1956–2026
France
Every year, at a glance
1956–2027- 1956: In the final, unplaced
- 1957: Finished 2
- 1958: Won
- 1959: Finished 3
- 1960: Won
- 1961: Finished 4 of 16
- 1962: Won
- 1963: Finished 5 of 16
- 1964: Finished 4 of 16
- 1965: Finished 3
- 1966: Finished 16 of 18
- 1967: Finished 3
- 1968: Finished 3
- 1969: Won
- 1970: Finished 4 of 12
- 1971: Finished 10 of 18
- 1972: Finished 11 of 18
- 1973: Finished 15 of 17
- 1974: Did not take part
- 1975: Finished 4 of 19
- 1976: Finished 2
- 1977: Won
- 1978: Finished 3
- 1979: Finished 3
- 1980: Finished 11 of 19
- 1981: Finished 3
- 1982: Did not take part
- 1983: Finished 8 of 20
- 1984: Finished 8 of 19
- 1985: Finished 10 of 19
- 1986: Finished 17 of 20
- 1987: Finished 14 of 22
- 1988: Finished 10 of 21
- 1989: Finished 8 of 22
- 1990: Finished 2
- 1991: Finished 2
- 1992: Finished 8 of 23
- 1993: Finished 4 of 25
- 1994: Finished 7 of 25
- 1995: Finished 4 of 23
- 1996: Finished 19 of 23
- 1997: Finished 7 of 25
- 1998: Finished 24 of 25
- 1999: Finished 19 of 23
- 2000: Finished 23 of 24
- 2001: Finished 4 of 23
- 2002: Finished 5 of 24
- 2003: Finished 18 of 26
- 2004: Finished 15 of 24
- 2005: Finished 23 of 24
- 2006: Finished 22 of 24
- 2007: Finished 22 of 24
- 2008: Finished 19 of 25
- 2009: Finished 8 of 25
- 2010: Finished 12 of 25
- 2011: Finished 15 of 25
- 2012: Finished 22 of 26
- 2013: Finished 23 of 26
- 2014: Finished last
- 2015: Finished 25 of 27
- 2016: Finished 6 of 26
- 2017: Finished 12 of 26
- 2018: Finished 13 of 26
- 2019: Finished 16 of 26
- 2020: Selected a song; contest cancelled
- 2021: Finished 2
- 2022: Finished 24 of 25
- 2023: Finished 16 of 26
- 2024: Finished 4 of 26
- 2025: Finished 7 of 26
- 2026: Finished 11 of 25
- 2027: Did not take part
- Won
- Top three
- Final
- Last
- Didn't qualify
- Absent
Friends & rivals
All shows with published votesShare of the top possible score, over every set of votes where both countries were in the same show (at least 8 of them). Comparable across scoring systems: 100% means a 12 every single time.
Biggest fans of France
- 🇲🇨 Monaco 51%
- 🇦🇲 Armenia 47%
- 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 41%
- 🌍 Yugoslavia 40%
- 🇬🇷 Greece 31%
France’s favourites
- 🇦🇲 Armenia 65%
- 🇮🇱 Israel 53%
- 🇵🇹 Portugal 48%
- 🇹🇷 Turkey 43%
- 🇮🇹 Italy 37%
Least impressed
- 🇸🇰 Slovakia 4%
- 🇧🇾 Belarus 5%
- 🇭🇺 Hungary 6%
- 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan 6%
- 🇲🇪 Montenegro 8%