France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004

Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Country	France
National selection
Selection process	Internal Selection
Selected entrant	Jonatan Cerrada
Selected song	"À chaque pas"
Finals performance
Final result	15th, 40 points
France in the Eurovision Song Contest
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France was represented by Jonatan Cerrada and the song "À chaque pas" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, held in istanbul, Turkey.

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

France Télévisions decided that they would select their entry internally and as a result, Cerrada will represented the country. At first, the broadcaster chose a different song entitled "Laissez-moi le temps", but decided to use the alternative "À chaque pas" instead of the original decision.

At Eurovision

On the night of the final, Cerreda performed 4th in the running order, following Norway and preceding Serbia and Montenegro. At the close of the voting he received 40 points, placing 15th of 24.

Points awarded by France (Final)

12 points	Turkey
10 points	Serbia and Montenegro
8 points	Spain
7 points	Germany
6 points	Greece
5 points	Cyprus
4 points	Austria
3 points	Sweden
2 points	Ukraine
1 point	Albania

Points awarded to France

Points awarded to France (final)

12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
Monaco	Belgium		Andorra
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
	Russia Spain		Portugal	Albania