How the once mighty have
fallen! France's record throughout the 50s and 60s was exemplary,
and after a brief blip in the early 70s (ironically enough when
Monaco and Luxemburg were winning), they returned to
contention in the latter half of that decade. The 80s was a very
average decade after what had come before.
The 90s saw the French
experiment with several different musical styles foreign to
Eurovision ears, and after two second places, performances gradually
tailed off as the 90s progressed, the latter half of the decade
being an absolute nadir for this great Eurovision
nation. Consecutive top five finishes in the new
millennium were brighter times but France's fortunes have fallen
right away since, with three consecutive bottom-three places for one
of Eurovision's giants. Having said that the Spanish and the Brits
have kept them company lately. In 2009 they brought in a huge
star, Patricia Kaas, and were rewarded with their first top ten
result in seven years.
| 1956 |
Le Temps Perdu |
Mathι Altιry |
???? |
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| 1956 |
Il Est Lΰ |
Dany Dauberson |
???? |
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| 1957 |
La Belle Amour |
Paule Desjardins |
02/10 |
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| 1958 |
Dors Mon Amour |
Andrι Claveau |
01/10 |
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| 1959 |
Oui Oui Oui Oui |
Jacques Phillipe |
03/11 |
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| 1960 |
Tom Pillibi |
Jacqueline Boyer |
01/13 |
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| 1961 |
Printemps |
Jean Paul Mauric |
04/16 |
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| 1962 |
Un Premier Amour |
Isabelle Aubret |
01/16 |
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| 1963 |
Elle Ιtait Si Jolie |
Alain Barriθre |
05/16 |
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| 1964 |
Le Chant De Mallory |
Rachel |
04/16 |
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| 1965 |
N'Avoue Jamais |
Guy Mardel |
03/18 |
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| 1966 |
Chez Nous |
Dominique Walter |
16/18 |
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| 1967 |
Il Doit Faire Beau
Lΰ-Bas |
Noλlle Cordier |
03/17 |
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| 1968 |
La Source |
Isabelle Aubret |
03/17 |
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| 1969 |
Un Jour, Un Enfant |
Frida Boccara |
01/16 |
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| 1970 |
Marie Blanche |
Guy Bonnet |
04/12 |
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| 1971 |
Un Jardin Sur La Terre |
Serge Lama |
10/18 |
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| 1972 |
Comι - Comιdie |
Betty Mars |
11/18 |
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| 1973 |
Sans Toi |
Martine Clιmenceau |
15/17 |
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| 1974 |
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| 1975 |
Et Bonjour ΐ Toi, L'Artiste |
Nicole Rieu |
04/19 |
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| 1976 |
Un, Deux, Trois |
Catherine Ferry |
02/18 |
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| 1977 |
L'Oiseau Et L'Enfant |
Marie Myriam |
01/18 |
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| 1978 |
Il Y Aura Toujours Des Violons |
Joλl Prιvost |
03/20 |
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| 1979 |
Je Suis L'Enfant Soleil |
Anne-Marie David |
03/19 |
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| 1980 |
Hι Hι, M'sieurs, Dames |
Profil |
11/19 |
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| 1981 |
Humanahum |
Jean Gabilou |
03/20 |
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| 1982 |
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| 1983 |
Vivre |
Guy Bonnet |
08/20 |
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| 1984 |
Autant D'Amoureux Que D'Ιtoiles |
Annick Thoumazeau |
08/19 |
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| 1985 |
Femme, Dans Ses Rκves Aussi |
Roger Bens |
10/19 |
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| 1986 |
Europιennes |
Cocktail Chic |
17/20 |
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| 1987 |
Les Mots D'Amour N'ont Pas De Dimanche |
Christine Minier |
14/22 |
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| 1988 |
Chanteur De Charme |
Gιrard Lenorman |
10/21 |
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| 1989 |
J'ai Volι La Vie |
Nathalie Pβque |
08/22 |
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| 1990 |
White And Black Blues |
Joλlle Ursull |
02/22 |
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| 1991 |
Le Dernier Qui A Parlι Qui A Raison |
Amina |
02/22 |
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| 1992 |
Monte La Rivie |
Kali |
08/23 |
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| 1993 |
Mama Corsica |
Patrick Fiori |
04/25 |
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| 1994 |
Je Suis Un Vrai Garηon |
Nina Morato |
07/25 |
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| 1995 |
Il Me Donne Rendez-Vous |
Nathalie Santamaria |
04/23 |
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| 1996 |
Diwanit Bugale |
Dan Ar Braz & Les Celtes |
19/23 |
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| 1997 |
Sentiments Songes |
Fanny |
07/25 |
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| 1998 |
Oω Aller |
Marie-Line |
24/25 |
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| 1999 |
Je Veux Donner Ma Voix |
Nayah |
19/23 |
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| 2000 |
On Aura Le Ciel |
Sofia Mestari |
23/24 |
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| 2001 |
Je N'ai Que Mon Ame |
Natasha St Pierre |
04/23 |
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| 2002 |
Il Faut Du Temps |
Sandrine Francois |
05/24 |
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| 2003 |
Monts Et Merveilles |
Louisa Baileche |
18/26 |
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| 2004 |
A Chaque Pas |
Jonatan Cerrada |
15/24 |
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| 2005 |
Chacun Pense A Toi |
Ortal |
23/24 |
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| 2006 |
Il E'tait Temps |
Virginie Pouchin |
22/24 |
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| 2007 |
L'Amour A La Francaise |
Les Fatals Picards |
22/24 |
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| 2008 |
Divine |
Sebastien Tellier |
19/25 |
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| 2009 |
Et s'il fallait le faire |
Patricia Kaas |
08/25 |
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| 2010 |
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