France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008

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Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Country  France
National selection
Selection process Internal Selection
Selection date(s) March 2008
Selected entrant Sébastien Tellier
Selected song "Divine"
Finals performance
Final result 19th, 47 points

France chose their entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 internally in March 2008, and chose Sébastien Tellier to sing Divine. As one of the 'Big 4' countries, France automatically qualified for the final on May 24, 2008.

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[edit] At Eurovision

Sébastien Tellier performed 19th following Ukraine and preceding Azerbaijan. They finished 19th with 47 points.

[edit] Points Awarded by France[1]

[edit] Semi final

12 points  Portugal
10 points  Turkey
8 points  Iceland
7 points  Switzerland
6 points  Bulgaria
5 points  Albania
4 points  Denmark
3 points  Ukraine
2 points  Croatia
1 point  Sweden

[edit] Final

12 points  Armenia
10 points  Turkey
8 points  Portugal
7 points  Serbia
6 points  Israel
5 points  Spain
4 points  Romania
3 points  Greece
2 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 point  Russia
Points Awarded to France (Final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

[edit] Commentators

For the 2008 contest the commentators for France were Jean-Paul Gaultier and Julien Lepers.[2]

[edit] References


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