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.
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
1958
Dors Mon Amour
Andrι Claveau
01/10
1959
Oui Oui Oui Oui
Jacques Phillipe
03/11
1960
Tom Pillibi
Jacqueline Boyer
01/13
1961
Printemps
Jean Paul Mauric
04/16
1962
Un Premier Amour
Isabelle Aubret
01/16
1963
Elle Ιtait Si Jolie
Alain Barriθre
05/16
1964
Le Chant De Mallory
Rachel
04/16
1965
N'Avoue Jamais
Guy Mardel
03/18
1966
Chez Nous
Dominique Walter
16/18
1967
Il Doit Faire Beau
Lΰ-Bas
Noλlle Cordier
03/17
1968
La Source
Isabelle Aubret
03/17
1969
Un Jour, Un Enfant
Frida Boccara
01/16
1970
Marie Blanche
Guy Bonnet
04/12
1971
Un Jardin Sur La Terre
Serge Lama
10/18
1972
Comι - Comιdie
Betty Mars
11/18
1973
Sans Toi
Martine Clιmenceau
15/17
1974
1975
Et Bonjour ΐ Toi, L'Artiste
Nicole Rieu
04/19
1976
Un, Deux, Trois
Catherine Ferry
02/18
1977
L'Oiseau Et L'Enfant
Marie Myriam
01/18
1978
Il Y Aura Toujours Des Violons
Joλl Prιvost
03/20
1979
Je Suis L'Enfant Soleil
Anne-Marie David
03/19
1980
Hι Hι, M'sieurs, Dames
Profil
11/19
1981
Humanahum
Jean Gabilou
03/20
1982
1983
Vivre
Guy Bonnet
08/20
1984
Autant D'Amoureux Que D'Ιtoiles
Annick Thoumazeau
08/19
1985
Femme, Dans Ses Rκves Aussi
Roger Bens
10/19
1986
Europιennes
Cocktail Chic
17/20
1987
Les Mots D'Amour N'ont Pas De Dimanche
Christine Minier
14/22
1988
Chanteur De Charme
Gιrard Lenorman
10/21
1989
J'ai Volι La Vie
Nathalie Pβque
08/22
1990
White And Black Blues
Joλlle Ursull
02/22
1991
Le Dernier Qui A Parlι Qui A Raison
Amina
02/22
1992
Monte La Rivie
Kali
08/23
1993
Mama Corsica
Patrick Fiori
04/25
1994
Je Suis Un Vrai Garηon
Nina Morato
07/25
1995
Il Me Donne Rendez-Vous
Nathalie Santamaria
04/23
1996
Diwanit Bugale
Dan Ar Braz & Les Celtes
19/23
1997
Sentiments Songes
Fanny
07/25
1998
Oω Aller
Marie-Line
24/25
1999
Je Veux Donner Ma Voix
Nayah
19/23
2000
On Aura Le Ciel
Sofia Mestari
23/24
2001
Je N'ai Que Mon Ame
Natasha St Pierre
04/23
2002
Il Faut Du Temps
Sandrine Francois
05/24
2003
Monts Et Merveilles
Louisa Baileche
18/26
2004
A Chaque Pas
Jonatan Cerrada
15/24
2005
Chacun Pense A Toi
Ortal
23/24
2006
Il E'tait Temps
Virginie Pouchin
22/24
2007
L'Amour A La Francaise
Les Fatals Picards
22/24
2008
Divine
Sebastien Tellier
19/25
Amina and the only song to ever lose out on
a Eurovision win through a tie-break (in 1991)
