France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011

Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Country	France
National selection
Selection process	Internal Selection
Selection date(s)	Artist: February 2011 Song: 7 March 2011
Selected entrant	Amaury Vassili
Selected song	"Sognu"
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 in Düsseldorf, Germany, selecting their entry through an internal selection, organised by the French broadcaster France 3.

Selection process

On 6 December, Bruno Berberes, the Head of Delegation for France for the tenth time, confirmed the French participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 to eurovision-fr.net.^[1]

The choice of the artist is internal, just like in the three past years.^[2] The French public broadcasting corporation is still interested in carrying out an open and televised Eurovision selection for the 2012 Contest.^[3] A national final in 2011 was also rumoured.^[4]

Amaury Vassili was confirmed as the French representative on February 4.^[5] His song "Sognu" was the second French Eurovision entry to be sung in Corsican, after Mama Corsica in 1993.^[6]

At Eurovision

Amaury Vassili performing at the Eurovision Song Contest final on 14 May 2011.

France automatically qualified for the final on 14 May 2011, as part of the "Big Five". Amaury Vassili performed 11th on the night, and obtained 15th place with 82 points, despite being a bookmarker's favourite for winning along with Azerbaijan, United Kingdom and Ireland. Belgium and Greece awarded their maximum 12 points to France in the Final.

Points Awarded by France^[7]

Semi final 12 points  Sweden 10 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 points  Romania 7 points  Israel 6 points  Belgium 5 points  Slovenia 4 points  Estonia 3 points  Bulgaria 2 points  Denmark 1 point  Austria

Final 12 points  Spain 10 points  Sweden 8 points  Italy 7 points  Denmark 6 points  Azerbaijan 5 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 points  Moldova 3 points  Germany 2 points  Hungary 1 point  United Kingdom

See also

• France in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Eurovision Song Contest 2011

References

External links

• France 3's official Eurovision site

France in the Eurovision Song Contest   Participation 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016   Artists 1950s Mathé Altéry (1956) Dany Dauberson (1956) Paule Desjardins André Claveau Jean Philippe 1960s Jacqueline Boyer Jean-Paul Mauric Isabelle Aubret Alain Barrière Rachel Guy Mardel Dominique Walter Noëlle Cordier Isabelle Aubret Frida Boccara 1970s Guy Bonnet Serge Lama Betty Mars Martine Clemenceau 1974 Nicole Rieu Catherine Ferry Marie Myriam Joël Prévost Anne-Marie David 1980s Profil Jean Gabilou 1982 Guy Bonnet Annick Thoumazeau Roger Bens Cocktail Chic Christine Minier Gérard Lenorman Nathalie Pâque 1990s Joëlle Ursull Amina Kali Patrick Fiori Nina Morato Nathalie Santamaria Dan Ar Braz & l'Héritage des Celtes Fanny Marie Line Nayah 2000s Sofia Mestari Natasha St-Pier Sandrine François Louisa Baïleche Jonatan Cerrada Ortal Virginie Pouchain Les Fatals Picards Sébastien Tellier Patricia Kaas 2010s Jessy Matador Amaury Vassili Anggun Amandine Bourgeois Twin Twin Lisa Angell   Songs 1950s "Le temps perdu" (1956) "Il est là" (1956) "La belle amour" "Dors, mon amour" "Oui, oui, oui, oui" 1960s "Tom Pillibi" "Printemps, avril carillonne" "Un premier amour" "Elle était si jolie" "Le chant de Mallory" "N'avoue jamais" "Chez nous" "Il doit faire beau là-bas" "La source" "Un jour, un enfant" 1970s "Marie-Blanche" "Un jardin sur la terre" "Comé-comédie" "Sans toi" 1974 "Et bonjour à toi l'artiste" "Un, deux, trois" "L'oiseau et l'enfant" "Il y aura toujours des violons" "Je suis l'enfant soleil" 1980s "Hé, hé M'sieurs dames" "Humanahum" 1982 "Vivre" "Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles" "Femme dans ses rêves aussi" "Européennes" "Les mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche" "Chanteur de charme" "J'ai volé la vie" 1990s "White and Black Blues" "C'est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison" "Monté la riviè" "Mama Corsica" "Je suis un vrai garçon" "Il me donne rendez-vous" "Diwanit Bugale" "Sentiments songes" "Où aller" "Je veux donner ma voix" 2000s "On aura le ciel" "Je n'ai que mon âme" "Il faut du temps" "Monts et merveilles" "À chaque pas" "Chacun pense à soi" "Il était temps" "L'amour à la française" "Divine" "Et s'il fallait le faire" 2010s "Allez Ola Olé" "Sognu" "Echo (You and I)" "L'enfer et moi" "Moustache" "N'oubliez pas" (Note: Entries scored out are when France did not compete)