986	Cocktail Chic	Européennes	13	17
Brussels 1987	Christine Minier	Les Mots D'amour N'ont Pas De Dimanche	44	14
Dublin 1988	Gérard Lenorman	Chanteur De Charme	64	10
Lausanne 1989	Nathalie Pâque	J'ai Volé La Vie	60	8
Zagreb 1990	Joelle Ursull	White And Black Blues	132	2
Rome 1991	Amina	C'est Le Dernier Qui A Parlé Qui A Raison	146	2
Malmö 1992	Kali	Monté La Riviè	73	8
Millstreet 1993	Patrick Fiori	Mama Corsica	121	4
Dublin 1994	Nina Morato	Je Suis Un Vrai Garçon	74	7
Dublin 1995	Nathalie Santamaria	Il Me Donne Rendez-vous	94	4
Oslo 1996	Dan Ar Braz et l'Héritage des Celtes	Diwanit Bugale	18	19
Dublin 1997	Fanny	Sentiments Songes	95	7
Birmingham 1998	Marie-Line	Où Aller	3	24
Jerusalem 1999	Nayah	Je Veux Donner Ma Voix	14	19
Stockholm 2000	Sofia Mestari	On Aura Le Ciel	5	23
Copenhagen 2001	Natasha Saint-Pier	Je N'ai Que Mon âme	142	4
Tallinn 2002	Sandrine François	Il Faut Du Temps	104	5
Riga 2003	Louisa Baileche	Monts Et Merveilles	19	18
Istanbul 2004	Jonatan Cerrada	A Chaque Pas
Grand Final			40	15
Kyiv 2005	Ortal	Chacun Pense à Soi
Grand Final			11	23
Athens 2006	Virginie Pouchin	Il était Temps
Grand Final			5	22
Helsinki 2007	Les Fatals Picards	L'amour à La Française
Grand Final			19	22
Belgrade 2008	Sébastien Tellier	Divine
Grand Final			47	19
Moscow 2009	Patricia Kaas	Et S'il Fallait Le Faire
Grand Final			107	8
Oslo 2010	Jessy Matador	Allez Olla Olé
Grand Final			82	12
Düsseldorf 2011	Amaury Vassili	Sognu
Grand Final			82	15
Baku 2012	Anggun	Echo (You And I)
Grand Final			21	22
Malmö 2013	Amandine Bourgeois	L'enfer Et Moi
Grand Final			14	23
Copenhagen 2014	TWIN TWIN	Moustache
Grand Final			2	26
Vienna 2015	Lisa Angell	N'oubliez Pas
Grand Final			4	25
Stockholm 2016	Amir	J'ai cherché
Grand Final			257	6
Kyiv 2017	Alma	Requiem
Grand Final			135	12
Lisbon 2018	Madame Monsieur	Mercy
Grand Final			173	13

Although a song in French won the very first Eurovision Song Contest, Refrain, it represented Switzerland, It wouldn’t take long for France to catch up as the first three of France’s five victories in the Eurovision Song Contest were achieved in the very early years and by 1969 their record of four wins was unmatched.
In 1977 France won the Eurovision Song Contest for the fifth, and to date the last time. The song L'Oiseau Et L'Enfant was performed by Marie Myriam, and her victory meant a new record in Eurovision Song Contest history.
One placing that France had never got in the ranking was the last place… until 2014 when the band Twin Twin came 26th and last in the Grand Final with Moustache. In 2016 France returned to the Top 10, and in the charts, with Amir and J’ai Cherché which narrowly missed a place in the top five in Stockholm.

The basics

Full country name

French Republic

Capital

Paris

Facts

First participation

1956 (Mathé Altéry)

Victories

1958 (André Claveau)

1960 (Jacqueline Boyer)

1962 (Isabelle Aubret)

Hosts

Featured participant

France

Madame Monsieur

Lisbon 2018

Event	Represented by	Song	Points	Rank
Lugano 1956	Mathé Altéry	Le Temps Perdu		2
Lugano 1956	Dany Dauberson	Il Est Là		2
Frankfurt 1957	Paule Desjardins	La Belle Amour	17	2
Hilversum 1958	André Claveau	Dors Mon Amour	27	1
Cannes 1959	Jean Philippe	Oui, Oui, Oui, Oui	15	3
London 1960	Jacqueline Boyer	Tom Pillibi	32	1
Cannes 1961	Jean-Paul Mauric	Printemps (avril Carillonne)	13	4
Luxembourg 1962	Isabelle Aubret	Un Premier Amour	26	1
London 1963	Alain Barrière	Elle était Si Jolie	25	5
Copenhagen 1964	Rachel	Le Chant De Mallory	14	4
Naples 1965	Guy Mardel	N'avoue Jamais	22	3
Luxembourg 1966	Dominique Walter	Chez Nous	1	16
Vienna 1967	Noëlle Cordier	Il Doit Faire Beau Là-bas	20	3
London 1968	Isabelle Aubret	La Source	20	3
Madrid 1969	Frida Boccara	Un Jour, Un Enfant	18	1
Amsterdam 1970	Guy Bonnet	Marie Blanche	8	4
Dublin 1971	Serge Lama	Un Jardin Sur La Terre	82	10
Edinburgh 1972	Betty Mars	Comé-comédie	81	11
Luxembourg 1973	Martine Clémenceau	Sans Toi	65	15
Stockholm 1975	Nicole Rieu	Et Bonjour à Toi L'artiste	91	4
The Hague 1976	Catherine Ferry	Un, Deux, Trois	147	2
London 1977	Marie Myriam	L'oiseau Et L'enfant	136	1
Paris 1978	Joël Prévost	Il Y Aura Toujours Des Violons	119	3
Jerusalem 1979	Anne-Marie David	Je Suis L'enfant-soleil	106	3
The Hague 1980	Profil	Hé, Hé M'sieurs Dames	45	11
Dublin 1981	Jean Gabilou	Humanahum	125	3
Munich 1983	Guy Bonnet	Vivre	56	8
Luxembourg 1984	Annick Thoumazeau	Autant D'amoureux Que D'étoiles	61	8
Gothenburg 1985	Roger Bens	Femme Dans Ses Rêves Aussi	56	10
Bergen 1986	Cocktail Chic	Européennes	13	17
Brussels 1987	Christine Minier	Les Mots D'amour N'ont Pas De Dimanche	44	14
Dublin 1988	Gérard Lenorman	Chanteur De Charme	64	10
Lausanne 1989	Nathalie Pâque	J'ai Volé La Vie	60	8
Zagreb 1990	Joelle Ursull	White And Black Blues	132	2
Rome 1991	Amina	C'est Le Dernier Qui A Parlé Qui A Raison	146	2
Malmö 1992	Kali	Monté La Riviè	73	8
Millstreet 1993	Patrick Fiori	Mama Corsica	121	4
Dublin 1994	Nina Morato	Je Suis Un Vrai Garçon	74	7
Dublin 1995	Nathalie Santamaria	Il Me Donne Rendez-vous	94	4
Oslo 1996	Dan Ar Braz et l'Héritage des Celtes	Diwanit Bugale	18	19
Dublin 1997	Fanny	Sentiments Songes	95	7
Birmingham 1998	Marie-Line	Où Aller	3	24
Jerusalem 1999	Nayah	Je Veux Donner Ma Voix	14	19
Stockholm 2000	Sofia Mestari	On Aura Le Ciel	5	23
Copenhagen 2001	Natasha Saint-Pier	Je N'ai Que Mon âme	142	4
Tallinn 2002	Sandrine François	Il Faut Du Temps	104	5
Riga 2003	Louisa Baileche	Monts Et Merveilles	19	18
Istanbul 2004	Jonatan Cerrada	A Chaque Pas
Grand Final			40	15
Kyiv 2005	Ortal	Chacun Pense à Soi
Grand Final			11	23
Athens 2006	Virginie Pouchin	Il était Temps
Grand Final			5	22
Helsinki 2007	Les Fatals Picards	L'amour à La Française
Grand Final			19	22
Belgrade 2008	Sébastien Tellier	Divine
Grand Final			47	19
Moscow 2009	Patricia Kaas	Et S'il Fallait Le Faire
Grand Final			107	8
Oslo 2010	Jessy Matador	Allez Olla Olé
Grand Final			82	12
Düsseldorf 2011	Amaury Vassili	Sognu
Grand Final			82	15
Baku 2012	Anggun	Echo (You And I)
Grand Final			21	22
Malmö 2013	Amandine Bourgeois	L'enfer Et Moi
Grand Final			14	23
Copenhagen 2014	TWIN TWIN	Moustache
Grand Final			2	26
Vienna 2015	Lisa Angell	N'oubliez Pas
Grand Final			4	25
Stockholm 2016	Amir	J'ai cherché
Grand Final			257	6
Kyiv 2017	Alma	Requiem
Grand Final			135	12
Lisbon 2018	Madame Monsieur	Mercy
Grand Final			173	13

The basics

Full country name

French Republic

Capital

Paris

Facts

First participation

1956 (Mathé Altéry)

Victories

1958 (André Claveau)

1960 (Jacqueline Boyer)

1962 (Isabelle Aubret)

Hosts

Although a song in French won the very first Eurovision Song Contest, Refrain, it represented Switzerland, It wouldn’t take long for France to catch up as the first three of France’s five victories in the Eurovision Song Contest were achieved in the very early years and by 1969 their record of four wins was unmatched.
In 1977 France won the Eurovision Song Contest for the fifth, and to date the last time. The song L'Oiseau Et L'Enfant was performed by Marie Myriam, and her victory meant a new record in Eurovision Song Contest history.
One placing that France had never got in the ranking was the last place… until 2014 when the band Twin Twin came 26th and last in the Grand Final with Moustache. In 2016 France returned to the Top 10, and in the charts, with Amir and J’ai Cherché which narrowly missed a place in the top five in Stockholm.

Featured participant

France

Madame Monsieur

Lisbon 2018

Event	Represented by	Song	Points	Rank
Lugano 1956	Mathé Altéry	Le Temps Perdu		2
Lugano 1956	Dany Dauberson	Il Est Là		2
Frankfurt 1957	Paule Desjardins	La Belle Amour	17	2
Hilversum 1958	André Claveau	Dors Mon Amour	27	1
Cannes 1959	Jean Philippe	Oui, Oui, Oui, Oui	15	3
London 1960	Jacqueline Boyer	Tom Pillibi	32	1
Cannes 1961	Jean-Paul Mauric	Printemps (avril Carillonne)	13	4
Luxembourg 1962	Isabelle Aubret	Un Premier Amour	26	1
London 1963	Alain Barrière	Elle était Si Jolie	25	5
Copenhagen 1964	Rachel	Le Chant De Mallory	14	4
Naples 1965	Guy Mardel	N'avoue Jamais	22	3
Luxembourg 1966	Dominique Walter	Chez Nous	1	16
Vienna 1967	Noëlle Cordier	Il Doit Faire Beau Là-bas	20	3
London 1968	Isabelle Aubret	La Source	20	3
Madrid 1969	Frida Boccara	Un Jour, Un Enfant	18	1
Amsterdam 1970	Guy Bonnet	Marie Blanche	8	4
Dublin 1971	Serge Lama	Un Jardin Sur La Terre	82	10
Edinburgh 1972	Betty Mars	Comé-comédie	81	11
Luxembourg 1973	Martine Clémenceau	Sans Toi	65	15
Stockholm 1975	Nicole Rieu	Et Bonjour à Toi L'artiste	91	4
The Hague 1976	Catherine Ferry	Un, Deux, Trois	147	2
London 1977	Marie Myriam	L'oiseau Et L'enfant	136	1
Paris 1978	Joël Prévost	Il Y Aura Toujours Des Violons	119	3
Jerusalem 1979	Anne-Marie David	Je Suis L'enfant-soleil	106	3
The Hague 1980	Profil	Hé, Hé M'sieurs Dames	45	11
Dublin 1981	Jean Gabilou	Humanahum	125	3
Munich 1983	Guy Bonnet	Vivre	56	8
Luxembourg 1984	Annick Thoumazeau	Autant D'amoureux Que D'étoiles	61	8
Gothenburg 1985	Roger Bens	Femme Dans Ses Rêves Aussi	56	10
Bergen 1986	Cocktail Chic	Européennes	13	17
Brussels 1987	Christine Minier	Les Mots D'amour N'ont Pas De Dimanche	44	14
Dublin 1988	Gérard Lenorman	Chanteur De Charme	64	10
Lausanne 1989	Nathalie Pâque	J'ai Volé La Vie	60	8
Zagreb 1990	Joelle Ursull	White And Black Blues	132	2
Rome 1991	Amina	C'est Le Dernier Qui A Parlé Qui A Raison	146	2
Malmö 1992	Kali	Monté La Riviè	73	8
Millstreet 1993	Patrick Fiori	Mama Corsica	121	4
Dublin 1994	Nina Morato	Je Suis Un Vrai Garçon	74	7
Dublin 1995	Nathalie Santamaria	Il Me Donne Rendez-vous	94	4
Oslo 1996	Dan Ar Braz et l'Héritage des Celtes	Diwanit Bugale	18	19
Dublin 1997	Fanny	Sentiments Songes	95	7
Birmingham 1998	Marie-Line	Où Aller	3	24
Jerusalem 1999	Nayah	Je Veux Donner Ma Voix	14	19
Stockholm 2000	Sofia Mestari	On Aura Le Ciel	5	23
Copenhagen 2001	Natasha Saint-Pier	Je N'ai Que Mon âme	142	4
Tallinn 2002	Sandrine François	Il Faut Du Temps	104	5
Riga 2003	Louisa Baileche	Monts Et Merveilles	19	18
Istanbul 2004	Jonatan Cerrada	A Chaque Pas
Grand Final			40	15
Kyiv 2005	Ortal	Chacun Pense à Soi
Grand Final			11	23
Athens 2006	Virginie Pouchin	Il était Temps
Grand Final			5	22
Helsinki 2007	Les Fatals Picards	L'amour à La Française
Grand Final			19	22
Belgrade 2008	Sébastien Tellier	Divine
Grand Final			47	19
Moscow 2009	Patricia Kaas	Et S'il Fallait Le Faire
Grand Final			107	8
Oslo 2010	Jessy Matador	Allez Olla Olé
Grand Final			82	12
Düsseldorf 2011	Amaury Vassili	Sognu
Grand Final			82	15
Baku 2012	Anggun	Echo (You And I)
Grand Final			21	22
Malmö 2013	Amandine Bourgeois	L'enfer Et Moi
Grand Final			14	23
Copenhagen 2014	TWIN TWIN	Moustache
Grand Final			2	26
Vienna 2015	Lisa Angell	N'oubliez Pas
Grand Final			4	25
Stockholm 2016	Amir	J'ai cherché
Grand Final			257	6
Kyiv 2017	Alma	Requiem
Grand Final			135	12
Lisbon 2018	Madame Monsieur	Mercy
Grand Final			173	13

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