France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013
| France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2013 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | France Télévisions | |||
| Country | France | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | Artist: 22 January 2013 Song: 13 March 2013 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "L'enfer et moi" | |||
| Artist | Amandine Bourgeois | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 23rd, 14 points | |||
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France was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "L'enfer et moi" written by Boris Bergman and David Salkin, and performed by Amandine Bourgeois. The French broadcaster France Télévisions in collaboration with the television channel France 3 internally selected the French entry for the 2013 contest in Malmö, Sweden. "L'enfer et moi" was officially announced by France 3 as the French entry on 22 January 2013 and later the song was presented to the public as the contest entry on 13 March 2013.
As a member of the "Big Five", France automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing as the opening entry during the show in position 1, France placed twenty-third out of the 26 participating countries with 14 points.