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| Eurovision Song Contest 2019 | ||||
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| Country |  France | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Destination Eurovision 2019 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 12 January 2019 19 January 2019 Final: 26 January 2019 | |||
| Selected entrant | Bilal Hassani | |||
| Selected song | "Roi" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 16th, 105 points | |||
| France in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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France participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Roi" written by Bilal Hassani, Madame Monsieur and Medeline. The song was performed by Bilal Hassani. The French broadcaster France Télévisions in collaboration with the television channel France 2 organised the national final Destination Eurovision 2019 in order to select the French entry for the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv, Israel. Eighteen songs competed in the national final which consisted of two semi-finals and a final. Nine entries competed in each semi-final and the top four from each semi-final were selected to advance to the final following the combination of votes from a five-member international jury panel and a public vote. In the final on 26 January 2019, "Roi" performed by Bilal Hassani was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a ten-member international jury panel and a public vote.
As a member of the "Big Five", France automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 21, France placed sixteenth out of the 26 participating countries with 105 points.