France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021

France in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Participating broadcasterFrance Télévisions
Country France
Selection processEurovision France, c'est vous qui décidez !
Selection date30 January 2021
Competing entry
Song"Voilà"
ArtistBarbara Pravi
Songwriters
  • Barbara Pravi
  • Lili Poe
  • Igit
Placement
Final result2nd, 499 points
Participation chronology
◄2020 2021 2022►

France was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Voilà", written by Barbara Pravi, Lili Poe, and Igit, and performed by Pravi herself. The French participating broadcaster, France Télévisions, organised the national final Eurovision France, c'est vous qui décidez ! in order to select its entry for the contest. Twelve songs competed in the national final where the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, eight entries were selected to advance to the second round: seven entries selected a public vote and one entry selected by a ten-member jury panel. In the second round, "Voilà" performed by Barbara Pravi was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a ten-member jury panel and a public vote.

As a member of the "Big Five", France automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 20, France placed second out of the 26 participating countries with 499 points.