France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014
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France| France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2014 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | France Télévisions | |||
| Country | France | |||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date | 2 March 2014 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Moustache" | |||
| Artist | Twin Twin | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 26th, 2 points | |||
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France was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Moustache" written by Pierre Beyres, Kim N'Guyen, Lorent Idir and François Ardouvin, and performed by the band Twin Twin. The French broadcaster France Télévisions in collaboration with the television channel France 3 organised a national final in order to select the French entry for the 2014 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark. Three songs competed in the national final which took place during the France 3 programme Les chansons d'abord. On 2 March 2014, "Moustache" performed by Twin Twin was officially announced by France 3 as the winner following the combination of votes from a 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 14, France placed twenty-sixth (last) out of the 26 participating countries with 2 points. This marked the first time that the nation had placed last in the history of the competition.
Prior to the 2014 contest, France had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-six times since its debut as one of seven countries to take part in 1956.[1] France first won the contest in 1958 with "Dors, mon amour" performed by André Claveau. In the 1960s, they won three times, with "Tom Pillibi" performed by Jacqueline Boyer in 1960, "Un premier amour" performed by Isabelle Aubret in 1962 and "Un jour, un enfant" performed by Frida Boccara, who won in 1969 in a four-way tie with the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom. France's fifth victory came in 1977, when Marie Myriam won with the song "L'oiseau et l'enfant". France have also finished second four times, with Paule Desjardins in 1957, Catherine Ferry in 1976, Joëlle Ursull in 1990 and Amina in 1991, who lost out to Sweden's Carola in a tie-break. In the 21st century, France has had less success, only making the top ten three times, with Natasha St-Pier finishing fourth in 2001, Sandrine François finishing fifth in 2002 and Patricia Kaas finishing eighth in 2009. In 2013, the nation finished in twenty-third place with the song "L'enfer et moi" performed by Amandine Bourgeois.
The French national broadcaster, France Télévisions, broadcasts the event within France and delegates the selection of the nation's entry to the television channel France 3. France 3 confirmed that France would participate in the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest on 27 September 2013.[2] The French broadcaster had used both national finals and internal selection to choose the French entry in the past. From 2008 to 2013, the broadcaster opted to internally select the French entry. In November 2013, the broadcaster announced that the 2014 French entry would be selected via a national final that would feature three competing acts.[3] This marked the first time since 2007 that a national final would be organised to select the French entry.[4]
