France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996
| Eurovision Song Contest 1996 | ||||
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| Country |
 France
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selected entrant |
Dan Ar Braz & L'Héritage des Celtes |
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| Selected song | "Diwanit Bugale" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 19th, 18 points | |||
| France in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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France continued to participate at the Eurovision Song Contest, participating at the 1996 contest, held in Oslo, Norway.
France Télévisions, the French broadcaster, internally selected Dan Ar Braz & L'Héritage des Celtes to represent the country, singing "Diwanit Bugale" (May the Children Be Born), a song in the Breton language. This was the first time that Breton was sung at Eurovision, and the first time since 1993 that the French entry was not sung in French.
At Eurovision, Braz and L'Héritage des Celtes performed 13th, following host country Norway and preceding Slovenia. At the close of the voting they had received 18 points, placing 19th of 23.
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