France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
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France participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with the song "On aura le ciel" written by Benoît Heinrich and Pierre Legay. The song was performed by Sofia Mestari. The French broadcaster France Télévisions in collaboration with the television channel France 3 organised the national final Eurovision 2000: la sélection in order to select the French entry for the 2000 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. Fourteen songs competed in the national final on 15 February 2000 where "On aura le ciel" performed by Sofia Mestari was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public vote.
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Country | France | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Eurovision 2000: la sélection | |||
Selection date(s) | 15 February 2000 | |||
Selected entrant | Sofia Mestari | |||
Selected song | "On aura le ciel" | |||
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 23rd, 5 points | |||
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As a member of the "Big Four", France automatically qualified to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing during the show in position 5, France placed twenty-third out of the 24 participating countries with 5 points.