Eurovision Song Contest 2024
Country France
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)8 November 2023
Selected entrantSlimane
Selected song"Mon amour"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Meïr Salah
  • Slimane Nebchi
  • Yaacov Salah
France in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2023 • 2024

France is set to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden, with the song "Mon amour", written by Slimane, Yaacov Salah and Meïr Salah and performed by Slimane. The French broadcaster France Télévisions internally selected the French entry for the contest.

As a member of the "Big Five", France automatically qualifies to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Background

Prior to the 2024 contest, France has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest sixty-five times since its debut as one of seven countries to take part in the inaugural contest.[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 – and so far latest – victory came in 1977 when Marie Myriam won with the song "L'oiseau et l'enfant". France has also finished second five times, with Paule Desjardins in 1957, Catherine Ferry in 1976, Joëlle Ursull in 1990, Amina in 1991 (who lost out to Sweden's Carola in a tie-break), and Barbara Pravi in 2021. In the 21st century, France has had less success, only making the top ten five times, with Natasha St-Pier finishing fourth in 2001, Sandrine François finishing fifth in 2002, Patricia Kaas finishing eighth in 2009, Amir finishing sixth in 2016, and Pravi finishing second in 2021 with 499 points. In 2023, the nation finished in 16th place with the song "Évidemment" performed by La Zarra.[1]

The French national broadcaster, France Télévisions, broadcasts the event within the country and delegates the selection of the nation's entry to the television channel France 2. The French broadcaster has used both national finals and internal selections to choose the country's entry in the past. In 2021 and 2022, the French entries were selected via the national final Eurovision France, c'est vous qui décidez !,[2] a format which was also planned to be held in 2023 but was ultimately cancelled in favour of an internal selection.[3] In June 2023, France Télévisions confirmed their intention to participate in the 2024 contest.[4]

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

On 8 November 2023, France Télévisions announced that it had internally selected Slimane with the song "Mon amour" as the French entrant for the 2024 contest.[5] The song, composed by Slimane with Yaacov and Meïr Salah, was presented to the public on the same day, during the evening news bulletin Journal de 20 heures hosted by Anne-Sophie Lapix on France 2.[6][7]

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will take place at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, and consist of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. All nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete in the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. As a member of the "Big Five", France automatically qualifies to compete in the final on 11 May 2024. In addition to its participation in the final, France is also required to broadcast and vote in one of the two semi-finals. This will be decided via a draw held during the semi-final allocation draw on 30 January 2024.[8]

In France, the final will be broadcast live on France 2 and on the broadcaster's streaming platform france.tv.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "France". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Eurovision France 2022 : rendez-vous le 5 mars !". L'Eurovison au Quotidien (in French). 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Eurovision France 2023 : c'est vous qui décidez !". En Route Pour l'Eurovision (in French). 9 July 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  4. ↑ Jiandani, Sanjay (7 June 2023). "France: France 2 confirms participation at Eurovision 2024". ESCToday. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Slimane will represent France at Eurovision 2024". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Slimane [@SlimaneOff] (8 November 2023). "La chanson s'appelle « Mon amour ». Je l'ai écrite et composée avec mes inséparables Yaacov et Meir Salah" [The song's called "Mon amour". I've written it with my inseparable Yaacov and Meir Salah] (Tweet) (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2023 – via Twitter.
  7. ↑ Papadopoulos, Giorgos (8 November 2023). "France: Slimane will sing 'Mon Amour' at Eurovision 2024!". Eurovisionfun. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  8. ↑ Van Dijk, Sem Anne (13 December 2023). "Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Allocation Draw on January 30". Eurovoix. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Eurovision". France.tv (in French). France Télévisions. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
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