France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008

Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Country  France
National selection
Selection process Internal selection
Selection date(s) March 2008
Selected entrant Sébastien Tellier
Selected song "Divine"
Finals performance
Final result 19th, 47 points
France in the Eurovision Song Contest
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France chose their entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 internally in March 2008, and chose Sébastien Tellier to sing Divine. As one of the 'Big 4' countries, France automatically qualified for the final on May 24, 2008.

At Eurovision

Sébastien Tellier performed 19th following Ukraine and preceding Azerbaijan. They finished 19th with 47 points.

Points awarded by France

Semi-final

12 points Portugal
10 points Turkey
8 points Iceland
7 points  Switzerland
6 points Bulgaria
5 points Albania
4 points Denmark
3 points Ukraine
2 points Croatia
1 point Sweden

Final

12 points Armenia
10 points Turkey
8 points Portugal
7 points Serbia
6 points Israel
5 points Spain
4 points Romania
3 points Greece
2 points Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 point Russia

Points awarded to France (Final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
  •  Iceland
  •  Lithuania
  •  Estonia
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
  •  Denmark
  •  Armenia
  •  Sweden
  •  Andorra
  •  Latvia
  •  Finland
  •  United Kingdom
  •  Norway
  •  Poland

Commentators

For the 2008 contest the commentators for France were Jean-Paul Gaultier and Julien Lepers.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Jean-Paul Gaultier to comment Eurovision final". esctoday.com. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
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