France in the Eurovision Song Contest

France
Member station	France 2 (France Télévisions) Former members 1956–64: RTF 1965–74: ORTF 1975–81: TF1 France Télévisions 1983–92: Antenne 2 1993–98: France 2 1999–2014: France 3
National selection events	National final 1957–1959 1961 1970 1973 1976–1981 1983–1987 1999–2000 2005–2007 2014 Internal selection 1960 1962–1969 1971–1972 1975 1988–1998 2001 2004 2008–2013 2015–present
Appearances
Appearances	59
First appearance	1956
Best result	1st: 1958, 1960, 1962, 1969, 1977
Worst result	Last: 2014
External links
French broadcaster page
France's page at Eurovision.tv
For the most recent participation see France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

France has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 59 times since its debut at the very first contest in 1956. France is one of only seven countries to be present at the first contest, and has been absent from only two contests in its history, missing the 1974 and 1982 contests. France has won the contest five times, and along with Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom is one of the "Big Five" who are automatically allowed to participate in the final because they are the five biggest financial contributors to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).

France first won the contest in 1958 with "Dors, mon amour" performed by André Claveau. In the 1960s, they won three times, with "Tom Pillibi" performed by Jacqueline Boyer in 1960, "Un Premier Amour" performed by Isabelle Aubret in 1962 and "Un jour, un enfant" performed by Frida Boccara, who won in 1969 in a four-way tie with the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom. France's fifth victory came in 1977, when Marie Myriam won with the song "L'oiseau et l'enfant". France have also finished second four times, with Paule Desjardins in 1957, Catherine Ferry in 1976, Joëlle Ursull in 1990 and Amina in 1991, who lost out to Sweden's Carola in a tie-break.

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