France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
France participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Et s'il fallait le faire" written by Fred Blondin and Anse Lazio. The song was performed by Patricia Kaas. The French broadcaster France Télévisions in collaboration with the television channel France 3 internally selected the French entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia. Patricia Kaas was officially announced by France 3 as the French entrant on 28 January 2009 and later the song was presented to the public as the contest entry on 1 February 2009.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2009 | ||||
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| Country | France | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 28 January 2009 Song: 9 February 2009 | |||
| Selected entrant | Patricia Kaas | |||
| Selected song | "Et s'il fallait le faire" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 8th, 107 points | |||
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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 3, France placed eighth out of the 25 participating countries with 107 points.
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