France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012

Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Country	France
National selection
Selection process	Internal Selection
Selection date(s)	Singer: 19 November 2011; Song Presentation: 29 January 2012
Selected entrant	Anggun
Selected song	"Echo (You and I)"
Finals performance
Final result	22nd, 21 points
France in the Eurovision Song Contest

France participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The French entry was selected through an internal selection, organised by the French broadcaster France Télévisions. Anggun represented France with the song "Echo (You and I)", which placed 22nd in the final, scoring 21 points.^[1]^[2]

Internal selection

On 19 November 2011, France Télévisions announced its participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku.^[3] Like in the previous years, France Télévisions will select their entry internally.

On 29 November 2011, France Télévisions announced that Anggun would participate for France in Baku.^[4]

At Eurovision

France performed in the final, held on 26 May 2012 and finished 22nd out of 26 with a score of 21 points giving France its lowest score since 2007. It was later revealed, that if had it only been up to the viewers to decide the final result, France wouldn't have been awarded a single point.

Points Awarded by France^[5]

Semi final

12 points	Serbia
10 points	Estonia
8 points	Portugal
7 points	Turkey
6 points	Sweden
5 points	Lithuania
4 points	Bosnia and Herzegovina
3 points	Bulgaria
2 points	Ukraine
1 point	Slovakia

Final

12 points	Sweden
10 points	Estonia
8 points	Serbia
7 points	Germany
6 points	Spain
5 points	Turkey
4 points	Russia
3 points	Lithuania
2 points	Romania
1 point	Italy

Points Awarded to France (Final)
12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
				Iceland Switzerland
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
		Latvia	Bosnia and Herzegovina Sweden Austria

References

^ "Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Grand Final". Eurovision.tv.
^ Escuerdo, Victor M. (29 January 2012). "Listen to Echo (You And I), the French entry!". Eurovision.tv.
^ Dufaut, Dominique (19 November 2011). "France to choose internally for Eurovision 2012". Esctoday.com. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
^ Jiandani, Sanjay (29 November 2011). "France: Anggun will represent France in Baku". Esctoday.com. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2012

[finalresults-1] "Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Grand Final". Eurovision.tv.

[2] Escuerdo, Victor M. (29 January 2012). "Listen to Echo (You And I), the French entry!". Eurovision.tv.

[France1-3] Dufaut, Dominique (19 November 2011). "France to choose internally for Eurovision 2012". Esctoday.com. Retrieved 19 November 2011.

[France2-4] Jiandani, Sanjay (29 November 2011). "France: Anggun will represent France in Baku". Esctoday.com. Retrieved 29 November 2011.

[5] ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2012

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Artists	Ahez Alma Mathé Altéry Alvan Amir Amina Lisa Angell Anggun Isabelle Aubret Louisa Baïleche Alain Barrière Roger Bens Frida Boccara Guy Bonnet Amandine Bourgeois Jacqueline Boyer Dan Ar Braz Jonatan Cerrada André Claveau Martine Clémenceau Cocktail Chic Noëlle Cordier ~~Dani~~ Dany Dauberson Anne-Marie David Paule Desjardins Fanny Les Fatals Picards Catherine Ferry Patrick Fiori Sandrine François Jean Gabilou Bilal Hassani Héritage des Celtes Jean Philippe Patricia Kaas Kali Serge Lama ~~Tom Leeb~~ Gérard Lenorman Madame Monsieur Guy Mardel Marie Line Betty Mars Jessy Matador Jean-Paul Mauric Sofia Mestari Christine Minier Nina Morato Marie Myriam Nayah Ortal Nathalie Pâque Virginie Pouchain Barbara Pravi Joël Prévost Profil Rachel Nicole Rieu Nathalie Santamaria Slimane Natasha St-Pier Sébastien Tellier Annick Thoumazeau Twin Twin Joëlle Ursull Amaury Vassili Dominique Walter La Zarra
Songs	"À chaque pas" "Allez Ola Olé" "L'Amour à la française" "Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles" "La Belle amour" "C'est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison" "Chacun pense à soi" "Le Chant de Mallory" "Chanteur de charme" "Chez nous" "Comé-comédie" "Divine" "Diwanit bugale" "Dors, mon amour" "Echo (You and I)" "Elle était si jolie" "L'Enfer et moi" "Et bonjour à toi l'artiste" "Et s'il fallait le faire" "Européennes" "Évidemment" "Femme dans ses rêves aussi" "Fulenn" "Hé, hé M'sieurs dames" "Humanahum" "Il doit faire beau là-bas" "Il est là" "Il était temps" "Il faut du temps" "Il me donne rendez-vous" "Il y aura toujours des violons" "J'ai cherché" "J'ai volé la vie" "Un jardin sur la terre" "Je n'ai que mon âme" "Je suis l'enfant soleil" "Je suis un vrai garçon" "Je veux donner ma voix" "Un jour, un enfant" "Mama Corsica" "Marie-Blanche" "Mercy" ~~"Mon alliée (The Best in Me)"~~ "Mon amour" "Monté la riviè" "Monts et merveilles" "Les Mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche" "Moustache" "N'avoue jamais" "N'oubliez pas" "L'Oiseau et l'Enfant" "On aura le ciel" "Où aller" "Oui, oui, oui, oui" "Un premier amour" "Printemps, avril carillonne" "Requiem" "Roi" "Sans toi" "Sentiments songes" "Sognu" "La Source" "Le Temps perdu" "Tom Pillibi" "Un, deux, trois" ~~"La Vie à vingt-cinq ans"~~ "Vivre" "Voilà" "White and Black Blues"
Note: Entries scored out signify where France did not compete