France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
| France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | France Télévisions | |||
| Country | France | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | 7 March 2008 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Divine" | |||
| Artist | Sébastien Tellier | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 19th, 47 points | |||
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France was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Divine", written by Sébastien Tellier and Amandine de la Richardière, and performed by Tellier himself. The French participating broadcaster, France Télévisions, internally selected its entry for the contest. "Divine" was officially announced by France 3 as the French entry on 7 March 2008 and later the song was presented to the public on 18 March 2008 during the M6 programme T'empêches tout le monde de dormir.
As a member of the "Big Four", France automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 19, France placed nineteenth out of the 25 participating countries with 47 points.