France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007

France participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "L'amour à la française" written by Ivan Callot, Paul Léger and Laurent Honel. The song was performed by the band Les Fatals Picards. The French broadcaster France Télévisions in collaboration with the television channels France 2, France 3, France 4, France 5 and RFO organised the national final Eurovision 2007 : et si on gagnait ? in order to select the French entry for the 2007 contest in Helsinki, Finland. Ten songs competed in the national final on 6 March 2007 where the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, two entries were selected to advance to the second round following the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public vote. In the second round, "L'amour à la française" performed by les Fatals Picards was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from the jury and public vote.

Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Country France
National selection
Selection processEurovision 2007 : et si on gagnait ?
Selection date(s)6 March 2007
Selected entrantLes Fatals Picards
Selected song"L'amour à la française"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Ivan Callot
  • Paul Léger
  • Laurent Honel
Finals performance
Final result22nd, 19 points
France in the Eurovision Song Contest
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As a member of the "Big Four", France automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 13, France placed twenty-second out of the 24 participating countries with 19 points.

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