France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992

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Eurovision Song Contest 1992
Country France
National selection
Selection processInternal Selection
Selected entrantKali
Selected song"Monté la riviè"
Finals performance
Final result8th, 73 points
France in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1991 1992 1993►

France were present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, represented by Kali with "Monté la riviè".

Selection

The French broadcaster, Antenne 2, held an internal selection to select the French representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, held in Malmö, Sweden. They selected Kali to sing for France at the contest with the song "Monté la riviè" (Go up the river), composed by Kali and sung in French and Haitian Creole, a creole language spoken on the island of Haiti. This was the first time that the French entry was not entirely in French.

At Eurovision

Kali performed 6th on the night of the contest, following Greece and preceding Sweden. "Monté la riviè" received 83 points, placing 8th of 23 countries competing.

Points awarded to France
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by France

12 points  Italy
10 points  United Kingdom
8 points  Israel
7 points  Greece
6 points  Spain
5 points  Yugoslavia
4 points  Netherlands
3 points  Belgium
2 points  Cyprus
1 point  Sweden

See also