France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 information
Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Country
France
National selection
Selection process
Internal selection
Selection date(s)
29 February 2016
Selected entrant
Amir
Selected song
"J'ai cherché"
Selected songwriter(s)
Amir Haddad
Nazim Khaled
Johan Errami
Finals performance
Final result
6th, 257 points
France in the Eurovision Song Contest
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France participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "J'ai cherché" written by Amir, Nazim Khaled and Johan Errami. The song was performed by Amir. The French broadcaster France Télévisions in collaboration with the television channel France 2 internally selected the French entry for the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. "J'ai cherché" was officially announced by France 2 as the French entry on 29 February 2016 and later the song was presented to the public as the contest entry during a live performance by Amir on 12 March 2016 during the France 2 programme The DiCaire Show.
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 sixth out of the 26 participating countries with 257 points.
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