France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 information
Eurovision Song Contest 2000
Country
France
National selection
Selection process
Eurovision 2000: la sélection
Selection date(s)
15 February 2000
Selected entrant
Sofia Mestari
Selected song
"On aura le ciel"
Selected songwriter(s)
Benoît Heinrich
Pierre Legay
Finals performance
Final result
23rd, 5 points
France in the Eurovision Song Contest
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2000
• 2001►
France participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with the song "On aura le ciel" written by Benoît Heinrich and Pierre Legay. The song was performed by Sofia Mestari. The French broadcaster France Télévisions in collaboration with the television channel France 3 organised the national final Eurovision 2000: la sélection in order to select the French entry for the 2000 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. Fourteen songs competed in the national final on 15 February 2000 where "On aura le ciel" performed by Sofia Mestari was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public vote.
As a member of the "Big Four", France automatically qualified to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing during the show in position 5, France placed twenty-third out of the 24 participating countries with 5 points.
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