France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 information
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Country
France
National selection
Selection process
Internal selection
Selection date(s)
Artist: 4 February 2011 Song: 7 March 2011
Selected entrant
Amaury Vassili
Selected song
"Sognu"
Selected songwriter(s)
Daniel Moyne
Quentin Bachelet
Jean-Pierre Marcellesi
Julie Miller
Finals performance
Final result
15th, 82 points
France in the Eurovision Song Contest
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France participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Sognu" written by Daniel Moyne, Quentin Bachelet and Jean-Pierre Marcellesi. The song was performed by Amaury Vassili. The French broadcaster France Télévisions in collaboration with the television channel France 3 internally selected the French entry for the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany. Amaury Vassili was officially announced by France 3 as the French entrant on 4 February 2011 and later the song was presented to the public as the contest entry during a live performance by Vassili on 7 March 2011 during the France 3 programme Chabada.
As a member of the "Big Five", France automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 11, France placed fifteenth out of the 25 participating countries with 82 points.
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