France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 information
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Country
France
National selection
Selection process
Internal selection
Selection date(s)
7 March 2008
Selected entrant
Sébastien Tellier
Selected song
"Divine"
Selected songwriter(s)
Sébastien Tellier
Amandine de La Richardière
Finals performance
Final result
19th, 47 points
France in the Eurovision Song Contest
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France participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Divine" written by Sébastien Tellier and Amandine de la Richardière. The song was performed by Sébastien Tellier. The French broadcaster France Télévisions in collaboration with the television channel France 3 internally selected the French contest entry for the 2008 contest in Belgrade, Serbia. "Divine" was officially announced by France 3 as the French entry on 7 March 2008 and later the song was presented to the public as the contest entry on 18 March 2008 during the M6 programme T'empêches tout le monde de dormir.
As a member of the "Big Four", France automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 19, France placed nineteenth out of the 25 participating countries with 47 points.
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