France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007

France in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Participating broadcasterFrance Télévisions
Country France
Selection processEurovision 2007 : et si on gagnait ?
Selection date6 March 2007
Competing entry
Song"L'amour à la française"
ArtistLes Fatals Picards
Songwriters
  • Ivan Callot
  • Paul Léger
  • Laurent Honel
Placement
Final result22nd, 19 points
Participation chronology
◄2006 2007 2008►

France was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "L'amour à la française", written by Ivan Callot, Paul Léger, and Laurent Honel, and performed by the band Les Fatals Picards. The French participating broadcaster, France Télévisions, organised the national final Eurovision 2007 : et si on gagnait ? in order to select its entry for the contest. 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 nine-member 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.

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.