France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001

Eurovision Song Contest 2001
Country	France
National selection
Selection process	Internal selection
Selected artist(s)	Natasha St-Pier
Selected song	"Je n'ai que mon âme"
Finals performance
Final result	4th, 142 points
France in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2000 • 2001 • 2002►

France participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001, held in Copenhagen, Denmark. After using a national final for the previous two years, with both entries achieving low placings, France Télévisions decided to revert to their previous format of an internal selection.

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

France Télévisions selected Canadian singer Natasha St-Pier to represent France, singing the song "Je n'ai que mon âme" performed in French and English.

At Eurovision

Natasha St-Pier performed 14th on the night of the final, following Spain and preceding Turkey. St-Pier was one of the favourites to win, and at the close of voting she received 142 points, placing 4th out of 23 countries. This was France's best placing since the 1995 contest, and, as of 2020, France's best result since. The French televoting awarded its 12 points to Portugal.

Points awarded to France

Points awarded to France (final)

12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
Bosnia and Herzegovina Portugal Russia	Estonia Poland	Netherlands	Ireland Latvia Lithuania Norway	Croatia Denmark Germany Slovenia Sweden United Kingdom
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
	Greece Iceland	Spain	Israel	Turkey

Points awarded by France

12 points	Portugal
10 points	Israel
8 points	Estonia
7 points	Turkey
6 points	Germany
5 points	Spain
4 points	Denmark
3 points	Greece
2 points	Sweden
1 point	Slovenia